Keider Montero

Keider Montero

24-Year-Old PitcherSP
Detroit Tigers
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Following a 2023 campaign in which he made both his Double-A and Triple-A debuts, Montero reached the majors for the first time in 2024. Like a lot of young pitchers, the 24-year-old had some ups and downs, and he finished with a 4.76 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 77 strikeouts across 98.1 innings. Montero flashed some high-end potential, like when he tossed a complete-game shutout on Sept. 10 against Colorado, but he'll need to be more consistent to take the next step as a player. The righty also saw his K/9 dip to 7.06 after he posted marks above 10.0 in each of his last two seasons in the minors. Montero throws hard enough, with a fastball that averaged 94.7 mph last year, so there could be room for growth in the strikeout department. Montero at least figures to have the inside track on a rotation spot to begin the 2025 season, as the Tigers don't have a ton of proven MLB starters outside of staff ace Tarik Skubal. Montero carries some risk, but he could be a useful fantasy contributor if his game continues to progress. Read Past Outlooks
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#368
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Tigers in March of 2025.
Sharp in victory
PDetroit Tigers
May 26, 2025
Montero (2-1) worked five shutout innings in earning the victory during Monday's 3-1 win against the Giants. He surrendered just one hit and two walks while striking out three batters.
ANALYSIS
Montero worked his first scoreless outing of the season Monday, but turned things over to the bullpen after just 79 pitches, suggesting he still has some work to do to earn the full trust of the coaching staff. Regardless, it was a good bounce back outing for the 24-year-old, who had surrendered eight runs over his last two starts spanning nine total innings. The right-hander is now at a 4.54 ERA for the season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
84
Last 10 Games
84
Last 5 Games
82
How many pitches does Keider Montero generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
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121+
What part of the game does Keider Montero generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2025
 
 
-39%
BAA vs RHP
2024
 
 
-11%
BAA vs LHP
2023
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BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .270 280 47 25 68 9 3 12
Since 2023vs Right .260 286 54 21 68 10 0 12
2025vs Left .339 69 6 9 20 4 1 3
2025vs Right .208 85 18 6 16 1 0 2
2024vs Left .249 211 41 16 48 5 2 9
2024vs Right .281 201 36 15 52 9 0 10
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-30%
ERA at Home
2025
 
 
-30%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-31%
ERA at Home
2023
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ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 4.00 1.28 78.2 4 5 0 6.6 3.3 1.4
Since 2023Away 5.69 1.46 55.1 4 2 0 7.0 2.8 2.0
2025Home 3.71 1.41 17.0 1 0 0 5.8 4.8 1.1
2025Away 5.30 1.45 18.2 1 1 0 6.3 2.9 1.4
2024Home 4.09 1.25 61.2 3 5 0 6.9 2.9 1.5
2024Away 5.89 1.47 36.2 3 1 0 7.4 2.7 2.2
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Stat Review
How does Keider Montero 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.60
 
K/9
6.1
 
BB/9
3.8
 
HR/9
1.3
 
Fastball
93.4 mph
 
ERA
4.54
 
WHIP
1.43
 
BABIP
.288
 
GB/FB
1.40
 
Left On Base
72.7%
 
Exit Velocity
79.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.9%
 
Spin Rate
2315 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
18.9%
 
Swinging Strike
9.6%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Montero reached two new levels in 2023, and the young righty posted a 4.66 ERA and 1.37 WHIP while striking out 160 batters over 111.1 innings between Double-A Erie and Triple-A Toledo. The 23-year-old also saw 16 innings of action for High-A West Michigan, with the 127.1 total innings representing a new career high. Like a lot of young pitchers, Montero could work to cut down the walks a bit, but he flashed plenty of potential by recording a K/9 of 10.0 or above at each of the three levels he appeared at in 2023. The Tigers saw enough to add Montero to the 40-man roster in November and protect him from the Rule 5 Draft. He seems to be closing in on his MLB debut in the near future, though he will likely begin 2024 at Triple-A again to get some more work there. If Montero continues to miss bats and can reduce the free passes, a promotion may be in order at some point during the season.
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Allows five runs in bulk relief
PDetroit Tigers
May 19, 2025
Montero surrendered five runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out three batters over 5.2 innings in a no-decision against St. Louis on Monday.
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Set for bulk role Monday
PDetroit Tigers
May 19, 2025
Montero is expected to work in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Sean Guenther in Monday's game in St. Louis, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Yields three runs in relief
PDetroit Tigers
May 14, 2025
Montero allowed three runs on five hits and a walk over 3.1 innings during Tuesday's extra-innings win over Boston. He struck out three and did not factor in the decision.
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Officially recalled
PDetroit Tigers
May 13, 2025
Montero was recalled from Triple-A Toledo ahead of Tuesday's game against the Red Sox.
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Working in bulk relief Tuesday
PDetroit Tigers
May 12, 2025
Montero will be recalled from Triple-A Toledo and is set to be deployed as a bulk reliever in Tuesday's game against the Red Sox, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports.
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Might follow opener Monday
PDetroit Tigers
May 18, 2025
The Tigers are considering whether to utilize an opener in front of Montero against the Cardinals on Monday, reports Evan Woodbery of MLive.com.
ANALYSIS
Detroit announced Tarik Skubal and Jack Flaherty as their starters for Tuesday and Wednesday, but the club has yet to confirm who is pitching in Monday's series opener. Montero followed an opener in his previous outing, and it appears the organization is considering using the strategy again for his next turn through the rotation. The right-hander gave up three runs over 3.1 frames in that appearance, which wasn't an improvement on the 4.15 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 15:10 K:BB over 21.2 innings he posted while starting in his first four MLB outings of the year.
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