Rafael Montero DET RP R

Born: 10/17/1990 Age: 34

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (ATL) Jul'25

Sat 8/09	Sun 8/10	Mon 8/11
LAA 6:10 PM EDT	LAA 1:40 PM EDT	@CHW 7:40 PM EDT

Positions
RP
2026 Earned Positions
RP

All Leagues
Average $1.00 Median $1.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $0.00 Median $0.00

All Leagues
Average $1.00 Median $1.00
Ottoneu Classic (4x4)
Average $2.10 Median $2.00

Roster%
0.31%
Change
7Day 0%
30Day 0%

2025 OPL Round 5
OPL Roster%
0.00%
OPL Average Salary
$0.00

August 5, 2025 9:38 PM : Montero allowed two runs on two hits and a walk across an inning of relief in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Twins.
Analysis: Montero, who was traded to Detroit from Atlanta before last Thursday's deadline, was making his first appearance in exactly a week. Perhaps as a result of some rust, the veteran righty wasn't particularly sharp in his team debut, and his season ERA climbed to 5.72. Montero can miss some bats, as he has 39 strikeouts in 39.1 innings this year, though he's too volatile at this point to see high-leverage work with the Tigers, which minimizes his fantasy appeal.

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	K	HR9	ERA	WHIP
2014	NYM	10	8	44.1	42	1.62406	4.06015	1.51128
2015	NYM	5	1	10.0	13	0.00000	4.50000	1.40000
2016	NYM	9	3	19.0	20	1.89474	8.05263	2.05263
2017	NYM	34	18	119.0	114	0.90756	5.52101	1.74790
2019	TEX	22	0	29.0	34	1.55172	2.48276	0.96552
2020	TEX	17	0	17.2	19	1.01887	4.07546	1.01887
2021	SEA	40	0	43.1	37	0.83077	7.26924	1.63846
2021	HOU	4	0	6.0	5	0.00000	0.00000	0.83333
2022	HOU	71	0	68.1	73	0.39512	2.37073	1.02439
2023	HOU	68	0	67.1	79	1.47030	5.07921	1.52970
2024	HOU	41	0	38.1	23	1.87826	4.69565	1.40870
2025	HOU	3	0	4.0	5	0.00000	4.50000	1.25000
2025	ATL	36	0	34.1	34	0.78641	5.50485	1.39806
2025	DET	1	0	1.0	0	0.00000	18.00000	3.00000

Year	Team	G	GS	IP	K	HR9	ERA	WHIP
2011	NYM (R)	4	4	18.0	20	0.50000	1.00000	0.38889
2011	NYM (R)	7	4	31.0	32	0.00000	1.45161	1.09677
2011	NYM (R)	4	4	17.0	9	1.05882	4.23529	1.35294
2011	NYM (A-)	2	0	5.0	5	1.80000	3.60000	0.80000
2012	NYM (A)	12	12	71.1	54	0.50467	2.52336	0.96729
2012	NYM (A+)	8	8	50.2	56	0.35526	2.13158	0.90789
2013	NYM (AA)	11	11	66.2	72	0.27000	2.43000	0.91500
2013	NYM (AAA)	16	16	88.2	78	0.40602	3.04511	1.24060
2014	NYM (R)	1	1	2.0	3	0.00000	4.50000	1.50000
2014	NYM (A+)	1	1	4.0	4	0.00000	0.00000	0.75000
2014	NYM (AAA)	16	16	80.0	80	0.45000	3.60000	1.28750
2015	NYM (R)	3	2	6.0	6	0.00000	0.00000	0.83333
2015	NYM (A+)	2	2	5.0	1	0.00000	3.60000	1.60000
2015	NYM (AAA)	2	2	7.2	7	1.17391	5.86956	1.17391
2016	NYM (AA)	9	9	49.0	40	0.73469	2.20408	1.10204
2016	NYM (AAA)	16	16	80.0	68	1.35000	7.20000	1.88750
2017	NYM (AAA)	5	5	29.0	37	0.93103	2.48276	1.03448
2019	TEX (R)	5	3	7.0	12	0.00000	0.00000	0.28571
2019	TEX (AA)	5	2	9.0	15	0.00000	7.00000	1.88889
2019	TEX (AAA)	1	0	2.1	4	0.00000	0.00000	0.00000
2024	HOU (AAA)	17	0	16.1	24	1.10204	2.20408	1.34694

Date	Team	Opponent	Hold	IP	TBF	R	ER	H	K	BB	HR
Aug 5, 2025	DET	MIN	0	1.0	5	2	2	2	0	1	0
Jul 29, 2025	ATL	@KCR	0	1.0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0
Jul 28, 2025	ATL	@KCR	0	0.0	4	3	3	2	0	2	0
Jul 25, 2025	ATL	@TEX	0	1.1	8	4	4	2	1	2	0
Jul 21, 2025	ATL	SFG	0	1.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
Jul 19, 2025	ATL	NYY	1	1.0	5	0	0	0	1	1	0
Jul 12, 2025	ATL	@STL	0	1.0	4	1	1	1	1	0	1
Jul 11, 2025	ATL	@STL	1	1.0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jul 9, 2025	ATL	@ATH	0	1.0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jul 5, 2025	ATL	BAL	0	1.0	6	3	2	2	1	1	0
Totals			2	9.1	48	14	13	13	6	8	2

