What’s a reasonable expectation for Fredy Montero?

MikeRussellFoto/Sounder at HeartWhen Fredy Montero first came to the Seattle Sounders, he was a fresh-faced 21-year-old who had only played professionally in his native Colombia. Montero returns to the Sounders as a relatively grizzled veteran at 33, who has played professionally on four continents and scored in 10 different countries.

But the idea that Montero is beyond the point where he can be a productive player doesn’t appear to be based on much actual data.

It’s true that Montero is not as dynamic as he was when he was 25. It’s also true that most of the metrics suggest that his ability to create goals hasn’t really diminished that much. In fact, his penalty independent xG and xA per 90…