Jordan Montgomery DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (finger) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Saturday. The left-hander has been delayed to start the spring due to a lingering finger issue. The hope is that Montgomery will be able to get back on the mound soon. The southpaw is currently battling for one of the final spots in the starting rotation. Montgomery is coming off a horrendous 2024 campaign where he posted a 6.23 ERA across 25 appearances. The left-hander should rebound in 2025, but he still remains a shaky fantasy option out of the gate.

Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery (finger) is expected to throw on Tuesday or Wednesday, according to manager Torey Lovullo. The southpaw was supposed to throw last week, but has now been pushed back until possibly Tuesday. Fantasy managers shouldn't be too concerned as the D-Backs are likely just being cautious early in camp. Montgomery will be competing for a spot in the starting rotation after a horrendous 2024 campaign. The 32-year-old does have a good track record, but it's tough to trust him after posting a 6.23 ERA last season.

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery (finger) underwent imaging for a left index-finger strain, but he said the plan is for him to throw again in a couple of days. "It seems like it's fairly mild. He doesn't seem overly concerned by it... We'll manage as we go," executive vice president and general manager Mike Hazen said. It was revealed that Montgomery dropped 20-25 pounds in the offseason after a very disappointing first year in Arizona in 2024, but the 32-year-old southpaw will be slightly behind at the start of camp due to his finger injury. It shouldn't keep him from being ready for Opening Day in late March, but it's just something else that will turn fantasy managers off to Montgomery as he looks for a bounce-back campaign. With low strikeout totals in his career and a drop in velocity last year, fantasy managers should be avoiding him in mixed leagues this spring.

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Jordan Montgomery said he dropped 20 to 25 pounds this offseason after his disappointing 2024 campaign with the team. "I know my season wasn't great, and I expect a lot of myself," Montgomery said. The 32-year-old veteran southpaw helped the Texas Rangers win the World Series in the fall of 2023 before joining Arizona right before the start of the 2024 season. He imploded with a 6.23 ERA (4.48 FIP) and 1.65 WHIP with 83 strikeouts and 44 walks in 117 innings over 25 appearances (21 starts) for the Snakes. Perhaps Montgomery will pitch better this year now that he's had a normal offseason and is in better shape, but there's also no guarantee he'll open the season in the starting rotation after how bad he was a season ago. He saw his strikeout rate dip to 15.6% while posting a 41% hard-hit rate. Montgomery is outside of RotoBaller's top-100 fantasy starting pitchers.

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, the Arizona Diamondbacks would like to trade starting pitcher Jordan Montgomery. Heyman noted that moving his contract would free up salary for a "big-time" relief pitcher. The 32-year-old had a disappointing debut season with Arizona last summer, as he posted a 6.23 ERA and a 1.65 WHIP across 117 innings. He struck out just 83 batters and generated a poor 5.18 xERA and a .287 xBA, placing him in the seventh and third percentile among qualified pitchers. This was a sharp decline to the 3.20 ERA and 1.19 WHIP he held during the 2023 campaign. With the Diamondbacks acquiring Corbin Burnes earlier in free agency, Montgomery is already on the outside of the current rotation. With their surplus of starting pictures, moving Montgomery would allow Arizona to improve in other positions on their roster.