"If they missed that, they will get a very up close and personal look at Montgomery on Saturday night when he pitches against his former teammates. In a trade that is still perplexing for how it weakened the Bombers’ pitching depth, they sent Montgomery to St. Louis for Harrison Bader, a tremendous defense center fielder who is on the injured list and in a walking boot for at least another week."
Montgomery just isn't very good.
Benintendi in LF, Bader in CF, Judge in RF, Stanton DH, Hicks on the bench, Gallo in another city.
The team is better now.
"The fact is, however, despite running into a rough stretch his last few outings, Montgomery had been a fairly solid starter for the Yankees. The 29-year-old homegrown lefty pitched to a 3.94 ERA over 502.2 innings in his five-plus seasons in the big leagues. This season, Montgomery had a 3-3 record because of poor run support and a 3.69 ERA. The lefty’s numbers were a little deceptive, as his xERA 4.11 indicates some very positive luck."
Easily replaceable, as thest statistics attest.
Besides, those 502.2 innings are over about 100 starts, and I'm not even making that up. The exact number is 97 starts. A 22-20 career record, playing for teams with 100+ wins ... it's not just poor run support.
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