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Rafael Montero

#47 - Relief Pitcher

Bats / Throws	Right / Right
Date of Birth	10/17/1990 (31)
Height, Weight	6'0", 190 lb
Hometown	Higuerito, DOM

2022 Season Stats

MLB Rank MLB Average

	Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%	CSW%				FB MPH	SwStr%	HC%	GB%	xERA	xwOBA
	3	14.2	0.61	0.85	30.9%	5.5%	32.0%				96.2	13.9%	23.6%	60.0%	2.06	.229

	28^th 1 Sv	66^th 11 IP	23^rd 4.35 ERA	60^th 1.36 WHIP	64^th 23.2% K%	82^nd 9.4% BB%	94^th 29.2% CSW%				44^th 93.7 FB MPH	131^st 12.7% SwStr%	147^th 25.7% HC%	44^th 44.8% GB%	31^st 4.16 xERA	31^st .316 xwOBA

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2022 Projection

Sv	IP	ERA	WHIP	K%	BB%
2	64	4.78	1.34	22.3%	8.1%

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Overview

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Year	Team	G	GS	IP	W	L	ERA	xERA	FIP	xFIP	WHIP	H/9	K%	BB%	BABIP	xBABIP	HC%	GB%	HR/FB%	LOB%	SwStr%	CSW%
2019	TEX	22	0	29.0	2	0	2.48	4.34	3.83	3.60	0.97	7.1	30.1%	4.4%	.269	.297	19.5%	41.7%	20.0%	95.7%	13.9%	30.9%
2020	TEX	17	0	17.2	0	1	4.08	4.16	3.71	4.95	1.05	6.3	26.4%	8.3%	.238	.277	27.8%	24.4%	8.7%	49.4%	11.4%	31.5%
2021	HOU/SEA	44	0	49.1	5	4	6.39	3.60	3.86	4.50	1.55	10.8	18.7%	7.6%	.353	.290	24.4%	55.3%	9.3%	54.4%	11.7%	25.8%
2022	HOU	15	0	14.2	1	0	0.61	2.06	2.26	2.30	0.85	5.7	30.9%	5.5%	.235	.267	23.6%	60.0%	11.1%	100.0%	13.9%	32.0%
RP MLB AVG		10	0	11.0	1	1	4.35	4.16	4.09	3.94	1.36	8.4	23.3%	9.6%	.279	.276	25.1%	44.7%	12.0%	72.4%	12.7%	29.2%
4 Years		98	0	110.2	8	5	4.23	0.00	0.00	0.00	1.22	8.4	24.1%	6.7%	.304	.287	23.7%	48.2%	12.0%	65.5%	12.5%	28.7%

Repertoire

Four-Seamer | 59%
Sinker | 18%
Changeup | 14%
Slider | 9%
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Show 2022 MLB Average

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	95.9	39.7%	26.3%	45.6%	8.8%	20.9%	29.7%	64.3%	59.9%	26.9%	46.2%	.229	.370	.182	33.3%	.299	.422	38.9%	2,263
2020	95.8	51.2%	12.3%	56.1%	10.8%	25.0%	35.8%	67.6%	64.2%	22.2%	50.0%	.185	.301	.250	11.1%	.178	.272	32.3%	2,276
2021	95.8	35.3%	23.7%	49.4%	13.3%	15.3%	28.6%	62.0%	56.8%	32.6%	50.0%	.258	.333	.318	8.7%	.217	.305	22.2%	2,273
2022	96.2	59.3%	27.0%	54.0%	20.4%	12.4%	32.8%	69.3%	67.2%	53.3%	26.7%	.100	.182	.143	25.0%	.156	.233	18.2%	2,306
RP MLB AVG	93.7	40.6%	25.5%	49.1%	10.6%	16.7%	27.3%	64.1%	58.8%	37.4%	40.6%	.253	.359	.281	14.0%	.254	.368	30.4%	2,244

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.299	.422	.313	.413	38.9%	26.9%	42.3%	30.6%	92.3	93.5	20.6	0.9	1.2	-1.2	5.2	5.9	2,263
2020	.178	.272	.248	.224	32.3%	22.2%	44.4%	25.8%	90.3	85.4	25.1	5.4	8.5	-1.0	5.2	6.2	2,276
2021	.217	.305	.246	.250	22.2%	6.5%	32.6%	20.8%	88.1	83.4	23.9	5.7	8.1	-1.0	5.0	6.2	2,273
2022	.156	.233	.273	.187	18.2%	6.7%	46.7%	21.2%	91.4	90.1	10.3	5.6	8.7	-1.2	5.1	6.2	2,306
RP MLB AVG	.254	.368	.286	.311	30.4%	10.6%	42.0%	27.6%	90.9	89.6	17.1	4.9	9.2	-0.8	5.6	6.3	2,244

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	182	36	1	2	1	4	9	0	1	0	117	65	.229	.686	.370
2020	148	31	1	2	1	1	10	2	1	0	100	48	.185	.444	.301
2021	308	72	10	4	0	2	17	9	0	1	191	117	.258	.419	.333
2022	137	33	2	0	0	1	15	3	0	0	95	42	.100	.200	.182
RP MLB AVG	67	17	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	0	44	23	.253	.442	.359

