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.
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.
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 shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.1% of the contact against Montero is on the ground and 47% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
Both sides hit him about the same
40.4% of the contact right-handers make against Montero is hit hard, against 47.4% of what left-handers make.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Montero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.1% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 509 with the bases empty.
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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montero has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 405 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
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.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Montero and left-handers 91.1.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
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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.
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.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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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.
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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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
31.1% of the contact against Montero is on the ground and 47% of it is in the air.
132 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montero has given up 5 tracked home runs, 2 of them to right field, the longest 405 feet.
5 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 89.7 mph off the bat against Montero and left-handers 91.1.
57 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 76 from left-handers.
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Both sides hit him about the same
40.4% of the contact right-handers make against Montero is hit hard, against 47.4% of what left-handers make.
243 pitches to right-handed hitters, 383 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
50% of the contact against Montero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 43.1% with the bases empty.
117 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 509 with the bases empty.
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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