Frankie Montas DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas (lat) started his minor-league rehab assignment on Saturday with High-A Brooklyn, according to The Athletic's Tim Britton. Montas is likely to need close to the full 30 days for his rehab assignment before he's ready to return to the big-league starting rotation. The 32-year-old veteran has been out since suffering a high-grade right-lat strain in February. In his first rehab start over the weekend at Brooklyn, Montas only went 1 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on two hits while walking two and striking out one. Fantasy managers will be hesitant to trust Montas in starting lineups whenever he returns to make his Mets debut after he was inconsistent with a 4.55 ERA (4.35 FIP) and 1.26 WHIP with 70 strikeouts and 25 walks in 30 starts with the Reds and Brewers a year ago.

New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas (lat) was scheduled to throw a live batting practice session in the Bronx on Friday before the team's series opener against the crosstown-rival New York Yankees, according to Newsday's Laura Albanese. It was a big step for Montas, as it was his first time facing live hitters since suffering a high-grade right-lat strain in mid-February at the start of spring training. The next step for the 32-year-old veteran will be to start a minor-league rehab assignment. Because of all the time off, Montas is expected to have a lengthy rehab assignment, but barring setbacks after he starts pitching in games, he could be activated from the 60-day injured list to make his Mets and 2025 debut in early June. The Dominican hurler made just one appearance in 2023 while recovering from shoulder surgery and was very inconsistent with the Brewers and Reds in 2024 with a 4.84 ERA and 1.37 WHIP in 150 2/3 innings. Fantasy managers have to hope the Mets' coaching staff can turn him around.

New York Mets right-hander Frankie Montas (lat) threw his fourth bullpen session on Friday, and his goal is to face live hitters by the end of next week, according to NorthJersey.com's Andrew Tredinnick. Montas was shut down from throwing for almost two months after he was diagnosed with a high-grade right-lat strain in mid-February at the start of spring training. The 32-year-old veteran restarted a throwing program in mid-April, though, and is slowly making progress towards his 2025 season debut with the Mets. The Dominican hurler is ahead of lefty Sean Manaea, who is ramping up from an oblique injury. Montas is currently on the 60-day injured list and isn't expected to rejoin New York's starting rotation until early June, barring a setback. He made just one appearance in 2023 due to injury and was up and down while allowing a ton of hard contact with Milwaukee and Cincy a season ago.