Jordan Montgomery
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
For the second straight season, Montgomery began the year pitching for a team with playoff aspirations but was traded at the deadline to a team a team still in contention. Of course, last season ended with Montgomery celebrating a World Series win with the Rangers. Montgomery began the season recording a 3.42 ERA and 1.25 WHIP for the Cardinals, fanning 108 in 121 frames. After joining Texas, Montgomery posted a 2.79 ERA and 1.09 WHIP punching out 58 in 67.2 innings. His 21.4 percent strikeout rate is below average, but the southpaw is frugal with free passes and does a good job keeping the ball in the yard. Montgomery is durable, with his 94 starts over the past three seasons tied for sixth most in MLB. A low strikeout rate hurts Montgomery's fantasy appeal, but it also keeps his cost of acquisition affordable. There is always risk a pitcher of this ilk experiences some misfortune, but he has displayed the ability to buffer ratios in a rotisserie league format. Read Past Outlooks
Reaches deal with Arizona
Montgomery agreed to terms on a one-year, $25 million contract with the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Montgomery had been rumored to be in talks with the Yankees regarding a potential reunion, but he will instead join the Diamondbacks with only two days left before the start of the regular season. Adding the 31-year-old southpaw will provide the D-backs with insurance in their rotation with Eduardo Rodriguez (lat) set to miss the first several weeks of the year. Because Montgomery was without a team all offseason and therefore missed spring training, he will likely sit out the first couple of turns through the rotation but should be able to make his Diamondbacks debut within a few weeks. Montgomery's new deal also includes a vesting player option for 2025 if he starts at least 10 games this season.
Montgomery had been rumored to be in talks with the Yankees regarding a potential reunion, but he will instead join the Diamondbacks with only two days left before the start of the regular season. Adding the 31-year-old southpaw will provide the D-backs with insurance in their rotation with Eduardo Rodriguez (lat) set to miss the first several weeks of the year. Because Montgomery was without a team all offseason and therefore missed spring training, he will likely sit out the first couple of turns through the rotation but should be able to make his Diamondbacks debut within a few weeks. Montgomery's new deal also includes a vesting player option for 2025 if he starts at least 10 games this season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-2%
BAA vs LHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .237 | 60 | 3 | 49 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .242 | 264 | 81 | 287 | 37 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .277 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .241 | 144 | 46 | 149 | 17 | |||
2022vs Left | .198 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .242 | 120 | 35 | 138 | 20 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
ERA on Road
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Since 2022Home | 3.46 | 1.15 | 208.1 | 8.2 | 1.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.18 | 1.14 | 158.2 | 7.6 | 2.3 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2023Home | 3.61 | 1.26 | 99.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Away | 2.73 | 1.11 | 89.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Home | 3.31 | 1.04 | 108.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.75 | 1.18 | 69.2 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jordan Montgomery compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.46K/9
7.9BB/9
2.3HR/9
0.9Fastball
93.3 mphERA
3.20WHIP
1.19BABIP
.303GB/FB
1.50Left On Base
75.1%Exit Velocity
82.1 mphBarrels/BBE
5.1%Spin Rate
2128 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
24.9%Swinging Strike
11.4%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The lefty almost turned himself into a meme with how good he was initially after being traded from the Yankees to the Cardinals in early August. Montgomery allowed just a single earned run in his first four starts for St. Louis, a run capped off by a one-hit shutout of the Cubs in Wrigley. Eventually, the Devil Magic wore off and Montgomery returned to his solid, if flappable, ways. He worked from behind in 2021 in the sense that he threw his offspeed pitches (changeup, curveball) as his two primary pitches but changed his pitch mix this past season to feature his sinker, in particular after the move to St. Louis. It's not like he was bad during his time with New York -- the team felt it needed a good defensive outfielder -- and the Cardinals may be onto something with this new version of Montgomery. That being said, the modest swing-and-miss would seem to cap his fantasy upside.
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In contact with Yankees
The Yankees have resumed contract discussions with Montgomery, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Could sign short-term deal
Montgomery's agent Scott Boras told Bob Nightengale of USA Today on Monday that the left-hander is open to signing a short-term contract similar to ones inked by Matt Chapman and Cody Bellinger this offseason.
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Meets with Boston
Montgomery recently had an online meeting with the Red Sox, Buster Olney of ESPN reports.
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Starting Game 2 of World Series
Montgomery will be the Rangers' starter for Game 2 of the World Series on Saturday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports.
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Named Game 5 starter
Montgomery will start Game 5 of the ALCS on Friday against Houston, Andrew Golden of The Washington Post reports.
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