A lot of posts about paying market value for a starting pitcher to lead the rotation.
Some fans may think any debate for this need is sad when it comes to the Boston Red Sox. To that, I just say...
... PGA, baby! (POOR GUY ABSOLVED)
When you look at his statcast page, he's never been above 60th percentile for xERA, xBA, xSLG, xISO, K%. He's a fine pitcher who gives you a lot of innings without walking batters. If the Sox were going to put a really good IF defense out there, it'd make sense for them to lock him up. He's a better version of Derek Lowe IMO. Lowe was a pretty good pitcher until his late 30's. If Montgomery avoids injury, he could be decent. He's become a better pitcher as he's thrown his sinker more (up to 42% last year, was in the 20's in 20-21 and 30's in 22).
You changed the scale.
The original numbers were per 175 IP, not per season. Montgomery had a 3 year stretch where he totaled 75 IP.
If you use his numbers not counting last year, his 9.9 fWAR per 566 IP converts to 3.1 fWAR per 175 IP.
That’s barely a noticeable drop over when you include 2023…
Championships since purchase by John Henry group: Red Sox 4 Yankees 1
The Red Sox are 8-1 in their last 9 postseason games against the Yankees.