The Oakland A’s thought that they had Frankie Montas‘ breakout season. Back in 2019, he was a viable Cy Young candidate, seemingly destined for his first trip to the All Star Game as he established himself as a top of the rotation arm. Those hopes were derailed when he was suspended for PED use, putting his accomplishments that year in a different light.
That continued to be the case after an inconsistent 2020 campaign. While one could argue that the pandemic shortened season kept Montas from settling into a groove, his suspension in 2019 made it easy to wonder if he was just going to be an inconsistent arm who never put everything together.