P Rafael Montero #47
Houston Astros MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
01/20/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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P RAFAEL MONTERO #47 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
41 0 6-4 0 3.64 59.1 57 7 20 55 1.30 0.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 55 45 60 55
Movement 60 50 65 60
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 50 50
Changeup 45 45
Sinker 60 60
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 30
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 35
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 40
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/28/2024 LAD Win, 6-2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 Win
10/27/2024 LAD Loss, 5-10 0.1 1 5 5 4 0 Loss
10/24/2024 @ LAD Win, 7-4 1.0 0 0 0 0 3
10/23/2024 @ LAD Win, 6-3 1.0 3 0 0 1 1
10/14/2024 @ NYY Win, 7-5 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
10/13/2024 @ NYY Win, 5-2 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
10/08/2024 @ DET Win, 10-9 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
09/24/2024 SEA Win, 2-1 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
09/23/2024 SEA Win, 9-6 2.0 3 0 0 0 1
09/19/2024 LAA Win, 6-2 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 Win
PERSONALITY
Rafael has an extensive workout regimen.
High: Work Ethic
Birthday:10/17/1990
Born in:Higüey, LA
Nationality:Dominican
Height:6' 0"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$11,500,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 136 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:9 Years, 136 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 41 0 6 4 0 3.64 59.1 57 27 24 7 20 55 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 3 3 0.0 41 7 12.29 8.65 8.34 3.03 4.16 1.30 99 0.2 .286        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 109 30 5 1 2 10 11 28 3 0 1 .275 .339 .394 .733      
vs. RHB 124 27 6 1 5 17 9 27 1 0 3 .218 .285 .403 .688      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2024 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1  
April 6 0 1 2 0 9.72 8.1 14 11 9 3 4 9  
May 9 0 1 1 0 2.77 13.0 12 4 4 1 1 10  
June 8 0 1 0 0 3.18 11.1 8 4 4 1 4 15  
July 7 0 1 1 0 4.50 8.0 10 4 4 1 2 9  
August 4 0 0 0 0 2.84 6.1 6 3 2 0 3 4  
September 6 0 2 0 0 0.87 10.1 6 1 1 1 5 7  
Spring Training 12 0 0 0 0 8.38 9.2 15 9 9 1 3 9  
Postseason 7 0 1 1 0 7.50 6.0 6 5 5 0 6 6  
Last Year 41 0 6 4 0 3.64 59.1 57 27 24 7 20 55  
2 Years Ago 26 0 1 1 1 4.75 41.2 41 22 22 3 23 37  
Career 279 30 25 28 30 4.52 457.2 456 249 230 48 205 449  
Home 24 0 4 0 0 2.41 33.2 28 9 9 3 10 29  
Road 17 0 2 4 0 5.26 25.2 29 18 15 4 10 26  
Grass 39 0 6 3 0 3.41 58.0 53 25 22 6 20 54  
Turf 2 0 0 1 0 13.50 1.1 4 2 2 1 0 1  
Day 13 0 3 0 0 4.26 19.0 16 9 9 2 11 18  
Night 28 0 3 4 0 3.35 40.1 41 18 15 5 9 37  
As Reliever / Substitution 41 0 6 4 0 3.64 59.1 57 27 24 7 20 55  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 New York - MLB 23 10 8 1 3 0 4.06 44.1 44 21 20 8 23 42 0 0 1.51 .298 5.22 -0.3 90
2015 New York - MLB 24 5 1 0 1 0 4.50 10.0 9 6 5 0 5 13 0 0 1.40 .333 1.26 0.4 87
