P | Detroit Tigers
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 1" 145 lbs | Age: 25
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 6 6 4.76 19 16 0 98.1 77 1.33
2025 5 3 4.37 20 12 0 90.2 72 1.39
2026 0 1 4.15 1 1 0 4.1 3 0.92
3 Seasons 11 10 4.56 40 29 0 193.1 152 1.35
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 19 6-6 4.76 98.1 77 1.33
2025 20 5-3 4.37 90.2 72 1.39
2026 1 0-1 4.15 4.1 3 0.92
3 Seasons 40 11-10 4.56 193.1 152 1.35
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 23 1539 301 23 7.6 5.6 88.9 111.1 15.5 34.6 .282 .464 .341 .351 .403 37.9 18.7 7.5 4.76 5.17
2025 24 1473 284 23 8.1 5.9 89.1 112.4 14.5 37.7 .260 .446 .337 .333 .377 39.4 18.5 8.0 4.37 4.67
2026 25 63 13 0 0.0 0.0 88.5 105.8 22.0 15.4 .197 .219 .201 .214 .226 46.2 17.6 5.9 4.15 1.84
Player 3075 598 46 7.7 5.6 89.0 112.4 15.2 35.6 .270 .450 .336 .340 .387 38.8 18.6 7.7
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .243 .408 .315 .316 .369 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Montero relies on 5 pitches.
Four Seamer
(34.9%) ,
Sinker
(31.7%) ,
Changeup
(14.3%) ,
Slider
(11.1%) ,
Knuckle Curve
(7.9%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 40.5 59.5 25.9 25.2 8.3 41.5 35.2 23.3 21.3 15.6 3.7 20.3 19.6 19.6
2025 41.2 58.8 27.1 25.4 6.3 43.7 32.7 23.6 21.8 13.7 5.6 21.8 19.0 18.0
2026 38.5 61.5 30.8 7.7 23.1 30.8 23.1 46.2 23.1 15.4 0.0 7.7 7.7 46.2
Player 40.8 59.2 26.6 24.9 7.7 42.3 33.8 23.9 21.6 14.7 4.5 20.7 19.1 19.4
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.1 24.6 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.7 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 2.0 29.2 26.9 28.9 5.3 7.6 5.6
2025 4.2 30.3 26.1 23.9 6.3 8.1 5.9
2026 0.0 30.8 46.2 23.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Player 3.0 29.8 26.9 26.4 5.7 7.7 5.6
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2026 Curveball DET R 5 79.5 54.0 0.0 12.9GLV 2.9 -10.5 -0.1 12.9GLV 3.8
2026 4-Seam Fastball DET R 22 93.6 14.9 -0.2 5.1ARM -2.7 16.4 0.3 5.1ARM -2.7
2026 Changeup DET R 9 86.7 27.1 -5.5 15.3ARM 0.7 9.5 -5.7 15.3ARM 0.6
2026 Slider DET R 7 83.6 37.8 -0.7 12.4GLV 6.7 1.4 -0.2 12.4GLV 8.2
2026 Sinker DET R 20 93.6 20.3 -2.4 14.3ARM -1.4 11.1 -3.5 14.3ARM -1.3
2025 Sweeper DET R 1 83.7 42.5 3.9 28.6GLV 15.4 -2.8 3.8 28.6GLV 14.6
2025 Sinker DET R 293 93.7 21.0 -2.0 15.3ARM 0.2 10.3 -2.9 15.3ARM 0.2
2025 Changeup DET R 189 86.8 29.3 -2.9 15.5ARM 1.1 7.1 -3.0 15.5ARM 1.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball DET R 453 93.9 15.0 0.1 5.4ARM -2.1 16.1 0.3 5.4ARM -2.2
2025 Slider DET R 323 84.1 36.7 -0.5 10.4GLV 5.4 2.1 -0.3 10.4GLV 6.0
2025 Curveball DET R 214 79.0 54.0 -0.6 13.5GLV 3.9 -9.8 -0.4 13.5GLV 4.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 4-Seam Fastball 9.5 2 22 34.9 6 .000 .000 .000 8.3 16.7 16.7 .049 .076 .054 60.0
2026 Sinker -0.1 0 20 31.7 5 .250 .250 .320 12.5 20.0 25.0 .224 .233 .303 0.0
2026 Changeup 0.2 0 9 14.3 1 .000 .000 .000 50.0 0.0 0.0 .173 .182 .158 100.0
