Biographical

Jesus Montero DHOrioles

Orioles Player Cards | Orioles Team Audit | Orioles Depth Chart

2019 Projections (Preseason PECOTA - seasonal age 29)

PA	AVG	HR	R	RBI	SB	DRC+	WARP
Login or Subscribe today for access to projections!

Birth Date	11-28-1989
Height	6' 3"
Weight	235 lbs

Age	34 years, 4 months, 29 days
Bats	R
Throws	R

: -0.62015
: 2016
: 2017
: 2018
: -0.62019
proj

WARP Summary

Show All
Stats Only
Transactions
More PECOTA
Splits
Book Comments
Pitch f/x
Articles
Catching

MLB Statistics

YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	PA	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	SO	HBP	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	DRAA	BRR	FRAA	BWARP
2011	NYA	21	18	69	20	4	0	4	7	17	1	0	.328	.406	.590	108	0.7	-2.1	-0.2	0.0
2012	SEA	22	135	553	134	20	0	15	29	99	2	2	.260	.298	.386	100	0.2	-6.6	-13.4	-0.7
2013	SEA	23	29	110	21	1	1	3	8	21	0	1	.208	.264	.327	92	-0.9	-0.4	-7.5	-0.5
2014	SEA	24	6	17	4	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	.235	.235	.412	87	-0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
2015	SEA	25	38	116	25	6	0	5	4	32	0	0	.223	.250	.411	82	-2.0	-1.0	-4.0	-0.6
Career			226	865	204	31	1	28	48	172	3	3	.253	.295	.398	97	-2.2	-10.2	-25.1	-1.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.

YEAR	Team	Lg	LG	G	PA	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	BABIP	BPF	BRAA	repLVL	POS_ADJ	DRC+	DRC+ SD	FRAA	BRR	DRAA	BWARP
2007	YAN	Rk	GCL	33	123	.256	.326	.383	.314	103	3	3.8	1	-753	0	-0.5	-1.5	3.7	0.6
2008	CSC	A	SAL	132	569	.256	.324	.377	.362	96	35.9	16.2	0.3	155	0	-0.4	-1.9	28.1	4.4
2009	TAM	A+	FSL	48	198	.248	.316	.362	.381	104	21.4	5.7	0.2	203	0	-5.2	-2.7	18.7	1.7
2009	TRN	AA	EAS	44	181	.260	.338	.391	.321	89	12.5	5.1	1.4	165	0	-1.0	-2.8	12.1	1.5
2010	SWB	AAA	INT	123	504	.263	.330	.409	.323	96	16.6	15.3	6.6	138	0	-3.3	-4.0	21.2	3.4
2011	NYA	MLB	AL	18	69	.248	.314	.396	.400	102	4.8	1.9	-0.7	108	17	-0.2	-2.1	0.7	0.0
2011	SWB	AAA	INT	109	463	.259	.325	.402	.336	87	13.2	14.4	5.7	133	0	-7.2	-1.8	16.2	2.6
2012	SEA	MLB	AL	135	553	.256	.316	.412	.292	91	-3.2	15.1	-1.8	100	11	-13.4	-6.6	0.2	-0.7
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	29	110	.262	.329	.418	.231	95	-3.5	2.9	1.6	92	15	-7.5	-0.4	-0.9	-0.5
2013	TAC	AAA	PCL	19	82	.283	.348	.436	.347	101	-0.3	2.4	-1.3	72	0	-0.4	-0.3	-3.2	-0.3
2013	MRN	Rk	AZL	8	28	.270	.352	.382	.316	96	0.4	0.9	-0.5	106	0	-1.2	0.3	-0.8	-0.1
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	6	17	.271	.323	.419	.231	84	-0.3	0.4	-0.3	87	21	0.0	0.0	-0.2	0.0
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	97	409	.287	.354	.459	.320	92	17.4	12.3	-7.8	111	0	-3.7	-3.6	2.7	0.0
2015	SEA	MLB	AL	38	116	.260	.323	.416	.267	104	-3.1	3.1	-1.9	82	15	-4.0	-1.0	-2.0	-0.6
2015	TAC	AAA	PCL	98	430	.279	.339	.426	.394	106	30.1	11.9	-7.6	157	0	6.3	-0.8	17.7	2.8
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	126	518	.248	.311	.371	.357	101	12.6	14.6	-9.3	133	0	-0.1	-6.3	12.1	1.1
2017	MTR	AAA	MEX	21	93	.000	.000	.000	.452			0.0		0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2017	NOR	AAA	INT	13	51	.247	.308	.369	.200	88	-8.5	1.5	-0.8	25	0	-0.5	0.2	-3.8	-0.3
2018	LAR	Wnt	VWL	14	58	.290	.347	.377	.419	102	1.3	1.2	-0.8	117	13	0.0	-0.2	4.9	0.5
2018	ZUL	Wnt	VWL	7	28	.000	.000	.000	.167	104	-3	0.3	-0.2	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Statistics For All Levels

Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.

