Braden Montgomery

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Braden Montgomery

FCL Red Sox - Rk
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Bats: S / Throws: R
Age: 23
Rule 5 Eligible: After 2028 Season
Acquisition Method: Draft

Scouting Report

The selection follows a string of successes in which the Red Sox selected Kyle Teel (14th overall) and Kristian Campbell (132nd overall) in 2023, Roman Anthony (79th overall) in 2022, and Marcelo Mayer (4th overall) in 2021. Despite suffering a season-ending ankle injury during the Aggies’ postseason run, Montgomery was projected to be drafted in the Top 10 by MLB.com, Baseball America, The Athletic, ESPN, and Fangraphs. He slid to the Red Sox at 12.

What to Like:
Montgomery started his college career at Stanford, playing two full seasons before transferring to Texas A&M in his junior year. He discovered his plus-plus power there, belting 27 home runs and driving in 85 runs in 61 games. That power was on display against Georgia in April when Montgomery blasted a mammoth grand slam to dead center. His final stat line in his final season was .322/.454/.733/1.187.

Montgomery primarily played right field throughout college. That is projected to be the case in his first taste of professional ball. Once a two-way player who threw 97 MPH from the mound, MLB Pipeline has a 70 grade on Montgomery’s arm.

What to Work On:
Projected as a switch-hitting power bat, there are concerns about his viability from the right side of the plate, given his platoon split, according to SoxProspects.

MLB Pipeline’s scouting profile states that although Montgomery has improved his plate discipline and ability to handle breaking pitches, “he still swings and misses at pitches in the zone a bit too often and will chase non-fastballs.”

What's Next?
In August, Montgomery was assigned to the FCL to continue his rehab. He is expected to be ready for the start of the 2025 season, where he projects to begin in High-A Greenville. He has yet to take an at-bat in his minor league journey, but his potential is indisputable. He’s current #61 on Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects list, joining “The Big 4” and 18-year-old Salem infielder Franklin Arias as the Red Sox prospects gracing the list.

Along with an impressive scouting report, Montgomery was humble in his post-draft interview in July when asked what he’s learned in his journey to get to this point.

Quote

“I’ve just kind of learned how to be the person I want to be and how I want to treat people, because that’s ultimately the way people remember you. They’re not going to remember how many homers I hit or how many times I strike out.”

