In his first “full” season back from Tommy John surgery, Jordan Montgomery put together an interesting stat line. His 5.11 ERA was by no means good, but the underlying metrics — a 3.87 FIP and xERA, 4.4 BB%, and 84.6 mph exit velocity against — suggested that he was the victim of bad luck in 2020 and established him as a potential breakout candidate in 2021.
Though he wasn’t an ace, Monty broke out in a big way, stabilizing a rotation that spent much of the season without Corey Kluber and Luis Severino.
Grade: B+
2021 Statistics: 30 games, 157.