The Red Sox team have missed out on several toptier free agents and made only a few notable and recognisable trades, including putting eyes on Shōta Imanaga, Jorge Soler, and Teoscar Hernández. However, many experts and fans anticipated Jordan Montgomery to be the Sox’s major acquisition.
Against all expectations, the Red Sox have managed without him. Shockingly, very his current performance with the Arizona Diamondbacks suggests that adding him to Boston’s starting rotation would have weakened it a fact that’s difficult to fathom at all cost.
Montgomery has recorded a 4.70 ERA and a 4.74 FIP over 23 innings with Arizona. He has been able to struck out 10 batters, walked six, and surrendered three home runs in total.
Montgomery also falls short in key categories that could have posed challenges for the Red Sox’s struggling defense team. His low strikeout rate and high walk rate would have been said to be concerning. Baseball critics and followers places Montgomery in the second person for strikeout percentage and the 49th percentile for ground ball percentage.
Montgomery also ranks in on the 58th percentile for average exit velocity. Considering the Red Sox’s historical struggles with infield grounders and their error-prone stretch in early April, Montgomery’s presence on the mound during those games might have been able to rapidly increase their defensive woes.