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	26.9%	26.9%	46.2%	11.5%	33.3%	42.3%	23.1%	34.6%	20.3%	3.8%	23.1%	30.8%	11.5%	3.8%	50.0%
2020	22.2%	27.8%	50.0%	16.7%	11.1%	44.4%	33.3%	22.2%	19.6%	5.6%	16.7%	33.3%	16.7%	5.6%	38.9%
2021	32.6%	17.4%	50.0%	17.4%	8.7%	32.6%	32.6%	34.8%	18.5%	2.2%	23.9%	41.3%	23.9%	2.2%	32.6%
2022	53.3%	20.0%	26.7%	6.7%	25.0%	60.0%	13.3%	26.7%	25.5%	0.0%	33.3%	20.0%	33.3%	6.7%	33.3%
RP MLB AVG	37.4%	21.9%	40.6%	11.6%	14.0%	41.2%	22.3%	36.9%	20.8%	3.1%	25.1%	29.7%	23.7%	7.9%	38.3%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	38.9%	26.9%	42.3%	30.6%	.229	.370	.182	.308	.299	.422	.313	.413	92.3	93.5	20.6
2020	32.3%	22.2%	44.4%	25.8%	.185	.301	.250	.294	.178	.272	.248	.224	90.3	85.4	25.1
2021	22.2%	6.5%	32.6%	20.8%	.258	.333	.318	.348	.217	.305	.246	.250	88.1	83.4	23.9
2022	18.2%	6.7%	46.7%	21.2%	.100	.182	.143	.200	.156	.233	.273	.187	91.4	90.1	10.3
RP MLB AVG	30.4%	10.6%	42.0%	27.6%	.253	.359	.281	.322	.254	.368	.286	.311	90.9	89.6	17.1

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	26.3%	45.6%	8.8%	20.9%	29.7%	64.3%	59.9%	20.3%	43.4%	79.7%	57.7%	90.6%	27.9%	30.6%	65.4%	55.8%
2020	12.3%	56.1%	10.8%	25.0%	35.8%	67.6%	64.2%	25.4%	42.6%	74.6%	75.0%	74.5%	35.2%	12.2%	67.3%	59.2%
2021	23.7%	49.4%	13.3%	15.3%	28.6%	62.0%	56.8%	28.5%	46.8%	71.5%	64.9%	73.8%	20.3%	19.3%	58.1%	45.9%
2022	27.0%	54.0%	20.4%	12.4%	32.8%	69.3%	67.2%	35.9%	56.9%	64.1%	58.8%	65.6%	17.2%	19.2%	46.7%	36.7%
RP MLB AVG	25.5%	49.1%	10.6%	16.7%	27.3%	64.1%	58.8%	22.0%	47.5%	78.0%	68.1%	81.7%	21.3%	21.0%	61.2%	50.8%

Year	aLoc%	x-mLoc%	gLoc%	hiLoc%	y-mLoc%	loLoc%	heLoc%	iLoc%	oLoc%	Early%	Behind%	2-Str%	Zone%	Early BIP%	PAR%
2019	27.5%	23.6%	48.9%	50.5%	34.6%	14.8%	4.9%	22.5%	53.8%	61.0%	25.8%	26.9%	45.6%	7.2%	18.4%
2020	29.1%	20.3%	50.7%	43.9%	29.7%	26.4%	4.7%	24.3%	55.4%	61.5%	19.6%	33.1%	56.1%	8.8%	20.4%
2021	17.2%	26.0%	56.8%	50.0%	30.5%	19.5%	9.4%	31.5%	42.5%	49.7%	28.6%	35.4%	49.4%	11.1%	15.6%
2022	35.8%	27.0%	37.2%	65.0%	26.3%	8.8%	8.0%	27.0%	46.0%	46.7%	36.5%	38.0%	54.0%	9.4%	28.8%
RP MLB AVG	34.1%	27.5%	38.4%	48.0%	27.3%	24.7%	7.6%	29.3%	43.3%	54.2%	31.1%	29.8%	49.1%	12.7%	17.2%

Year	MPH	Usage%	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	GB%	FB%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	HR/FB%	xAVG	xwOBA	HC%	Spin
2019	95.2	7.2%	41.7%	27.3%	3.0%	15.2%	18.2%	63.6%	57.6%	44.4%	44.4%	.200	.224	.222	0.0%	.154	.201	0.0%	2,239
2020	94.5	21.5%	32.5%	35.5%	12.9%	17.7%	30.6%	67.7%	62.9%	27.3%	36.4%	.188	.305	.200	25.0%	.254	.353	33.3%	2,166
2021	95.1	26.6%	40.9%	52.6%	7.8%	18.5%	26.3%	75.4%	65.1%	67.8%	11.9%	.358	.362	.414	0.0%	.308	.330	21.6%	2,189
2022	95.2	18.2%	45.0%	52.4%	0.0%	28.6%	28.6%	78.6%	73.8%	75.0%	25.0%	.167	.149	.167	0.0%	.251	.233	33.3%	2,198
RP MLB AVG	93.3	33.2%	27.7%	48.2%	8.0%	19.9%	27.9%	64.5%	57.7%	58.1%	20.3%	.286	.346	.333	13.5%	.274	.344	30.2%	2,137

