Facing elimination, the Yankees will turn their fate over to 27 year old starter Jordan Montgomery. The young lefty’s major league career got off to a promising start in 2017, when he posted a 3.88 ERA over 155 innings, with peripherals that lagged behind that gaudy mark, but were still very solid for a 24 year old pitching in the majors. He then injured his elbow in 2018, eventually requiring Tommy John surgery. In what is essentially his first “full” season back, Montgomery now holds a 5.11 ERA over 44 innings, but his peripherals (2.87 FIP, 3.65 xFIP) are much better than that.
Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery effectively uses three pitches
