Coco Montes DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

The Tampa Bay Rays have optioned second baseman Coco Montes back to Triple-A Durham on Friday. Montes was recalled from Durham earlier in the week to replace Yandy Diaz, who was on the restricted list. However, with Diaz expected to return on Friday, Montes will return to the minor leagues. Through five games in Tampa Bay this season, the 28-year-old has posted a .200 AVG with a high 30% strikeout rate. Last season, Montes made his MLB debut with the Colorado Rockies and held a similar .184 AVG across 18 games. However, through 304 career games at Triple-A, Montes has been very effective, posting a .303/.385/.521 slash line with 52 home runs and 32 stolen bases, Fantasy managers should expect Montes to have a depth role in the infield if he returns to Tampa Bay later this season.

According to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times, infielder Coco Montes has signed a minor league deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. Montes logged 64 games at the Triple-A level in the Rockies organization and held an impressive .335/.414/.551 line with 16 doubles, nine home runs, and a 37:54 BB:K ratio. Montes also spent some time last season playing in Japan. He made his major league debut during the 2023 season where he appeared in just 18 games with the Rockies and posted a .184/.244/.316 line. Even though he has never been given a full look in the majors, he sits with an overall .305/.388/.532 line across 282 games at the Triple-A level. If Montes has a successful Spring Training he could contend for a spot on the Opening Day Roster.