Monthly Splits

Split	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Starter		89	167	--	51	12	2	8	28	30	42	--	--	.305	.410	.545	.955
Pre All-Star	CWS	29	104	15	24	8	0	3	12	10	24	0	1	.231	.302	.394	.696
Seventh Inning		45	39	11	10	2	2	0	6	3	14	0	1	.256	.348	.410	.758
Runner at 3rd		16	11	--	2	1	0	1	5	4	6	--	--	.182	.353	.545	.898
Eighth Inning		47	39	7	7	2	0	1	2	7	14	1	1	.179	.298	.308	.606
Runner at 2nd		34	32	--	11	5	1	1	10	5	7	--	--	.344	.463	.656	1.119
Leading Off Inning		50	54	--	11	4	1	2	2	6	15	--	--	.204	.295	.426	.721
Ninth Inning		35	31	4	5	2	0	1	4	3	7	0	0	.161	.229	.323	.552
On Turf	CWS	6	23	5	6	2	1	0	6	2	2	1	1	.261	.320	.435	.755
Runners at 2nd & 3rd		9	8	--	1	0	0	0	5	0	4	--	--	.125	.100	.125	.225
Third Inning		42	34	11	15	3	1	2	5	6	6	0	0	.441	.548	.765	1.313
Fourth Inning		49	44	8	15	3	0	3	12	5	13	1	1	.341	.408	.614	1.022
Fifth Inning		40	32	6	12	3	0	0	6	7	8	0	2	.375	.475	.469	.944
Runner at 1st		58	62	--	18	4	0	1	3	11	16	--	--	.290	.397	.403	.800
Sixth Inning		46	42	9	13	4	1	1	7	3	9	0	0	.310	.370	.524	.894
Bases Empty		90	187	--	49	12	2	6	6	25	53	--	--	.262	.352	.444	.796
Night Games		66	254	57	74	18	2	9	46	39	76	4	7	.291	.389	.484	.873
Post All-Star	CWS	9	34	6	10	2	1	0	7	3	6	1	1	.294	.368	.412	.780
Late / Close		39	44	--	14	4	0	1	5	6	15	--	--	.318	.412	.477	.889
Batting Third	CLT	3	13	--	1	1	0	0	1	2	7	--	--	.077	.200	.154	.354
Batting Second		50	191	--	64	12	3	9	37	36	55	--	--	.335	.441	.571	1.012
Batting Fifth	CWS	9	33	--	7	2	0	0	1	4	6	--	--	.212	.297	.273	.570
Batting Fourth		4	13	--	2	1	0	1	3	2	3	--	--	.154	.313	.462	.775
No Outs		73	115	--	35	10	1	7	19	12	27	--	--	.304	.380	.591	.971
Two Outs		73	104	--	31	8	1	3	15	13	29	--	--	.298	.387	.481	.868
Runners at 1st & 2nd		28	28	--	12	0	0	2	11	3	4	--	--	.429	.500	.643	1.143
One Out		82	129	--	34	5	2	3	26	27	38	--	--	.264	.384	.403	.787
Ahead in Count		80	99	--	32	7	2	3	16	52	15	--	--	.323	.562	.525	1.087
Batting Seventh	CWS	11	43	--	12	5	1	2	12	4	7	--	--	.279	.333	.581	.914
Runners at 1st & 3rd		15	10	--	3	0	0	1	8	3	3	--	--	.300	.467	.600	1.067
Batting Sixth		16	53	--	14	2	0	1	6	4	16	--	--	.264	.328	.358	.686
Bases Loaded		11	10	--	4	1	1	1	12	1	1	--	--	.400	.455	1.000	1.455
Batting Ninth	CLT	1	2	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	.000	.000	.000	.000
On Grass		88	325	68	94	21	3	13	54	50	92	5	7	.289	.388	.492	.880
Day Games		28	94	16	26	5	2	4	14	13	18	2	1	.277	.369	.500	.869
Extra Innings		5	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	.500	.667	1.250	1.917
Home Games		42	162	34	45	7	1	8	29	19	43	2	2	.278	.358	.481	.839
First Inning		61	50	12	15	2	0	4	9	11	13	2	3	.300	.426	.580	1.006
Second Inning		40	33	3	6	2	0	0	7	5	10	2	0	.182	.275	.242	.517
Away Games		52	186	39	55	16	3	5	31	33	51	4	6	.296	.404	.495	.899
July	CWS	19	71	10	18	4	1	1	11	5	12	1	1	.254	.321	.380	.701
Behind in Count		72	123	--	23	4	1	2	15	0	53	--	--	.187	.190	.285	.475
June		25	89	21	26	7	0	3	16	15	25	1	4	.292	.393	.472	.865
May		26	101	26	29	7	0	5	14	14	30	2	2	.287	.379	.505	.884
Scoring Position		73	99	--	33	7	2	6	51	16	25	--	--	.333	.429	.626	1.055
April	BIR	24	87	16	27	5	3	4	19	18	27	2	1	.310	.423	.575	.998
vs Right		92	271	--	84	19	4	12	54	43	67	--	--	.310	.405	.542	.947
Reliever		90	181	--	49	11	2	5	32	22	52	--	--	.271	.358	.436	.794
vs Left		50	77	--	16	4	0	1	6	9	27	--	--	.208	.308	.299	.607
First Half		56	210	52	66	13	3	10	41	39	64	5	6	.314	.422	.548	.970

Season	Team	LG	Level	G	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GO/AO
2025	3 teams	-	Minors	121	448	64	121	199	34	4	12	68	57	1	130	14	7	.270	.360	.444	.804	1.58
2025	KAN	CAR	A	18	69	14	21	34	4	0	3	19	10	0	19	6	2	.304	.393	.493	.886	1.91
2025	WS	SAL	A+	69	254	36	66	113	17	3	8	38	32	0	70	5	2	.260	.348	.445	.793	1.43
2025	BIR	SOU	AA	34	125	14	34	52	13	1	1	11	15	1	41	3	3	.272	.364	.416	.780	1.78
2026	2 teams	-	Minors	56	210	52	66	115	13	3	10	41	39	0	64	5	6	.314	.422	.548	.970	1.43
2026	BIR	SOU	AA	27	99	20	31	60	5	3	6	22	21	0	32	2	2	.313	.429	.606	1.035	0.82
2026	CLT	INT	AAA	29	111	32	35	55	8	0	4	19	18	0	32	3	4	.315	.417	.495	.912	2.46

