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.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montero's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 97.0 mph, against 81.0 off his changeup.
79 and 100 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Montero's 4-seam fastball carries 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
214 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
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 43.2% of the time against right-handers and 4.7% against left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handers, 383 to left-handers.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montero throws a fastball 62.3% of the time, against 43.5% when he is ahead.
151 pitches behind in the count, 184 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Montero's changeup moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
100 thrown, averaging 87.2 mph.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Montero releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
626 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
25.1% of Montero's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
157 of 626 located pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montero's knuckle curve spins at 2,859 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montero puts 65.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.2% when he is ahead.
151 located pitches behind, 184 ahead.
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
14.5 mph separates Montero's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.4 against 79.9.
123 and 79 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.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montero throws a strike on the first pitch 64.6% of the time.
175 plate appearances started in 2026.
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 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
626 located pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montero works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.2% of everything he throws.
626 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.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Montero goes to the slider: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.2% the rest of the time.
169 two-strike pitches 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 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.4.
214 thrown, 34.2% 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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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Montero's knuckle curve leaves the bat at 97.0 mph, against 81.0 off his changeup.
79 and 100 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Montero throws the sinker 43.2% of the time against right-handers and 4.7% against left-handers.
243 pitches to right-handers, 383 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Montero's knuckle curve spins at 2,859 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
79 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
14.5 mph separates Montero's sinker from his knuckle curve, 94.4 against 79.9.
123 and 79 of them respectively.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Montero works with 5 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Sinker, Slider and Changeup, and a little else. The 4-seam fastball is 34.2% of everything he throws.
626 classified pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Montero's 4-seam fastball averages 94.0 mph, and has touched 96.4.
214 thrown, 34.2% 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 16.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
214 thrown, averaging 94.0 mph.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Montero's changeup moves 15.7 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
100 thrown, averaging 87.2 mph.
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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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Montero throws a fastball 62.3% of the time, against 43.5% when he is ahead.
151 pitches behind in the count, 184 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Montero puts 65.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 46.2% when he is ahead.
151 located pitches behind, 184 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Montero throws a strike on the first pitch 64.6% of the time.
175 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Montero goes to the slider: 21.3% of his two-strike pitches, against 16.2% the rest of the time.
169 two-strike pitches 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 34 degrees above horizontal and 2.1 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
626 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He leaves too much of it over the heart of the plate
25.1% of Montero's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, the part of the plate hitters do their damage on.
157 of 626 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 2.32 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
626 located pitches in 2026.
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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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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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