Detroit Tigers
Rafael Montero has thrown 9,982 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2014 and 2025, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic, Spring Training and Fall/Winter Ball. In 2025, they have relied primarily on their Splitter (88mph) and Fourseam Fastball (95mph), also mixing in a Slider (85mph) and Sinker (95mph).
In 2025, compared to other RHP:
Their splitter has dives down out of the zone, is much firmer than usual and has slight armside fade. Their fourseam fastball generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has some natural sinking action, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has slight armside run and has slightly above average velo. Their slider results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' sliders, has short glove-side cut and has some two-plane movement. Their sinker is a real worm killer that generates an extreme number of groundballs compared to other pitchers' sinkers, is basically never swung at and missed compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has well above average velo, has slight armside run and has some natural sinking action.