Year	Team	lvl	LG	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	SF	SH
2007	YAN	Rk	GCL	123	107	13	30	6	0	3	45	19	12	18	0	0	.280	.369	.421	.140	0	0
2008	CSC	A	SAL	569	525	86	171	34	1	17	258	87	37	83	2	1	.326	.377	.491	.166	0	0
2009	TAM	A+	FSL	198	180	26	64	15	1	8	105	37	14	26	0	0	.356	.406	.583	.228	1	1
2009	TRN	AA	EAS	181	167	19	53	10	0	9	90	33	14	21	0	0	.317	.370	.539	.222	0	0
2010	SWB	AAA	INT	504	453	66	131	34	3	21	234	75	46	91	0	0	.289	.356	.517	.227	0	0
2011	NYA	MLB	AL	69	61	9	20	4	0	4	36	12	7	17	0	0	.328	.406	.590	.262	0	0
2011	SWB	AAA	INT	463	420	52	121	19	1	18	196	67	36	98	0	0	.288	.348	.467	.179	3	0
2012	SEA	MLB	AL	553	515	46	134	20	0	15	199	62	29	99	0	2	.260	.298	.386	.126	7	0
2013	MRN	Rk	AZL	28	23	3	6	1	0	0	7	2	3	5	0	0	.261	.357	.304	.043	1	0
2013	SEA	MLB	AL	110	101	6	21	1	1	3	33	9	8	21	0	1	.208	.264	.327	.119	1	0
2013	TAC	AAA	PCL	82	73	12	18	6	2	1	31	9	8	24	0	0	.247	.317	.425	.178	1	0
2014	SEA	MLB	AL	17	17	1	4	0	0	1	7	2	0	3	0	0	.235	.235	.412	.176	0
2014	TAC	AAA	PCL	409	364	55	104	24	1	16	178	74	37	79	1	0	.286	.350	.489	.203	6
2015	SEA	MLB	AL	116	112	11	25	6	0	5	46	19	4	32	0	0	.223	.250	.411	.188	0	0
2015	TAC	AAA	PCL	430	394	70	140	18	6	18	224	85	29	71	3	1	.355	.398	.569	.213	5	0
2016	BUF	AAA	INT	518	489	46	155	24	1	11	214	60	23	78	1	0	.317	.349	.438	.121	3	0
2017	MTR	AAA	MEX	93	83	8	29	3	1	1	37	17	9	21	0	0	.349	.409	.446	.096	1	0
2017	NOR	AAA	INT	51	49	1	7	1	0	0	8	3	2	14	0	1	.143	.176	.163	.020	0	0
2018	LAR	Wnt	VWL	58	57	5	18	2	1	0	22	8	1	14	0	0	.316	.328	.386	.070	0	0
2018	ZUL	Wnt	VWL	28	27	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	1	9	0	0	.111	.143	.111	.000	0	0

Plate Discipline

YEAR	Pits	Zone%	Swing%	Contact%	Z-Swing%	O-Swing%	Z-Contact%	O-Contact%	SwStr%	CSAA
2011	256	0.4727	0.4414	0.7080	0.5372	0.3556	0.7846	0.6042	0.2920	0.0015
2012	1950	0.4764	0.5144	0.7827	0.6674	0.3751	0.8790	0.6266	0.2173	0.0047
2013	372	0.5215	0.4785	0.7303	0.6598	0.2809	0.8281	0.4800	0.2697	-0.0036
2014	60	0.5333	0.5333	0.7188	0.5625	0.5000	0.8333	0.5714	0.2813	-0.0002
2015	381	0.4619	0.6010	0.6943	0.7443	0.4780	0.7710	0.5918	0.3057	0.0040
Career	3019	0.4809	0.5151	0.7575	0.6630	0.3773	0.8502	0.6011	0.2425	0.0033