2016 New York - MLB 25 9 3 0 1 0 8.05 19.0 23 17 17 4 16 20 0 0 2.05 .358 6.30 -0.3 52
2017 New York - MLB 26 34 18 5 11 0 5.52 119.0 141 75 73 12 67 114 0 0 1.75 .376 4.38 1.3 79
2019 Texas - MLB 28 22 0 2 0 0 2.48 29.0 23 8 8 5 5 34 0 0 0.97 .269 4.00 0.3 185
2020 Texas - MLB 29 17 0 0 1 8 4.08 17.2 12 11 8 2 6 19 0 0 1.02 .233 3.74 0.2 106
2021 Houston - MLB 30 4 0 0 1 0 0.00 6.0 3 1 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.83 .214 2.68 0.1 999
2021 Seattle - MLB 30 40 0 5 3 7 7.27 43.1 56 39 35 4 15 37 0 0 1.64 .366 4.15 0.2 59
2021 Total - MLB 30 44 0 5 4 7 6.39 49.1 59 40 35 4 17 42 0 0 1.54 .353 3.97 0.4 68
2022 Houston - MLB 31 71 0 5 2 14 2.37 68.1 47 22 18 3 23 73 0 0 1.02 .262 2.62 1.4 164
2023 Houston - MLB 32 26 0 1 1 1 4.75 41.2 41 22 22 3 23 37 0 0 1.54 .317 4.27 0.2 94
2024 Houston - MLB 33 41 0 6 4 0 3.64 59.1 57 27 24 7 20 55 0 0 1.30 .286 4.16 0.2 115
Total MLB 279 30 25 28 30 4.52 457.2 456 249 230 48 205 449 0 0 1.44 .321 4.08 3.8 93
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2011 New York N (DSL) - R 20 4 4 1 1 0 1.00 18.0 7 2 2 1 0 20 0 0 0.39 .158 1.70 0.8 395
2011 New York N (FCL) - R 20 7 4 1 2 1 1.45 31.0 28 11 5 0 6 32 0 0 1.10 .301 2.20 1.1 276
2011 Total - R 20 4 4 2 1 0 4.24 17.0 17 8 8 2 6 9 0 0 1.35 .273 4.73 0.1 94
2011 Total - R 20 15 12 4 4 1 2.05 66.0 52 21 15 3 12 61 0 0 0.97 .263 2.72 2.1 195
2011 Total - A- 20 2 0 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 3 2 2 1 1 5 0 0 0.80 .182 4.40 -0.0 111
2012 St. Lucie - A 21 12 12 6 3 0 2.52 71.1 61 24 20 4 8 54 0 0 0.97 .260 2.79 2.2 159
2012 Team 1 - A+ 21 8 8 5 2 0 2.13 50.2 35 13 12 2 11 56 1 0 0.91 .270 2.27 2.0 190
2012 Total - A+ 21 20 20 11 5 0 2.36 122.0 96 37 32 6 19 110 1 0 0.94 .264 2.58 4.1 170
2013 Binghamton - AA 22 11 11 7 3 0 2.43 66.2 51 21 18 2 10 72 0 0 0.91 .277 1.88 3.0 166
2013 Syracuse - AAA 22 16 16 5 4 0 3.05 88.2 85 35 30 4 25 78 0 0 1.24 .316 2.87 2.6 132
2014 New York N (FCL) - R 23 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 1.50 .500 0.20 0.1 89
2014 Team 1 - A+ 23 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0.75 .222 1.95 0.2 999
2014 Syracuse - AAA 23 16 16 6 4 0 3.60 80.0 69 43 32 4 34 80 0 0 1.29 .297 3.16 2.0 111
2015 New York N (FCL) - R 24 3 2 0 0 0 0.00 6.0 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.83 .357 1.20 0.3 999
2015 Team 1 - A+ 24 2 2 0 0 0 3.60 5.0 5 2 2 0 3 1 0 0 1.60 .263 4.60 0.0 113
2015 Syracuse - AAA 24 2 2 1 0 0 5.87 7.2 8 6 5 1 1 7 0 0 1.17 .318 3.46 0.2 68
2016 Syracuse - AAA 25 16 16 4 6 0 7.20 80.0 31 70 64 12 40 68 0 0 0.89 .072 4.88 0.3 56
2017 Syracuse - AAA 26 5 5 0 2 0 2.48 29.0 18 9 8 3 12 37 0 0 1.03 .238 3.23 0.7 162
2019 Texas (ACL) - R 28 5 3 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0.29 .182 0.00 0.5 999
2019 Frisco - AA 28 5 2 0 0 0 7.00 9.0 15 7 7 0 2 15 0 0 1.89 .556 0.53 0.5 57
2019 Round Rock - AAA 28 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 0.1 999
Total IL 55 55 16 16 0 4.38 285.1 211 163 139 24 112 270 0 0 1.13 .227 3.57 91.5
Total PCL 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 2.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0.00 .000 0.00 999.0
