Henry Roldán
Dominican Frankie Montas will probably leave the Oakland Athletics, and numerous teams are looking to sign him.
Despite suffering shoulder pain last week, the right-hander remains one of the best arms on the market, with a 3.26 ERA in 96.2 innings of work this season.
Therefore, the following is a list of the teams that are most likely to acquire the player, who was sixth in the American Cy Young voting last season.
Possible market destinations for Frankie Montas
New York Yankees
During the preseason the Yankees wanted him and according to reports from Jon Heryman, New York is still on the starter’s trail.
Despite having one of the best pitching staffs in the circuit, the Yankees seem to have doubts whether Jameson Taillon and Jordan Montgomery will be able to perform all year, so Montas would certainly be an excellent acquisition.
Los Angeles Dodgers
While the Dodgers are sounding strong to acquire Luis Castillo from the Reds, Frankie Montas could be another option for a team that aims to fight for everything again this season.
Walker Buehler and Dustin May have had a lot of injury problems, and Los Angeles can’t afford to have a short rotation heading into a pretty tough postseason.
St. Louis Cardinals
This is possibly one of the teams that needs more starting pitching in order to maintain their aspirations of qualifying for the postseason.
The Cardinals rotation has been an infirmary all year and Montas would fit them like a glove. The problem is that St. Louis doesn’t have a lot of material to give to the Athletics, so it’s unclear if they’ll want to risk that much for him.
New York Mets
Can you imagine a rotation with Montas, Scherzer and DeGrom? Well, even though the Mets have hinted that they will not go after a starting pitcher in the market, the Dominican remains a possibility.
Carlos Carrasco and Taijuan Walker will be free agents next year, while Montas is under control until 2023. Furthermore, Tylor Megill will be out until August due to an injury, and David Peterson is a mystery. These are more than enough reasons to think about bringing in the right-handed pitcher.
