When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montas throws a fastball 67.1% of the time, against 39.7% when he is ahead.
170 pitches behind in the count, 219 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Montas's sinker moves 104.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
124 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montas's slider leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 84.9 off his splitter.
99 and 146 of them thrown.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .375 expected average against them, against .279 on his offspeed pitches.
188 of his breaking balls thrown.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Montas throws 38% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
208 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Montas goes to the splitter: 31.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.1% the rest of the time.
232 two-strike pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montas's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
178 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montas releases the ball from over the top, about 68 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
708 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Montas lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
708 located pitches in 2025.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Montas works off the plate, with only 43.5% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
708 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 628th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montas's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.9.
178 thrown, 25.1% of his pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montas puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.8% when he is ahead.
170 located pitches behind, 219 ahead.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montas works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Sinker and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 25.1% of everything he throws.
708 classified pitches in 2025.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Montas's fastball averages 95.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.2 past his 75th.
120 early fastballs, 43 late ones.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Montas projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
708 pitches in 2025. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 582nd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Montas releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
708 tracked pitches in 2025.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Montas averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
708 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 275th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montas throws the sinker 24.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.7% against left-handers.
369 pitches to right-handers, 339 to left-handers.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Montas lands 52.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42% of his breaking balls.
374 of his fastballs, 188 of his breaking balls.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Montas's stuff spins at 2,204 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
708 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 531st in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montas throws a strike on the first pitch 63.8% of the time.
177 plate appearances started in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Montas's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 708 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montas's slider spins at 2,478 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
99 thrown in 2025.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Montas is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
708 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 271st in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Montas's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.6 against 84.7.
178 and 89 of them respectively.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montas throws a fastball 67.1% of the time, against 39.7% when he is ahead.
170 pitches behind in the count, 219 ahead.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Montas goes to the splitter: 31.9% of his two-strike pitches, against 15.1% the rest of the time.
232 two-strike pitches in 2025.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montas puts 60% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 33.8% when he is ahead.
170 located pitches behind, 219 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montas throws a strike on the first pitch 63.8% of the time.
177 plate appearances started in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Montas's sinker moves 104.5 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
124 thrown, averaging 95.1 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montas's 4-seam fastball carries 15.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
178 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montas's slider leaves the bat at 92.2 mph, against 84.9 off his splitter.
99 and 146 of them thrown.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montas's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.9.
178 thrown, 25.1% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montas works with 6 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Splitter, Sinker and Slider, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 25.1% of everything he throws.
708 classified pitches in 2025.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montas throws the sinker 24.7% of the time against right-handers and 9.7% against left-handers.
369 pitches to right-handers, 339 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montas's slider spins at 2,478 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
99 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.9 mph separates Montas's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 95.6 against 84.7.
178 and 89 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .375 expected average against them, against .279 on his offspeed pitches.
188 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Montas lands 52.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 42% of his breaking balls.
374 of his fastballs, 188 of his breaking balls.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Montas throws 38% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 45.8% with the bases empty.
208 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montas releases the ball from over the top, about 68 degrees above horizontal and 0.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
708 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
His velocity drains away as the outing goes on
Montas's fastball averages 95.1 mph in his first 25 pitches of a start and 94.2 past his 75th.
120 early fastballs, 43 late ones.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Montas releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
708 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Montas lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.17 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
708 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
18.2% of Montas's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
129 of 708 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Montas works off the plate, with only 43.5% of his pitches in the zone, 20th percentile.
708 pitches in 2025. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 628th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Montas projects a .354 average, 25th percentile.
708 pitches in 2025. 25th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 582nd in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Montas is weak: 88.1 mph off the bat on average, 65th percentile.
708 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 271st in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Montas averages 90.6 mph across his arsenal, 65th percentile in the league.
708 pitches in 2025. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 275th in MLB.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Montas's stuff spins at 2,204 rpm, 32nd percentile in the league.
708 pitches in 2025. 32nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 531st in MLB.
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