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
No Outs		46	76	--	26	6	1	7	18	9	18	--	--	.342	.425	.724	1.149
Two Outs		44	63	--	20	4	1	2	10	9	21	--	--	.317	.403	.508	.911
Runners at 1st & 2nd		18	16	--	10	0	0	2	10	3	2	--	--	.625	.700	1.000	1.700
One Out		51	76	--	22	3	1	2	16	21	27	--	--	.289	.433	.434	.867
Ahead in Count		50	61	--	24	4	2	2	11	39	11	--	--	.393	.637	.623	1.260
Starter		54	96	--	34	6	2	7	19	21	26	--	--	.354	.467	.677	1.144
Runners at 1st & 3rd		10	6	--	2	0	0	0	4	2	1	--	--	.333	.500	.333	.833
Batting Sixth		2	6	--	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	--	--	.333	.333	.833	1.166
Batting Ninth	CLT	1	2	--	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	.000	.000	.000	.000
Bases Loaded		6	6	--	2	1	0	1	7	0	1	--	--	.333	.333	1.000	1.333
On Grass		57	215	53	68	13	3	11	44	39	66	5	6	.316	.422	.558	.980
Day Games		13	41	11	11	2	2	2	6	10	11	2	0	.268	.404	.561	.965
Extra Innings		4	3	2	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	.667	.800	1.667	2.467
Home Games		24	97	23	28	3	1	6	19	14	27	2	1	.289	.377	.526	.903
First Inning		52	42	11	13	2	0	3	5	10	12	2	3	.310	.442	.571	1.013
Second Inning		13	9	1	3	1	0	0	5	2	2	1	0	.333	.385	.444	.829
Away Games		33	118	30	40	10	2	5	25	25	39	3	5	.339	.456	.585	1.041
Pre All-Star	CWS	1	5	1	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	1.000	1.400
Seventh Inning		26	22	7	5	0	1	0	1	3	7	0	1	.227	.370	.318	.688
Runner at 3rd		13	8	--	1	0	0	1	4	4	5	--	--	.125	.357	.500	.857
Behind in Count		42	74	--	15	2	1	2	10	0	36	--	--	.203	.211	.338	.549
June		7	27	11	12	1	0	2	11	7	9	1	3	.444	.556	.704	1.260
Eighth Inning		32	25	7	5	1	0	1	2	6	12	1	0	.200	.344	.360	.704
Runner at 2nd		25	26	--	9	5	1	1	9	3	6	--	--	.346	.419	.731	1.150
Leading Off Inning		27	27	--	5	0	1	2	2	4	9	--	--	.185	.313	.481	.794
May		26	101	26	29	7	0	5	14	14	30	2	2	.287	.379	.505	.884
Ninth Inning		18	15	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	.133	.222	.200	.422
Scoring Position		49	68	--	25	6	1	5	37	12	19	--	--	.368	.455	.706	1.161
Runners at 2nd & 3rd		6	6	--	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	--	--	.167	.143	.167	.310
April	BIR	24	87	16	27	5	3	4	19	18	27	2	1	.310	.423	.575	.998
Third Inning		36	30	9	13	3	1	2	5	4	6	0	0	.433	.528	.800	1.328
vs Right		57	173	--	59	11	3	10	40	33	50	--	--	.341	.443	.613	1.056
Fourth Inning		27	23	6	10	0	0	3	12	4	7	1	1	.435	.519	.826	1.345
Runner at 1st		41	41	--	14	3	0	1	2	10	10	--	--	.341	.471	.488	.959
Fifth Inning		26	20	4	7	2	0	0	4	5	7	0	1	.350	.462	.450	.912
Reliever		56	119	--	34	7	1	4	25	18	40	--	--	.286	.385	.462	.847
Sixth Inning		27	26	4	8	3	1	1	6	1	8	0	0	.308	.333	.615	.948
Bases Empty		54	106	--	29	4	2	5	5	17	37	--	--	.274	.379	.491	.870
Night Games		44	174	42	57	11	1	9	38	29	55	3	6	.328	.427	.557	.984
Late / Close		24	26	--	10	2	0	1	4	5	10	--	--	.385	.500	.577	1.077
vs Left		26	42	--	9	2	0	1	4	6	16	--	--	.214	.333	.333	.666
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 Fourth	CLT	1	3	--	1	0	0	1	3	1	2	--	--	.333	.500	1.333	1.833
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