Mets non-roster invitees fighting for an Opening Day roster spot

Mike Montgomery

Once again, now that Carlos Carrasco is confirmed to be on the IL to begin the season, the Mets have a new opening for a pitcher, and along with players like Blevins and Oswalt, Mike Montgomery is another non-roster invitee who could fill the void.

Montgomery comes into camp as a 6 year veteran of the major leagues, splitting time between the Mariners, Cubs and most recently, the Kansas City Royals.

In fact, Montgomery was a member of the 2016 World Champion Cubs, for whom he pitched 11 games for in the play offs from out of the bullpen.

While he was primarily used as a reliever by the Cubs during the 2016 post season, Montgomery is also a very experience starting pitcher.

For his career, Montgomery has pitched in a grand total of 183 games during the Major League regular season, of which, 70 of them were games he started, logging a career 3.84 ERA.

While his ERA is very good for his career splitting time between roles, historically, Montgomery has been a more effective reliever, as over his 114 games out of the pen, he as an ERA of 3.16, where as as a starter, his ERA is 4.19.

Regardless of what role he is in, Montgomery has proven that he can be effective as either a starter or reliever, which is an asset for any major league team.

As for his performance this spring, Montgomery has appeared in 2 games to this point, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings of baseball for the Mets.

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With the season just a few weeks away, if Montgomery continues to perform well and based off his career’s trackrecord, he may be one of the Mets’ best options out of the pen.