Year	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	EV	FB EV	LA	xMov	yMov	xRP	yRP	Ext.	Spin
2019	.154	.201	.171	.149	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	71.1	73.6	13.6	1.3	0.7	-1.3	5.2	6.0	2,239
2020	.254	.353	.317	.310	33.3%	9.1%	45.5%	27.8%	93.7	81.4	14.1	9.2	5.8	-1.1	5.1	6.3	2,166
2021	.308	.330	.348	.296	21.6%	1.7%	30.5%	24.3%	82.1	80.5	-7.1	9.1	4.9	-1.2	5.0	6.2	2,189
2022	.251	.233	.248	.233	33.3%	8.3%	33.3%	33.3%	86.5	92.6	1.0	9.6	4.9	-1.3	5.0	6.2	2,198
RP MLB AVG	.274	.344	.316	.293	30.2%	5.0%	38.2%	27.1%	88.6	86.2	3.8	9.3	5.3	-0.7	5.5	6.3	2,137

Year	P	TBF	1B	2B	3B	HR	K	BB	HBP	WP	Strikes	Balls	AVG	SLG	wOBA
2019	33	11	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	21	12	.200	.200	.224
2020	62	18	1	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	42	20	.188	.438	.305
2021	232	74	21	3	0	0	9	3	3	0	175	57	.358	.403	.362
2022	42	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	9	.167	.167	.149
RP MLB AVG	49	13	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33	17	.286	.383	.346

Year	GB%	LD%	FB%	IFFB%	HR/FB%	Pull%	Cent%	Oppo%	Foul%	Weak%	Top%	Under%	Fl&B%	Solid%	SS%
2019	44.4%	11.1%	44.4%	11.1%	0.0%	55.6%	11.1%	33.3%	18.2%	22.2%	33.3%	44.4%	0.0%	0.0%	22.2%
2020	27.3%	36.4%	36.4%	9.1%	25.0%	36.4%	27.3%	36.4%	19.4%	9.1%	27.3%	18.2%	27.3%	9.1%	54.5%
2021	67.8%	20.3%	11.9%	0.0%	0.0%	54.2%	23.7%	22.0%	23.7%	10.2%	54.2%	5.1%	25.4%	3.4%	32.2%
2022	75.0%	0.0%	25.0%	8.3%	0.0%	50.0%	16.7%	33.3%	21.4%	8.3%	41.7%	16.7%	25.0%	0.0%	16.7%
RP MLB AVG	58.1%	21.7%	20.3%	3.8%	13.5%	47.5%	18.6%	35.3%	16.6%	5.3%	40.7%	15.5%	29.1%	4.4%	32.6%

Year	HC%	Brl%	ICR%	IPA%	AVG	wOBA	BABIP	BACON	xAVG	xwOBA	xBABIP	xwoBACON	EV	FB EV	LA
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	.200	.224	.222	.222	.154	.201	.171	.149	71.1	73.6	13.6
2020	33.3%	9.1%	45.5%	27.8%	.188	.305	.200	.273	.254	.353	.317	.310	93.7	81.4	14.1
2021	21.6%	1.7%	30.5%	24.3%	.358	.362	.414	.414	.308	.330	.348	.296	82.1	80.5	-7.1
2022	33.3%	8.3%	33.3%	33.3%	.167	.149	.167	.167	.251	.233	.248	.233	86.5	92.6	1.0
RP MLB AVG	30.2%	5.0%	38.2%	27.1%	.286	.346	.333	.345	.274	.344	.316	.293	88.6	86.2	3.8

Year	O-Sw%	Zone%	SwStr%	CS%	CSW%	Str%	PLUS%	Whiff%	Swing%	Con%	O-Con%	Z-Con%	ECS%	2-Str O-Sw%	F-Str%	TF-Str%
2019	41.7%	27.3%	3.0%	15.2%	18.2%	63.6%	57.6%	6.3%	48.5%	93.8%	90.0%	100.0%	17.4%	57.1%	50.0%	50.0%
2020	32.5%	35.5%	12.9%	17.7%	30.6%	67.7%	62.9%	25.8%	50.0%	74.2%	61.5%	83.3%	28.1%	35.3%	77.8%	55.6%
2021	40.9%	52.6%	7.8%	18.5%	26.3%	75.4%	65.1%	13.6%	56.9%	86.4%	80.0%	89.7%	22.5%	25.5%	72.2%	55.7%
2022	45.0%	52.4%	0.0%	28.6%	28.6%	78.6%	73.8%	0.0%	50.0%	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	35.3%	16.7%	80.0%	66.7%
RP MLB AVG	27.7%	48.2%	8.0%	19.9%	27.9%	64.5%	57.7%	18.3%	44.6%	81.7%	70.1%	87.9%	22.8%