Date	Team	OPP	AB	R	H	TB	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	HBP	SF
2026-04-03	BIR	@ KNX	4	1	2	5	0	0	1	3	1	2	0	0	.500	.600	1.250	0	0
2026-04-04	BIR	@ KNX	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	.333	.500	.833	0	1
2026-04-05	BIR	@ KNX	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	.222	.467	.556	0	0
2026-04-07	BIR	vs CHA	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.214	.400	.429	0	0
2026-04-08	BIR	vs CHA	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.211	.360	.368	0	0
2026-04-09	BIR	vs CHA	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.174	.333	.304	0	0
2026-04-10	BIR	vs CHA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.148	.314	.259	0	0
2026-04-11	BIR	vs CHA	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.167	.308	.267	0	1
2026-04-12	BIR	vs CHA	3	2	2	8	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	.212	.349	.485	0	0
2026-04-14	BIR	@ RCT	5	2	3	5	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	.263	.375	.553	0	0
2026-04-15	BIR	@ RCT	2	0	1	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	.275	.385	.600	0	1
2026-04-16	BIR	@ RCT	4	1	3	4	1	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.318	.421	.636	0	0
2026-04-17	BIR	@ RCT	4	1	2	5	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	.333	.426	.688	0	0
2026-04-19	BIR	@ RCT	2	2	2	5	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	.360	.462	.760	0	0
2026-04-19	BIR	@ RCT	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.358	.456	.755	0	0
2026-04-21	BIR	vs COL	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.351	.438	.719	0	1
2026-04-22	BIR	vs COL	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.344	.436	.689	0	0
2026-04-23	BIR	vs COL	4	2	2	4	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	.354	.446	.708	0	0
2026-04-24	BIR	vs COL	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.353	.455	.691	1	0
2026-04-25	BIR	vs COL	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.333	.435	.653	0	0
2026-04-26	BIR	vs COL	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.316	.423	.618	0	0
2026-04-28	BIR	@ CHA	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.313	.422	.600	1	0
2026-04-29	BIR	@ CHA	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.321	.425	.595	0	0
2026-04-30	BIR	@ CHA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.310	.423	.575	0	0
2026-05-01	BIR	@ CHA	4	2	1	4	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	.308	.422	.593	0	0
2026-05-02	BIR	@ CHA	4	1	2	5	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	1	.316	.430	.621	0	0
2026-05-03	BIR	@ CHA	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.313	.429	.606	0	0
2026-05-05	CLT	@ JAX	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	.000	.200	.000	0	0
2026-05-06	CLT	@ JAX	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.111	.200	.111	0	0
2026-05-07	CLT	@ JAX	5	2	3	5	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.286	.375	.429	0	0
2026-05-08	CLT	@ JAX	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.278	.381	.389	1	0
2026-05-09	CLT	@ JAX	5	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.304	.385	.391	0	0
2026-05-10	CLT	@ JAX	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.292	.370	.375	0	0
2026-05-12	CLT	vs NOR	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.344	.321	0	0
2026-05-13	CLT	vs NOR	5	1	1	4	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	.242	.324	.394	0	0
2026-05-14	CLT	vs NOR	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.297	.366	.432	0	0
2026-05-15	CLT	vs NOR	5	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310	.370	.452	0	0
2026-05-16	CLT	vs NOR	4	2	1	4	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	.304	.373	.500	0	0
2026-05-17	CLT	vs NOR	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	.300	.375	.480	0	0
2026-05-19	CLT	@ GWN	5	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.291	.361	.473	0	0
2026-05-20	CLT	@ GWN	5	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283	.348	.467	0	0
2026-05-21	CLT	@ GWN	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.274	.338	.452	0	0
2026-05-22	CLT	@ GWN	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	.262	.342	.431	0	0
2026-05-23	CLT	@ GWN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.246	.325	.406	0	0
2026-05-24	CLT	@ GWN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.243	.321	.400	0	0
2026-05-26	CLT	vs JAX	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.233	.317	.384	0	0
