Frankie Montas

Montas has struggled of late, allowing at least four runs in each of his last three starts, only one of which lasted longer than five innings. Despite allowing 10 hits on Wednesday, only one of them was for extra bases but gave up an average exit velocity of 92 mph, and seven hits registered as being hard-hit. Montas now has a 5.01 ERA and is a risky streamer against the Cubs next week.

The Baltimore Orioles could be looking to add some pitching ahead of the MLB trade deadline. The Orioles are reportedly interested in Cincinnati Reds pitchers

Montas fully blew up in this one. His command wasn't there and he left too many pitches in the heart of the zone. The Nationals sprayed those meatballs all over the yard for nine hard-hit balls, including three by Juan Yepez. Seven of their starting nine reached base off Montas who will try to forget this rough outing.

I'm stepping in for MLBTR founder and owner Tim Dierkes on this week's MLB Mailbag. It's a deadline-heavy edition this week, with questions on the Reds' outlook, Frankie Montas, Jonathan India, the Red Sox, Tarik Skubal, Pete Alonso's future, the 2024 draft, the concept of non-contending clubs using the deadline to buy pieces for the…

I'm stepping in for MLBTR founder and owner Tim Dierkes on this week's MLB Mailbag. It's a deadline-heavy edition this week, with questions on the Reds' outlook, Frankie Montas, Jonathan India, the Red Sox, Tarik Skubal, Pete Alonso's future, the 2024 draft, the concept of non-contending clubs using the deadline to buy pieces for the…