Injury History — No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation
2014-08-15	2014-09-01	Minors	17	0	-		Not Disclosed	Suspended for Remainder of Season	-
2013-05-30	2013-07-18	Minors	49	0	Left	Knee	Surgery	Medial Meniscus	2013-06-05	-
2012-07-05	2012-07-13	DTD	8	3	-	Head	Concussion	Foul Tip	-	-
2012-07-04	2012-07-04	DTD	0	0	-	Head	Concussion	Foul Ball	-	-
2012-04-09	2012-04-10	DTD	1	1	-	General Medical	Illness		-	-
2012-03-05	2012-03-07	Camp	2	0	-	General Medical	Illness	Food Poisoning	-	-
2011-09-29	2011-10-04	DTD	5	0	Right	Fingers	Contusion	Ring and Pinkie Foul Ball	-	-
2011-07-04	2011-07-15	Minors	11	8	-		Not Disclosed		-	-
2011-03-06	2011-03-07	Camp	1	0		Hand	Contusion		-
2010-09-07	2010-09-12	Minors	5	0		Ankle	Surgery	Debridement	2010-09-08
2010-07-24	2010-07-24	Minors	0	0	Left	Forearm	Contusion	HBP	-
2009-08-02	2009-09-08	Minors	37	0	Left	Fingers	Surgery	Middle Finger Fracture	-

Compensation

Year	Team	Salary
2017	BAL	$
2016	TOR	$
2015	SEA	$
2014	SEA	$
2013	SEA	$503,300
2012	SEA	$486,900

Years	Description	Salary
3 yr	Previous	$990,200
3 yr	Total	$990,200

Service Time	Agent	Contract Status
1 y 167 d	ACES	1 year (2017)

Details

1 year (2017). Signed by Baltimore as a free agent 1/3/17 (minor-league contract).
1 year (2016). Re-signed by Seattle 3/16. Claimed by Toronto off waivers from Seattle 3/28/16. Sent outright to Triple-A by Toronto 4/1/16.
1 year (2015). Re-signed by Seattle 3/15.
1 year (2014). Re-signed by Seattle 2/27/14. Placed on suspended list by Seattle 9/1/14.
1 year/$0.5033M (2013). Re-signed by Seattle 3/13. Placed on restricted list 8/5/13 (PED violation).
1 year/$0.4869M (2012). Acquired by Seattle in trade from NY Yankees 1/13/12. Signed by Seattle 2/27/12.
1 year (2011). Contract purchased by NY Yankees 9/1/11.
Signed by NY Yankees 2006 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela. $2M signing bonus (later reduced to $1.6M).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT	PA	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	DRC+	VORP	FRAA	WARP
90^o	381	40	102	14	1	10	43	15	79	.283	.316	.411	94	5.3	1B 0	0.5
80^o	362	37	93	13	1	9	39	14	76	.271	.304	.394	86	0.5	1B 0	0.0
70^o	348	34	86	12	1	8	37	13	74	.261	.293	.376	81	-2.7	1B 0	-0.3
60^o	336	32	81	11	1	8	35	12	73	.254	.286	.370	76	-5.2	1B 0	-0.6
50^o	325	30	75	10	1	7	33	11	71	.243	.272	.350	72	-7.3	1B 0	-0.8
40^o	314	28	71	10	1	7	31	10	70	.237	.265	.348	67	-9.3	1B 0	-1.0
30^o	302	26	65	9	1	6	29	10	68	.226	.255	.326	63	-11.3	1B 0	-1.2
20^o	288	24	60	8	1	6	27	9	66	.218	.247	.320	57	-13.4	1B 0	-1.5
10^o	269	21	53	7	1	5	24	8	63	.206	.234	.300	49	-15.8	1B 0	-1.7
Weighted Mean	329	31	77	11	1	7	33	11	72	.247	.275	.356	73	-6.7	1B 0	-0.8

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Annual Player Comments

The rest of this card is restricted to Baseball Prospectus Subscribers.

Not a subscriber? Click here for a free card so you can see what's missing.

Click here for more information on Baseball Prospectus subscriptions or to subscribe and get instant access to the best baseball content on the web.

