He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Montero puts 55.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .379 expected average against them, against .192 on his offspeed pitches.
189 of his breaking balls thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Montero lives in the strike zone: 49% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 36th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montero throws the sinker 40.2% of the time against right-handers and 10.9% against left-handers.
940 pitches to right-handers, 1365 to left-handers.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montero's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
693 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Montero's sinker moves 15.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
527 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montero's knuckle curve spins at 2,867 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
317 thrown in 2026.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montero throws a fastball 60.4% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
593 pitches behind in the count, 664 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montero releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2305 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montero's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 84.1 off his changeup.
693 and 314 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Montero, 20th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Montero's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.6 against 80.2.
527 and 317 of them respectively.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Montero lands 53.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39% of his offspeed pitches.
337 of his fastballs, 100 of his offspeed pitches.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montero puts 60.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
593 located pitches behind, 664 ahead.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.5% of Montero's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
518 of 2305 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montero works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Knuckle Curve, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 30.1% of everything he throws.
2305 classified pitches in 2026.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Montero projects a .300 average, 74th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Montero lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2305 located pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montero throws a strike on the first pitch 62.6% of the time.
625 plate appearances started in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Montero gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Montero's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montero's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 97.2.
693 thrown, 30.1% of his pitches.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Montero puts 55.6% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 44.9% of his pitches to left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
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 .379 expected average against them, against .192 on his offspeed pitches.
189 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Montero lands 53.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 39% of his offspeed pitches.
337 of his fastballs, 100 of his offspeed pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Montero lives in the strike zone: 49% of his pitches are in it, 93rd percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 93rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 36th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montero throws the sinker 40.2% of the time against right-handers and 10.9% against left-handers.
940 pitches to right-handers, 1365 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montero's knuckle curve spins at 2,867 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
317 thrown in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montero's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 84.1 off his changeup.
693 and 314 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.4 mph separates Montero's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.6 against 80.2.
527 and 317 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montero works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Knuckle Curve, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 30.1% of everything he throws.
2305 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montero's 4-seam fastball averages 94.3 mph, and has touched 97.2.
693 thrown, 30.1% of his pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montero's 4-seam fastball carries 15.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
693 thrown, averaging 94.3 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Montero's sinker moves 15.2 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
527 thrown, averaging 94.6 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montero throws a fastball 60.4% of the time, against 45.8% when he is ahead.
593 pitches behind in the count, 664 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montero puts 60.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.7% when he is ahead.
593 located pitches behind, 664 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montero throws a strike on the first pitch 62.6% of the time.
625 plate appearances started in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montero releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
2305 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 90.5 mph off the bat against Montero, 20th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 20th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 428th in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Montero projects a .300 average, 74th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 74th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 141st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Montero gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
626 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 381st in MLB.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
22.5% of Montero's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
518 of 2305 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Montero lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.37 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
2305 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Montero's stuff spins at 2,350 rpm, 65th percentile in the league.
626 pitches in 2026. 65th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 188th in MLB.
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