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 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.
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.
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.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montero has given up 17 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 451 feet.
17 tracked home runs allowed 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.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44% of the balls put in play against Montero have gone to centre field.
209 of 475 located batted balls allowed.
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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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 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 89.4 mph, against 84.1 off his changeup.
693 and 314 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 Matchups.
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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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The home runs are what is undoing his season
Montero has given up 17 tracked home runs, 6 of them to left field, the longest 451 feet.
17 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
44% of the balls put in play against Montero have gone to centre field.
209 of 475 located batted balls allowed.
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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