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.
Both sides hit him about the same
45.2% of the contact right-handers make against Montas is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
369 pitches to right-handed hitters, 339 to left-handed hitters.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montas has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 410 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
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 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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.1% of the balls put in play against Montas have gone to centre field.
63 of 131 located batted balls allowed.
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.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .367 average against Montas and left-handers to .342.
369 pitches to right-handed hitters, 339 to left-handed hitters.
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.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
38.2% of the contact against Montas with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.7% with the bases empty.
208 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Montas and left-handers 87.5.
62 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Both sides hit him about the same
45.2% of the contact right-handers make against Montas is hit hard, against 36.8% of what left-handers make.
369 pitches to right-handed hitters, 339 to left-handed hitters.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .367 average against Montas and left-handers to .342.
369 pitches to right-handed hitters, 339 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montas has given up 8 tracked home runs, 5 of them to right field, the longest 410 feet.
8 tracked home runs allowed in 2025.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
48.1% of the balls put in play against Montas have gone to centre field.
63 of 131 located batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 88.9 mph off the bat against Montas and left-handers 87.5.
62 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 68 from left-handers.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
38.2% of the contact against Montas with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 41.7% with the bases empty.
208 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 500 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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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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