Jordan Montgomery

29-Year-Old PitcherSP

New York Yankees

2022 Stats

W-L

0-1

ERA

3.06

WHIP

1.08

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2022 Fantasy Outlook

Montgomery enjoyed his first full season of work since the 2017 season, and arguably had his best professional season to date. He had Tommy John surgery in June of 2018 -- the success of 2020 coupled with his 2021 efforts show he is completely recovered from the surgery, but not without flaws. Montgomery has rather large splits to date with a 4.59 ERA and a .261/.316/.416 slash line allowed versus righties the past two seasons compared to a 2.53 ERA and a .228/.280/.322 versus lefties. He does pitch better at home (3.84 ERA) than away (4.36 ERA), which is not surprising given how spacious Yankee Stadium plays to the left-center-field gap. Monty works like a modern day Jimmy Key in that his changeup and breaking ball are his preferred pitches, and the league hit below .200 against both offerings while smashing his sinker to the tune of a .359 average. The flaws limit his ceiling, so this is not the guy to target if you're looking for another level. Read Past Outlooks

RANKSFrom Preseason

#211

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Overall

Dynasty

League Majors

Bats L

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'6"

Weight 228

DOB 12/27/1992

Born Sumter, SC

College South Carolina

Drafted 4th Rd 2014 NYY

Goes just 4.1 innings Saturday

PNew York Yankees

May 14, 2022

Montgomery did not factor in the decision against the White Sox on Saturday, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing two runs on six hits and three walks while striking out four.

ANALYSIS
Montgomery fell behind 2-0 after three innings, and he was pulled with one out in the fifth after throwing 86 pitches. The left-hander issued a season-high three free passes and yielded six hits for the second time this season, but he still managed to extend his streak of giving up two runs or fewer to six games. Montgomery has yet to find his way into the win column this season despite compiling a solid 3.06 ERA over 35.1 frames. He'll go for his first victory when he faces Baltimore on the road next week.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

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Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2020

-14%

BAA vs LHP

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-34%

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-11%

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-18%

BAA vs LHP

	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2020vs Left	.221	213	51	9	44	5	0	4
Since 2020vs Right	.258	786	187	59	184	30	1	25
2022vs Left	.158	20	8	0	3	0	0	0
2022vs Right	.241	125	21	8	27	5	0	3
2021vs Left	.227	140	31	6	30	1	0	4
2021vs Right	.256	521	131	45	120	20	0	15
2020vs Left	.229	53	12	3	11	4	0	0
2020vs Right	.278	140	35	6	37	5	1	7
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-3%

ERA at Home

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-47%

ERA on Road

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-3%

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-49%

ERA at Home

	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2020Home	3.89	1.13	111.0	5	5	0	9.2	2.1	1.2
Since 2020Away	4.01	1.36	125.2	3	6	0	8.9	3.0	1.0
2022Home	4.20	0.87	15.0	0	0	0	7.8	0.6	1.2
2022Away	2.21	1.23	20.1	0	1	0	7.1	3.1	0.4
2021Home	3.89	1.20	69.1	3	4	0	9.3	2.7	1.2
2021Away	3.78	1.34	88.0	3	3	0	9.2	3.1	1.0
2020Home	3.71	1.09	26.2	2	1	0	9.8	1.4	1.4
2020Away	7.27	1.62	17.1	0	2	0	9.3	2.6	1.6
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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.

K/BB

3.63

K/9

7.4

BB/9

2.0

HR/9

0.8

Fastball

92.1 mph

ERA

3.06

WHIP

1.08

BABIP

.277

GB/FB

1.69

Left On Base

76.9%

Exit Velocity

80.6 mph

Barrels/BBE

2.3%

Spin Rate

2098 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

20.3%

Swinging Strike

13.8%

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Montgomery had a much better 2020 season than his 5.11 ERA suggests. The southpaw's 3.65 xFIP ranked second among Yankees starters and was supported by an outstanding 5.22 K/BB. In addition, Montgomery held opposing batters to an 84.6 mph average exit velocity, placing in the 95th percentile. Finally -- and perhaps most importantly -- the 6-foot-6 hurler remained healthy after missing most of the previous two seasons due to the Tommy John surgery he underwent in June of 2018. Montgomery doesn't throw hard (92.5 mph average fastball) but mixes up a four-pitch arsenal well, leading to a healthy 12.9 SwStr% and 24.4 K% last season. There's a good chance positive regression is coming, which should boost the left-hander's overall numbers and could make him a nice sleeper pick as a solid mid-rotation starter this season.

Montgomery spent 2019 recovering from mid-2018 Tommy John surgery. The lefty pitched all of 7.2 innings of real baseball over three levels last season, capped off by two appearances with the big-league club in September. Before the surgery, Montgomery was useful as a back-end starter in 2017, collecting strikeouts and enjoying the run support the Yankees can provide. Given he has thrown a combined 35 innings the past two seasons, there is only so much work Montgomery is going to be able to do in 2020. The last thing to return for every TJS recipient is command. Control is throwing it in the strike zone, while command is throwing it where the pitch is called for in the zone. He will be approximately the Yankees' No. 7 starter on the depth chart heading into camp, so the expectation should be that he will wait his turn while staying moderately stretched out at Triple-A.

Montgomery's first five starts of the 2018 campaign were sluggish. He was walking more while fanning fewer than he did in his promising rookie season. The lefty was lifted after one inning in a May 1 start in Houston with what was initially diagnosed as a left elbow strain. A little over a month later, Montgomery went under the knife, undergoing Tommy John surgery. With a typical 12-to-14 month recovery time frame, it's possible Montgomery can return sometime during the second half of 2019. However, the Yankees aren't going to hold a rotation spot for him, so he's likely to return as a reliever, or perhaps spend extended time starting for the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Unless you have deep reserves, Montgomery really isn't even a target for those in keeper leagues as a 2020 stash since his role is unclear.

Above-average control of four average offerings will take a pitcher a long way in Major League Baseball, as Montgomery showed last season. He only throws his fastball 92 mph and none of his secondary pitches (curveball, slider, change) are truly plus yet, but they all play against big-league hitters -- the offspeed is good enough for Montgomery to keep right-handed hitters in check (.241/.301/.386 last season). Montgomery limited the free passes in his first exposure to big-league hitters (3.0 BB/9), which was huge as he did have some issues with the long ball, especially on the road (1.7 HR/9). There may be room for growth in the strikeout department given his 12.2 percent swinging-strike rate, above-average chase rate and track record at the upper levels of the minors, but owners would be wise to simply pay for a repeat (of both production and workload), with anything beyond that being a bonus.

A big-bodied southpaw out of South Carolina, the 6-foot-6 Montgomery tormented the opposition in 2016. A polished college hurler drafted in the fourth round in 2014, Montgomery had no issues with Double-A Trenton to begin the year and performed even better with a promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, recording a 0.97 ERA and 37:9 K:BB in six starts to finish the year. Montgomery doesn't have one standout pitch, and he may not be frontline starter material, but he uses a three-pitch combination of fastball, changeup and curveball extremely effectively. Tinkering with Montgomery's mechanics has also allowed him to register a few more ticks on the radar gun. Montgomery should start the year in Triple-A with a chance to make his MLB debut by midseason.

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Quality start in no-decision

PNew York Yankees

May 8, 2022

Montgomery didn't factor into the decision during Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Rangers in Game 2 of a doubleheader, allowing two runs on four hits with five strikeouts in six innings.