Reds Sign Montas

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(01-03-2024, 05:36 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Can you clarify what you mean here? Because Montas, as far as I know, played the majority of the 2022 season, with the exception of a couple weeks in July that he seems to have missed. He was traded to the Yankees and started for the rest of the season with them, starting every ~5 games from August 7th to September 16th. He looks like he missed 2 or 3 starts at the end of the season, and made 1 relief appearance in the playoffs for them. 

So he missed maybe 5 or 6 starts over the course of the 2022 season. I can't find much written about why, but it wouldn't surprise me if that was the shoulder injury at the end there. But I'd be hard pressed to call it a "ton of time" missed in 2022.

Then, obviously he missed most of 2023, but the one game he appeared in was at the end of the season, so that's a good sign that he was healthy enough to play at the end, meaning the rehab of the shoulder was already completed and he was in game shape. This season was likely a fairly normal off season for him, relatively speaking.

You're absolutely right. Not a ton of time in 2022, I meant a ton of time overall. That's on me. Lol

Not a ton of time missed in 2022, but the time he missed was indeed shoulder related...
July '22: https://theathletic.com/4169648/2022/07/03/frankie-montas-mri-confirms-shoulder-inflammation-no-structural-damage/
Sept '22: https://nypost.com/2022/09/17/yankees-frankie-montas-to-get-mri-for-right-shoulder-discomfort/
Feb '23: https://www.amny.com/sports/yankees-frankie-montas-shoulder-surgery/

He also got suspended in 2019 for juicing while having his best year after greatly struggling early in his career.
https://apnews.com/as-pitcher-montas-suspended-80-games-for-drug-violation-7d69e2986efb4f948e5b919587d6abde

So a cheater with a long lasting shoulder injury and surgery.