2026 Slider 1.0 0 7 11.1 4 .250 .250 .225 20.0 25.0 33.3 .288 .305 .262 33.3
2026 Curveball -10.2 -1 5 7.9 1 1.000 1.000 .900 0.0 0.0 0.0 .637 .713 .593 100.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball -0.3 -2 453 30.8 120 .295 .410 .356 14.2 17.5 16.8 .292 .490 .379 38.1
2025 Slider -3.1 -10 323 21.9 82 .308 .667 .440 36.7 26.8 20.6 .255 .496 .330 43.9
2025 Sinker 1.4 4 293 19.9 83 .257 .284 .301 8.7 18.1 24.6 .234 .275 .274 39.0
2025 Curveball -0.8 -2 214 14.5 54 .250 .481 .323 18.1 11.1 7.2 .259 .467 .320 34.8
2025 Changeup 0.6 1 189 12.8 49 .174 .370 .263 21.1 16.3 13.1 .237 .515 .339 42.1
2025 Sweeper -3.1 0 1 0.1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 4-Seam Fastball 22 93.6 85 16.8 1:00 12:45 15
2026 Sinker 20 93.6 85 18.2 1:00 1:45 -45
2025 Changeup 185 86.8 87 17.3 1:30 2:15 -45
2025 4-Seam Fastball 450 93.9 86 16.5 1:00 12:45 15
2025 Knuckle Curve 213 79.0 73 19.1 7:15 7:30 -15
2025 Sinker 286 93.7 83 18.6 1:00 2:00 -60
2025 Slider 322 84.1 38 11.2 8:15 9:00 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 412 1,539 3 5 -9 -7 -8
2025 388 1,473 2 2 -8 -4 -8
2026 17 63 2 1 -1 0 2
Player 817 3,075 7 7 -18 7 -15
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 1,539 53.2 67.4 86.6 26.6 55.2 43.1 66.7 48.3 21.5 8.4 79.8
2025 1,473 53.7 64.5 87.6 28.3 61.1 44.7 64.0 47.7 19.8 7.8 77.4
2026 63 60.3 73.7 85.7 8.0 100.0 38.1 52.9 47.6 13.3 6.3 50.0
Player 3,075 53.6 66.1 87.1 27.1 58.4 43.8 65.2 48.0 20.5 8.1 78.2
MLB 48.8 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.4 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed
xERA Fastball
MPH
Fastball
Spin
Curve
Spin
Avg
EV
Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit%
GB% Extension
2024 16 57 4 23 7 59 30 92 47 25 16 17 57 52 57 40 41
2025 20 58 2 68 19 41 31 91 54 47 11 20 48 53 59 46 40
2026 76 91 27 46 92 52 1 4 26 76 70 29 39
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 23.12 19 16.1 3 5 12 7 36.8
2025 23.55 16 16.0 0 2 12 7 43.8
Player 23.31 35 32.1 3 7 24 14 40.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 19 12 15 13 18 19 19 14 17 12 18 19 15 14 17 12 14 13 16 20 16 14 21 19 12 16 16 19 17 19 17
2025 16 17 15 17 17 16 13 18 13 14 15 15 17 19 16 15 17 13 17 19 15 15 19 18 17 13 15 17 19 15 13
Player 35 29 30 30 35 35 32 32 30 26 33 34 32 33 33 27 31 26 33 39 31 29 40 37 29 29 31 36 36 34 30
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .188 -.080 .268 +.003 .265
xBA .197 -.063 .260 -.022 .282
OBP .235 -.095 .330 +.005 .325
xOBP .245 -.078 .323 -.018 .341
SLG .188 -.257 .445 -.018 .463
xSLG .219 -.227 .446 -.018 .464
ISO .000 -.177 .177 -.021 .198
xISO .022 -.164 .186 +.003 .183
BABIP .231 -.065 .296 +.009 .287
wOBA .201 -.136 .337 -.004 .341
xwOBA .214 -.119 .333 -.018 .351
wOBAcon .209 -.172 .381 -.008 .389
xwOBAcon .226 -.151 .377 -.026 .403
BACON .231 -.105 .336 +.004 .332
xBACON .243 -.084 .327 -.027 .354
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 46.2 +6.8 39.4 +1.5 37.9
Avg Exit Velocity 88.5 -0.6 89.1 +0.2 88.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 15.4 -22.3 37.7 +3.1 34.6
