Keider Montero

Bats R Throws R6'1" 145 lbBorn 2000 Santa Teresa del Tuy, VenezuelaDebut 2024Team DETContract 1 y (26) 2026: $763,694

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	357	19.6	7.8	3.53	21.9	6.42	97.3
2027							98.3
2028							100.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 24

His ten closest age-24 comparables averaged 89 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Jeff Hoffman	2017	92.3	72.2	44
2	Ryan Weathers	2024	90.5	99.7	166
3	Daniel Norris	2017	95.5	91.7	200
4	Erasmo Ramirez	2014	93.3	107.1	666
5	Andrew Miller	2009	94.2	61.6	171
6	Doug Waechter	2005	89.0	93.4	249
7	Justin Nicolino	2016	93.7	80.2	229
8	Mike Foltynewicz	2016	88.3	95.4	692
9	Kendall Graveman	2015	94.2	98.7	786
10	Luis Medina	2023	90.1	90.9	180

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									357				98.3
2026*									535				119.6	100.7	120.3
2025	DET	5	3	4.37	20	12	0	90.7	389	16	31	72	94.7	100.7	95.5
2024	DET	6	6	4.76	19	16	0	98.3	412	19	31	77	89.7	99.3	89.0
Career		11	9	4.57	39	28	0	189.0	801	35	62	149	92.1		92.1

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	DET	P	20	91	11	10	0	2	1.000	+0.4
2024	DET	P	19	98	4	9	0	0	1.000	-0.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2025	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	182	42.2 IP, 24% K	5.97
2024	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	224	48.1 IP, 24% K	5.05
2023	AAA	Toledo Mud Hens	Pit	182	42.0 IP, 26% K	4.93
2023	AA	Erie SeaWolves	Pit	307	69.1 IP, 30% K	4.95
2023	A+	West Michigan Whitecaps	Pit	61	16.0 IP, 36% K	2.81
2022	A+	West Michigan Whitecaps	Pit	447	103.2 IP, 23% K	4.53
2021	A+	West Michigan Whitecaps	Pit	290	61.1 IP, 20% K	5.30
2019	Rk	GCL Tigers West	Pit	100	23.0 IP, 23% K	1.57
2018	Rk	DSL Tigers 1	Pit	204	46.1 IP, 20% K	2.15
2017	Rk	DSL Tigers	Pit	217	47.0 IP, 19% K	4.02

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.276	0.270	0.281	0.262
2025	0.392	0.303	0.358	0.329
2024	0.326	0.363	0.320	0.383

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.

Postseason pitching

Year	G	GS	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
2025	3	0	1	5.1	1	2	2	0.59
2024	2	1	0	3.0	1	0	3	0.33
Career	5	1	1	8.1	2	2	5	0.49