Date	Level	Team	Opponent	Win	IP	TBF	R	ER	H	K	BB	HR
Sep 20, 2024	AAA	SUG	@SAC	0	0.2	6	2	2	4	1	0	0
Sep 18, 2024	AAA	SUG	@SAC	1	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 15, 2024	AAA	SUG	RNO	0	1.0	7	1	1	1	1	3	1
Sep 14, 2024	AAA	SUG	RNO	0	0.2	3	0	0	1	1	0	0
Sep 12, 2024	AAA	SUG	RNO	0	1.0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0
Sep 10, 2024	AAA	SUG	RNO	0	1.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	1
Sep 8, 2024	AAA	SUG	@OKC	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sep 6, 2024	AAA	SUG	@OKC	0	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 3, 2024	AAA	SUG	@OKC	0	1.0	5	0	0	1	0	1	0
Aug 30, 2024	AAA	SUG	SL	0	1.0	5	0	0	1	2	1	0
Totals				1	9.1	42	4	4	10	9	6	2

Date	Transaction Type	Team	Salary
August 19, 2020 6:54 PM	add	Whirling Darvishes	$4
September 30, 2020 7:34 PM	increase	Whirling Darvishes	$6
January 28, 2021 10:03 AM	cut	Whirling Darvishes	$0
March 14, 2021 7:25 PM	add	Whirling Darvishes	$2
June 28, 2021 7:33 AM	cut	Whirling Darvishes	$1
September 24, 2021 10:16 AM	add	Whirling Darvishes	$1
October 9, 2021 4:55 AM	increase	Whirling Darvishes	$3
February 9, 2022 4:31 PM	cut	Whirling Darvishes	$0
June 11, 2022 4:05 PM	add	One-Eighty by Sandberg	$2
October 14, 2022 2:00 AM	increase	One-Eighty by Sandberg	$4
January 27, 2023 12:32 PM	cut	One-Eighty by Sandberg	$0
March 19, 2023 3:28 PM	add	Free City of Danzig 🇵🇱	$1
May 31, 2023 12:06 PM	cut	Free City of Danzig 🇵🇱	$1

Date	Proposing Team	Proposing Team Gives	Accepting Team	Accepting Team Gives
August 10, 2022 10:13 AM	Bobby's Cox Arraez	Rafael Montero SEA RP R $2 Hunter Renfroe MIL OF R $4 George Kirby SEA SP R $3 Eury Perez MIA SP R $5	Purple Cactus	Jacob DeGrom NYM SP R $54 Garrett Cooper ATL AAA 1B R $4 Edwin Diaz SEA RP R $10 $46 loan
July 13, 2022 2:22 PM	GunnarFight at the O.K. Corral	Miles Mikolas STL SP R $2 Rafael Montero SEA RP R $1 Ramon Laureano OAK OF R $6	Southside Hitmen 2.0	Luis Castillo CIN SP R $18 $9 loan
January 15, 2021 5:02 PM	Flying Disco Turkeys	Darren O'Day ATL AAA RP R $3 Miguel Rojas MIA 2B/SS/3B R $3 Eduardo Rodriguez BOS SP L $12 Nick Castellanos CIN OF R $23 Rafael Montero SEA RP R $3 Brusdar Graterol MIN RP R $6 60IL	The Basement-Dweller	Aaron Judge NYY OF R $44 James McCann NYM C R $3 Justus Sheffield CIN CPX SP/RP L $4 Edwin Diaz SEA RP R $9 Trevor Larnach MIA OF L $2
December 5, 2020 2:03 PM	Mourning Doves	J.D. Davis LAA AAA 1B/3B R $7 Shogo Akiyama CIN OF L $7	Piggyback Bandits	Rafael Montero TEX RP R $6 Keone Kela CHW AAA RP R $6 Kris Bubic KCR SP/RP L $6 60IL
December 14, 2015 11:53 AM	Long Gone	Yasmani Grandal BOS AAA C S $10 Joc Pederson LAD Util L $8	Balls In Play	Derek Norris SDP Util R $5 Rafael Montero NYM RP R $5 Nick Gordon KCR AAA OF L $6 Anthony Desclafani CIN SP/RP R $7
July 12, 2015 10:51 AM	Corn Cobb TV	Charlie Blackmon COL OF L $5 Aaron Sanchez TOR AAA SP/RP R $5 Anthony Rendon WSN 3B R $22 60IL Josh Bell PIT 1B S $2 Rafael Montero NYM RP R $3 Kyle Schwarber CHC OF L $5	Balls In Play	Johnny Cueto CIN SP/RP R $20 Justin Upton SDP Util R $31 Felix Hernandez SEA RP R $42 $50 loan
March 13, 2015 10:20 AM	Clase Closed	Rafael Montero NYM RP R $3 $2 loan	Corn Cobb TV	R.A. Dickey TOR RP R $2
December 10, 2013 6:47 PM	Lovable Losers	Tyler Skaggs LAA SP L $7 Matt Harvey BAL AAA RP R $12 Taylor Guerrieri PHI AAA RP R $2 Jorge Soler CHC OF R $5 10IL	Bob's Fellers	Grant Green MIA AAA Util R $3 Brett Lawrie CHW AA Util R $11 Jake Marisnick ATL AAA OF R $4 Zack Wheeler TOR SP R $6 Rafael Montero NYM RP R $2
July 18, 2013 9:20 AM	smg58	Danny Hultzen SEA RP L $3 Rafael Montero NYM RP R $4	Slapdick Prospects	Cliff Lee PHI RP L $41

Rafael Montero DET RP R

Born: 10/17/1990 Age: 34

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On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (ATL) Jul'25

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