BP Articles

Click here to see articles tagged with Jesus Montero

BP Chats

Date	Question	Answer
2009-08-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Steven: I have two questions. 1) Will Jesus Montero get significant playing time for the Yankees next season? and 2) What are your thoughts on the Obama healthcare debate? (John Zirinsky from Washington, DC)	I think it's going to take an injury or two, but he might get some turns. They're going to have to get over the idea that DHing a young guy is wasting him. Waiting for a future that might never arrive is the real waste. Take advantage of what you have in the best way possible. I'd love to see them play with him some in the corners (1B/LF/RF) in winter ball and spring training. Maybe they can make him versatile if he's not going to master catching... As for the Obama health care debate, I'm all for reform, but I'm really not happy with some of the things he's done, like promising the drug industry they're only going to take so much of a hit. Real reform would mean allowing the importation of drugs and giving the gov't permission to negotiate bulk purchases. Not hitting those companies means too much emphasis on cutting Medicare spending, which I'm afraid means that seniors end up without needed care. (Steven Goldman)
2009-08-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Can I get exhuberant about Jesus Montero yet? Any chance he hits 9 HRs in spring training and ends up being the DH? (Tony from Brooklyn, NY)	As I said before, a few things have to happen first -- he has to show he's over his current injury, then he has to perform, then the Yankees have to decide that DHing him won't somehow hurt him. I remain skeptical. (Steven Goldman)
2009-07-15 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Has Jesus Montero changed any minds about his ability to stay behind the plate? How does his Bat rank amongst prospects? top 5? Top 3? Top? (DanLong from NYC)	Hit bat definitely ranks among the best around, as far as changing minds defensively, it's maybe gone from "Not A Chance" to "Tiny Glimmer Of Hope". That's about it. (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-07-13 14:00:00 (link to chat)	You're JP Ricciardi. I offer you Jesus Montero, Joba Chamberlain, Brett Gardner, and Edwar Ramirez for Vernon Wells and Roy Halladay. (Mike from Bronx)	Oh, god yes. Prospects AND $115 million? Are you kidding me? That deal would be insanely great for the Jays. It would also mean Ricciardi was never around to benefit from it. Ah, moral hazard. (Joe Sheehan)
2009-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Think Jesus Montero is a good enough catcher (and hitter) to play DH and backup catcher for the Yankees next year? If he's their DH they could probably rotate him, Posada and Cervelli as catcher to use both of their bats and reduce wear and tear on Jorge. (Charlie from Bethesda, MD)	You'd have to search far and wide to find anyone who thinks Montero will be a catcher at the major league level, or that it's a good idea to take a raw 20-year-old with his collection of strengths and weaknesses and let him fester on the major league bench. Horrible, horrible idea. (Jay Jaffe)
2009-03-19 15:00:00 (link to chat)	Care to play "Fill in the blanks"? Jesus Montero finishes the year playing at the ___ level, and has accumulated ___HR at the combined levels? (DanLong from Ny)	Again, just as a reminder, Mad-lib style questions are always welcome, and thoroughly enjoyable. High-A (so young, no need to rush); 16 (Kevin Goldstein)
2009-03-13 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jose Posada's aging quickly and has all the signs of heading to first or out of baseball within the next two years. Given what you've seen what are the odds he'll be replaced behind the plate by Jesus Montero? (john from ct)	I haven't seen enough, to be honest. Reviews of his defense still aren't great, but the Yankees are wise to stick with Montero at catcher until he 200% proves he won't be minimally acceptable, because though the bat should play well in a corner, it looks even better there, and the corners might be locked up for awhile. I remain intrigued by Austin Romine as an alternative. He had a terrific second half last year playing at the same level as Montero, with better defensive skills. (Steven Goldman)
2009-02-06 13:00:00 (link to chat)	For a position whose only qualification is an ability to hit, how is it that so many AL teams struggle to get passable production out of their DH? (Aaron from YYZ)	Joe Sheehan did a good column about this just last week. More than 30 years on, there's a stigma as to playing DH, and teams often don't do the obvious thing and stick their best young defensively challenged hitter at the position. I was making this argument to some pals at YES yesterday -- if Jesus Montero is ready in two years, and he's not a catcher, not a left fielder, and first base is blocked, well, who cares? I guarantee you they'll let him rot in the minors before that happens. ...I also wonder if there's a financial element to the decision-making that goes into DH. (Steven Goldman)
2008-10-21 14:00:00 (link to chat)	Why is it that every chat you get a question about Jesus Montero and the SAME answer is provided for all the readers, EVERYTIME? (David from Sonoma State University, CA)	Because the facts don't change? Am I supposed to suddenly say he's a slap hitting second baseman with 80 speed? (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-09-16 13:00:00 (link to chat)	I'm catching up here after a meeting... On the Rangers catchers, isn't Teagarden supposed to be a gold-glove caliber backstop? I was under the impression that offensively he had good patience and power but week contact skills (with mad K's) and really isn't near as good as he looks right now but his defensive edge would likely force Salty out from behind the plate. (Aaron from YYZ)	Yeah, you're right. I stand corrected on Teagarden (who really is related to trombone great Jack Teagarden). I was thinking of, er, Jesus Montero. (Thinks to self, "Yeah, they'll buy that explanation.") My overriding point, that the Rangers need to exploit this surplus, remains. (Steven Goldman)
2008-09-09 13:30:00 (link to chat)	Jesus Montero looks like he can be a elite bat in the majors, something the yankees need, but it takes some time for catchers to learn the position. instead of having him split time at catcher and DH, why not have him split time at catcher and LF? (bill from NJ)	I'd have him play catcher until he absolutely proved he couldn't. Having seen him up close at the Futures Game, there's no shot in hell in can play left field. He's just too big and too slow. I suppose I might try third base before first base, just in the hopes of sustaining some positional value, but I doubt it'd go well, and besides if playing him at third means moving Rodriguez to first at some point, it's kind of a meaningless exercise. I think teams would be well-served to start looking at catcher the way NFL teams look at running back, where there are more platoon situations than full-time guys. If you can get 80-100 games behind the plate from Montero, that's got a ton of value. (Joe Sheehan)
2008-08-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)	If the Yanks are smart, and I think Cashman is, and I think (hope) he stays - isn't the wiser move to forget 2009 and prepare for 2010, or even 2011? You don't have to say it - they never would - and its not like attendance will fall, what with the Stadium v2.0 opening . . . Doing this doesn't preclude signing CC or Tex (or both), just being realistic, even if only internally (Shaun P. from Medway, MA)	Maybe you're right, but I don't know if it will get better by then, because the position guys under contract will be going soft and moldy by then, and who are the position players in the system coming up behind Austin Jackson to replace them? Not that Austin Jackson looks like Mickey Mantle either. Jesus Montero might not be ready by then. There is very little to look forward to in that regard. The Yankees have obviously had some success drafting pitching, but the Yankees couldn't find a position player prospect even if the player had I HAVE BEEN POSSESSED BY LOU GEHRIG'S RESTLESS SOUL floating in fiery letters above his head. I could see Hughes or Kennedy or both suddenly clicking in next year and making things look a lot better, but on the whole I'm not real optimistic about the Decaying Derek Jeter Era. (Steven Goldman)
2008-07-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Do you see Jesus Montero sticking at catcher or will he have to move to 1st base down the line? (Rick from New York)	I've said it before, but I don't know a single person not receiving a paycheck from the Yankees who thinks he can stay at catcher. The good news is: everybody thinks he can hit. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-07-03 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman or Jesus Montero and Almonte? (Mike from Atlanta)	The side getting Heyward; he's the best prospect in the deal, as I don't see Montero sticking behind the plate. (Jeff Erickson)
2008-07-07 13:00:00 (link to chat)	Jesus Montero, 80 on the power scale, is certainly mashing the ball, but not many home runs...is his power more of extra base hits, or will he get a hold of the long ball soon? what can we expect? (Dan from Bored at work)	It's 70+ RAW power. He's only 18 years old, and while seven home runs in 327 at-bats might not thrill year, he does have 23 doubles, and I guarantee you he's not legging out a lot of those. VERY young, and it will come. (Kevin Goldstein)
2008-04-23 13:00:00 (link to chat)	When is Jesus Montero moving to first? I don't think his body is made for catching. (Philip from Florida)	It's not. He's come a long way defensively though. I don't think it's enough, but give him some credit for doing it. But man o man can he hit. (Kevin Goldstein)

