Jordan Montgomery
31-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
2-2
ERA
4.98
WHIP
1.37
K
20
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
For the second straight season, Montgomery began the year pitching for a team with playoff aspirations but was traded at the deadline to a team a team still in contention. Of course, last season ended with Montgomery celebrating a World Series win with the Rangers. Montgomery began the season recording a 3.42 ERA and 1.25 WHIP for the Cardinals, fanning 108 in 121 frames. After joining Texas, Montgomery posted a 2.79 ERA and 1.09 WHIP punching out 58 in 67.2 innings. His 21.4 percent strikeout rate is below average, but the southpaw is frugal with free passes and does a good job keeping the ball in the yard. Montgomery is durable, with his 94 starts over the past three seasons tied for sixth most in MLB. A low strikeout rate hurts Montgomery's fantasy appeal, but it also keeps his cost of acquisition affordable. There is always risk a pitcher of this ilk experiences some misfortune, but he has displayed the ability to buffer ratios in a rotisserie league format. Read Past Outlooks
Shaky results in no-decision
Montgomery allowed four runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three in six innings Sunday against the Tigers. He did not factor into the decision.
ANALYSIS
Montgomery surrendered a third-inning home run to Spencer Torkelson, and the Tigers got to him for additional runs in the fifth and sixth. He came back out to begin the seventh and allowed a leadoff walk before exiting the game for good, and that runner eventually came around to score. Montgomery managed to reach six innings for the fourth time in six starts but has not struck out more than four batters in any of those four outings. Though a small sample size, Montgomery's strikeout rate this year is on pace to be the lowest of his career, and he's also walked multiple batters in four straight starts. The 31-year-old owns a 4.98 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 20:11 K:BB in 34.1 innings. He lines up for a home meeting with the Marlins his next time on the mound.
Montgomery surrendered a third-inning home run to Spencer Torkelson, and the Tigers got to him for additional runs in the fifth and sixth. He came back out to begin the seventh and allowed a leadoff walk before exiting the game for good, and that runner eventually came around to score. Montgomery managed to reach six innings for the fourth time in six starts but has not struck out more than four batters in any of those four outings. Though a small sample size, Montgomery's strikeout rate this year is on pace to be the lowest of his career, and he's also walked multiple batters in four straight starts. The 31-year-old owns a 4.98 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 20:11 K:BB in 34.1 innings. He lines up for a home meeting with the Marlins his next time on the mound.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
86
Last 10 Games
86
Last 5 Games
88
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What part of the game does Jordan Montgomery generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-37%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .231 | 67 | 4 | 54 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .246 | 277 | 91 | 318 | 41 | |||
2024vs Left | .185 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .295 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 4 | |||
2023vs Left | .277 | 22 | 2 | 28 | 1 | |||
2023vs Right | .241 | 144 | 46 | 149 | 17 | |||
2022vs Left | .198 | 38 | 1 | 21 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .242 | 120 | 35 | 138 | 20 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-17%
ERA on Road
2024
-67%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.76 | 1.19 | 222.2 | 8.1 | 2.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 3.12 | 1.13 | 178.2 | 7.2 | 2.2 | ||||
2024Home | 8.16 | 1.81 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 5.0 | ||||
2024Away | 2.70 | 1.05 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | ||||
2023Home | 3.61 | 1.26 | 99.2 | 8.2 | 2.2 | ||||
2023Away | 2.73 | 1.11 | 89.0 | 7.6 | 2.4 | ||||
2022Home | 3.31 | 1.04 | 108.2 | 8.2 | 1.6 | ||||
2022Away | 3.75 | 1.18 | 69.2 | 7.6 | 2.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jordan Montgomery compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.82K/9
5.2BB/9
2.9HR/9
1.0Fastball
91.6 mphERA
4.98WHIP
1.37BABIP
.294GB/FB
1.59Left On Base
67.6%Exit Velocity
82.5 mphBarrels/BBE
2.7%Spin Rate
2115 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.0%Swinging Strike
9.1%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Moves on from Boras
According to Kiley McDaniel of ESPN.com, Montgomery hired Joel Wolfe and Nick Chanock as his agents Thursday.
ANALYSIS
The 31-year-old lefty apparently wasn't happy with how things played out in free agency, so he decided to move on from Scott Boras after agreeing to a one-year, $25 million contract with the Diamondbacks in late March. The deal includes a vesting option for 2025 worth up to $25 million depending on how many starts he makes, but it's still a far cry from McDaniel's offseason projection of five years and $106 million for Montgomery.
The 31-year-old lefty apparently wasn't happy with how things played out in free agency, so he decided to move on from Scott Boras after agreeing to a one-year, $25 million contract with the Diamondbacks in late March. The deal includes a vesting option for 2025 worth up to $25 million depending on how many starts he makes, but it's still a far cry from McDaniel's offseason projection of five years and $106 million for Montgomery.
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The lefty almost turned himself into a meme with how good he was initially after being traded from the Yankees to the Cardinals in early August. Montgomery allowed just a single earned run in his first four starts for St. Louis, a run capped off by a one-hit shutout of the Cubs in Wrigley. Eventually, the Devil Magic wore off and Montgomery returned to his solid, if flappable, ways. He worked from behind in 2021 in the sense that he threw his offspeed pitches (changeup, curveball) as his two primary pitches but changed his pitch mix this past season to feature his sinker, in particular after the move to St. Louis. It's not like he was bad during his time with New York -- the team felt it needed a good defensive outfielder -- and the Cardinals may be onto something with this new version of Montgomery. That being said, the modest swing-and-miss would seem to cap his fantasy upside.
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Strikes out seven in no-decision
Montgomery allowed three runs on six hits and three walks while striking out seven over 5.1 innings in a no-decision versus the Reds on Monday.
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Solid in second win
Montgomery (2-2) picked up the win Wednesday, allowing two runs on seven hits and two walks over seven innings in a 4-3 victory over the Reds. He struck out two.
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Hammered for six runs in loss
Montgomery (1-2) took the loss against the Dodgers on Wednesday, allowing six runs on six hits and three walks over three innings while striking out one.
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Set to start Wednesday's game
Montgomery is scheduled to start Wednesday's series finale against the Dodgers at Chase Field, Nick Piecoro of The Arizona Republic reports.
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Scratched after delay
Montgomery will not start Tuesday's game against the Dodgers, Jesse Friedman of GoPHNX.com reports.
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