Barrel % 0.0 -8.1 8.1 +0.5 7.6
Avg Launch Angle 22.0 +7.5 14.5 -1.0 15.5
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 72.3 +0.5 71.8 +0.1 71.7
Attack Angle 10° 10° 11°
Ideal Attack Angle % 51.9 +2.1 49.8 -3.4 53.2
Attack Direction -1° +1° -2° +1° -3°
Swing Path - Tilt 31° -1° 32° +1° 32°
Swing Length 7.3 -0.1 7.4 +0.1 7.3
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.6 -0.2 93.8 -0.8 94.6
Breaking Velocity 81.9 -0.2 82.1 -0.1 82.2
Offspeed Velocity 86.7 -0.1 86.8 +0.9 85.9
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 0 -23 23 0 23
Popup % 23.1 +16.8 6.3 -2.0 8.3
Flyball % 30.8 +3.7 27.1 +1.2 25.9
Line Drive % 7.7 -17.7 25.4 +0.2 25.2
Groundball % 38.5 -2.7 41.2 +0.7 40.5
Pull % 30.8 -12.9 43.7 +2.2 41.5
Straight Away % 23.1 -9.6 32.7 -2.5 35.2
Opposite Field % 46.2 +22.6 23.6 +0.3 23.3
Weak Contact % 0.0 -4.2 4.2 +2.2 2.0
Pull Airball % 7.7 -14.1 21.8 +1.5 20.3
Topped Contact % 30.8 +0.5 30.3 +1.1 29.2
Under Contact % 46.2 +20.1 26.1 -0.8 26.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 23.1 -0.8 23.9 -5.0 28.9
Solid Contact % 0.0 -6.3 6.3 +1.0 5.3
HR/FB % 0.0 -20.8 20.8 -3.6 24.4
Popups 3 -15 18 -7 25
Flyballs 4 -73 77 -1 78
Line Drives 1 -71 72 -4 76
Groundballs 5 -112 117 -5 122
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 60.3 +6.6 53.7 +0.5 53.2
Out of Zone % 39.7 -6.6 46.3 -0.5 46.8
Edge % 38.1 -6.6 44.7 +1.6 43.1
Zone Swing % 73.7 +9.2 64.5 -2.9 67.4
Out of Zone Swing % 8.0 -20.3 28.3 +1.7 26.6
In Zone Contact % 85.7 -1.9 87.6 +1.0 86.6
Out of Zone Contact % 100.0 +38.9 61.1 +5.9 55.2
Whiff % 13.3 -6.5 19.8 -1.7 21.5
First Strike % 52.9 -11.1 64.0 -2.7 66.7
First Pitch Swing % 35.3 +6.8 28.5 -7.4 35.9
Swing % 47.6 -0.1 47.7 -0.6 48.3
Meatball Swing % 50.0 -27.4 77.4 -2.4 79.8
Meatball % 6.3 -1.5 7.8 -0.6 8.4
Zone Swing & Miss % 14.3 +1.9 12.4 -1.0 13.4
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 0.0 -39.4 39.4 -5.4 44.8
In Zone 38 -753 791 -27 818
Out of Zone 25 -657 682 -39 721
Edge 24 -635 659 -5 664
In Zone Swings 28 -482 510 -41 551
Out of Zone Swings 2 -191 193 +1 192
In Zone Swing & Misses 4 -59 63 -11 74
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 0 -76 76 -10 86
Basic
Pitches 63 -1,410 1,473 -66 1,539
PA 17 -372 389 -23 412
AB 16 -339 355 -23 378
Hits 3 -92 95 -5 100
Singles 3 -62 65 0 65
Doubles 0 -13 13 -1 14
Triples 0 -1 1 -1 2
Home Runs 0 -16 16 -3 19
Walks 1 -30 31 0 31
Strikeouts 3 -69 72 -5 77
K% 17.6 -0.9 18.5 -0.2 18.7
BB% 5.9 -2.1 8.0 +0.5 7.5
HBP 0 -2 2 -1 3
Batted Balls 13 -271 284 -17 301
Number of Fastballs 42 -704 746 -13 759
Number of Offspeed 9 -180 189 +24 165
Number of Breaking 12 -525 537 -78 615
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 412 .341 201 5 2.5 211 118 55.9
2025 Shades 388 .336 202 6 3.0 186 75 40.3
2026 Shades 17 .201 8 0 0.0 9 7 77.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 434 14.2 58.8% 0.5% 243 19.2 1.6% 0.0%
2025 405 15.9 38.5% 0.2% 229 18.4 5.7% 0.9%

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Pitch Distribution