2026-05-28	CLT	vs JAX	4	3	3	6	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	1	.260	.337	.442	0	0
2026-05-29	CLT	vs JAX	2	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	.266	.363	.456	0	0
2026-05-30	CLT	vs JAX	5	2	3	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.375	.476	0	0
2026-05-31	CLT	vs JAX	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281	.366	.461	0	0
2026-06-02	CLT	@ DUR	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	.290	.368	.462	0	1
2026-06-03	CLT	@ DUR	7	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.300	.372	.460	0	0
2026-06-04	CLT	@ DUR	4	3	1	2	1	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	.298	.373	.462	0	0
2026-06-05	CLT	@ DUR	3	1	1	4	0	0	1	3	1	2	1	0	.299	.377	.486	0	0
2026-06-06	CLT	@ DUR	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.312	.402	.495	1	0
2026-06-07	CLT	@ DUR	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	.315	.417	.495	0	0
2026-06-09	CWS	vs ATL	5	1	2	5	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	0	0
2026-06-10	CWS	vs ATL	4	1	2	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	1.000	0	0
2026-06-12	CWS	vs LAD	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.333	.385	.750	0	0
2026-06-13	CWS	vs LAD	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.267	.313	.600	0	0
2026-06-14	CWS	vs LAD	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.263	.300	.526	0	0
2026-06-16	CWS	@ NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.217	.250	.435	0	0
2026-06-17	CWS	@ NYY	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.222	.250	.407	0	0
2026-06-18	CWS	@ NYY	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.194	.219	.355	0	0
2026-06-19	CWS	@ DET	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.212	.344	0	0
2026-06-20	CWS	@ DET	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.200	.243	.371	0	0
2026-06-21	CWS	@ DET	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231	.268	.385	0	0
2026-06-22	CWS	vs CLE	3	2	2	4	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	.262	.311	.452	0	0
2026-06-23	CWS	vs CLE	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.250	.313	.432	0	0
2026-06-24	CWS	vs CLE	4	1	1	4	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	.250	.302	.479	0	1
2026-06-26	CWS	vs KC	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	.226	.288	.434	0	0
2026-06-27	CWS	vs KC	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	.246	.302	.439	0	0
2026-06-28	CWS	vs KC	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.299	.426	0	0
2026-06-29	CWS	@ BAL	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.250	.310	.438	0	0
2026-06-30	CWS	@ BAL	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.239	.316	.418	0	0
2026-07-01	CWS	@ BAL	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.239	.313	.423	0	0
2026-07-02	CWS	@ CLE	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.243	.321	.432	0	0
2026-07-03	CWS	@ CLE	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.244	.318	.423	0	0
2026-07-04	CWS	@ CLE	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.244	.315	.415	0	0
2026-07-05	CWS	@ CLE	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233	.309	.395	0	0
2026-07-08	CWS	vs BOS	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.225	.300	.382	0	0
2026-07-09	CWS	vs BOS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.226	.298	.376	0	0
2026-07-10	CWS	vs ATH	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.224	.294	.367	0	0
2026-07-11	CWS	vs ATH	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.220	.295	.360	1	0
2026-07-12	CWS	vs ATH	4	1	2	5	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	.231	.302	.394	0	0
2026-07-17	CWS	@ TOR	5	2	1	3	0	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	.229	.298	.404	0	0
2026-07-18	CWS	@ TOR	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.232	.298	.411	0	0
2026-07-19	CWS	@ TOR	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	.241	.305	.414	0	0
2026-07-20	CWS	@ TEX	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	.242	.308	.417	0	0
2026-07-21	CWS	@ TEX	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.234	.299	.403	0	0
2026-07-22	CWS	@ TEX	3	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.236	.305	.402	0	0
2026-07-24	CWS	vs HOU	5	1	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	.250	.315	.409	0	0
2026-07-25	CWS	vs HOU	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	.250	.313	.404	0	0
2026-07-26	CWS	vs HOU	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.246	.318	.399	1	0