Total EL 11 11 7 3 0 2.43 66.2 51 21 18 2 10 72 0 0 0.91 .277 1.88 166.1
Total TL 5 2 0 0 0 7.00 9.0 15 7 7 0 2 15 0 0 1.89 .556 0.53 57.1
Total MWL 11 11 5 2 0 2.11 59.2 42 15 14 2 15 61 1 0 0.96 .267 2.45 192.2
Total NYP 2 0 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 3 2 2 1 1 5 0 0 0.80 .182 4.40 111.1
Total APP 4 4 2 1 0 4.24 17.0 17 8 8 2 6 9 0 0 1.35 .273 4.73 94.4
Total ACL 5 3 0 0 0 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0.29 .182 0.00 999.0
Total FCL 11 7 1 2 1 1.38 39.0 36 12 6 0 6 41 0 0 1.08 .319 1.94 289.1
Total DSL 4 4 1 1 0 1.00 18.0 7 2 2 1 0 20 0 0 0.39 .158 1.70 395.5
Total FSL 12 12 6 3 0 2.52 71.1 61 24 20 4 8 54 0 0 0.97 .260 2.79 158.6
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2023 Houston - MLB 32 2 0 0 0 0 13.50 3.1 6 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 2.10 .385 7.65 -0.1 33
2024 Houston - MLB 33 7 0 1 1 0 7.50 6.0 6 5 5 0 6 6 0 0 2.00 .375 4.32 0.0 56
Total MLB 9 0 1 1 0 9.64 9.1 12 10 10 1 7 7 0 0 2.04 .379 5.51 44.9
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 New York - MLB P 10 8 2 6 1 8 0 1.000 44.1 1.62 -0.2 .000
2015 New York - MLB P 5 1 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 10.0 2.70 0.0 .000
2016 New York - MLB P 9 3 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 19.0 0.95 +0.1 .000
2017 New York - MLB P 34 18 4 13 1 17 0 1.000 119.0 1.29 -0.9 .000
2019 Texas - MLB P 22 0 4 3 1 7 0 1.000 29.0 2.17 0.0 .000
2020 Texas - MLB P 17 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 17.2 1.02 0.0 .000
2021 Houston - MLB P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 6.0 1.50 0.0 .000
2021 Seattle - MLB P 40 0 4 4 1 8 0 1.000 43.1 1.66 -0.8 .000
2022 Houston - MLB P 71 0 2 6 1 9 1 .889 68.1 1.05 -1.0 .000
2023 Houston - MLB P 25 0 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 41.2 1.30 -0.0 1.018
2024 Houston - MLB P 41 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 59.1 0.46 +0.1 1.060
TOTAL P 278 30 24 41 5 66 1 .985 457.2 1.28 -2.6 1.035
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2011 Signed as an international free agent with the New York Mets.
11/02/2018 Became a free agent.
01/04/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Texas Rangers organization.
01/10/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $785,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
12/15/2020 Traded by the Texas Rangers to the Seattle Mariners for RHP Jose Corniell and a player to be named later.
07/27/2021 Traded by the Seattle Mariners with RHP Kendall Graveman to the Houston Astros for RHP Joe Smith and 3B Abraham Toro.
11/06/2022 Granted Free Agency.
11/15/2022 Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.
10/08/2023 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 4 weeks.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
09/02/2024 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
10/28/2024 Injured (bone spur (elbow)),out for 6 weeks.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
2022 71 3
Year SV Rank
2020 8 7
Year HLD Rank
2022 23 7
Year BB Rank
2017 67 9
Year RA Rank
2022 71 3
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