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Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Frankie Montas is a 2021 fantasy baseball draft value. His ADP is undervalued, making him a potential draft bargain and late-round sleeper to target.
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 135
CURRENT ADP: ~151 overall
ANALYSIS: Many fantasy managers may be hesitant to draft Montas after looking at his 2020 line of a 5.60 ERA and a 1.51 WHIP, but you have to keep in mind that the guy just was not healthy last year. Pair that up with him missing half the season in 2019 due to suspension and you have a guy that is going to fall very far in drafts once again.
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Looking at the "stuff" Montas has, he appears much better than a guy that is the 55th pitcher off the board right now in NFBC drafts. His splitter is one of the best pitches in the game, racking up a 39% CSW rate last year (he threw 118 of them). He backs that pitch up with a strong sinker that can touch 98 miles per hour and generates lots of ground-balls. The icing on the cake is that he has two other pitches that he can work into most counts. Montas has a great arsenal, huge upside, and is being drafted much too late due to injury issues that are likely behind him.
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