Mason MontgomeryPIT · RP

2026 review

Mason Montgomery was a hard-throwing strikeout reliever who took over the ninth inning: he posted 6 W, 4 L, 18 SV, 9 HLD and 3 BS, with a 2.88 ERA and 1.03 WHIP in 68.2 IP over 70 games (5 GS), and a 37.8 K% and a 9.4 BB% over 278 BF. That 37.8 K% over 278 BF was the 3rd highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 31.6 CSW% and 14.9 SwStr% over 1169 pitches were the 29th and 31st highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1281, taken in 324 of 674 drafts, he finished 136th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 27th of 811 pitchers and 12th of 575 relievers. His fastball climbed from 98.2 mph Mar-Jun (357 pitches) to 99.0 mph Jul-Sep (185 pitches), and his 2.88 ERA ran 0.35 above his 2.53 xERA over 278 BF. The TDK LABS card had him as an unsettled bullpen piece with a closer job in question in early May, then by early Sep it had him established in the closer role with save chances piling up and rising confidence, and by late Sep it pointed to his strikeout rate ranking among the best of any reliever with a scoreless stretch behind him.