BP Roundtables

No BP Roundtables have mentioned this guy.

Advanced Catching Metrics

Year	lvl	CSAA	Framing Runs	Blocking Chances	EPAA	Blocking Runs	SB Attempts	SRAA	TRAA	Throwing Runs	FRAA Adj.	FRAA
2008	afx	.000	0.0	3008	.000	0.3	91	.032	.003	-1.8	-1.5	-0.4
2009	afa	.000	0.0	1234	-.002	0.6	56	.137	.005	-5.0	-4.4	-5.2
2009	aax	.000	0.0	1440	.001	-0.4	37	.018	.005	-0.4	-0.7	-1.0
2010	aaa	.001	1.7	4368	.002	-2.3	113	.014	.004	-1.0	-2.2	-3.3
2011	aaa	-.003	-3.1	3739	.001	-0.7	77	.024	.002	-1.2	-5.6	-7.2
2011	mlb	-.007	-0.2	183	-.001	0.1	4	.000	-.002	0.0	0.3	-0.2
2012	mlb	-.019	-8.8	2361	.003	-2.0	60	.063	.001	-2.3	-13.5	-13.4
2013	aaa	.002	0.0	26	.001	0.0	0	.000	.000	0.0	0.5	-0.4
2013	mlb	-.026	-5.8	951	.002	-0.6	19	.041	.009	-0.4	-6.5	-7.5

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC

PITCHf/x Hitter Profile

A Collaboration between BrooksBaseball.net and Baseball Prospectus - Pitch classifications provided by Pitch Info LLC