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Frankie Montas To Miss Next Start Due To Shoulder Inflammation

By Steve Adams | July 6, 2022 at 1:24pm CDT

Athletics ace Frankie Montas, who experienced a worrying velocity drop over the weekend, underwent an MRI that revealed shoulder inflammation, team trainer Nick Paparesta announced to reporters Wednesday (Twitter link via Matt Kawahara of the San Francisco Chronicle). He’ll receive a cortisone injection and miss his next start, but there’s no further timeline on his absence for now. Notably, the A’s have not yet placed Montas on the injured list, and Paparesta noted that the MRI did not show any structural damage in Montas’ shoulder.

While Montas has avoided the injured list for the time being, it’s still a concerning development for a pitcher who, along with Reds righty Luis Castillo, is widely viewed as one of the prizes of this summer’s trade market. The A’s tore down the bulk of their core over the winter, shipping Matt Olson, Matt Chapman, Chris Bassitt and Sean Manaea out in a series of cost-cutting trades that also built up what had become an increasingly thin farm system.

The expectation was that Montas would follow his teammates out the door, but the A’s never found a return they deemed in line with what was reportedly a sky-high asking price. He ultimately stayed put, started for the A’s on Opening Day, and has been the subject of trade speculation throughout the season.

Today’s announcement obviously doesn’t preclude the possibility of a trade, but any recent shoulder issue is going to make interested teams somewhat leery, even if they’ll be able to review all of Montas’ medical records first-hand. And, of course, if the current shoulder ailment is a portent for an absence of any real note, the A’s will likely lose the opportunity to extract peak value a player who was very arguably their most marketable trade chip even dating back to the offseason.

Montas is controlled through the 2023 season via arbitration, meaning they’d have the entire 2022-23 offseason to try again, assuming the right-hander is healthy at that point. They’d also have the first half of the 2023 campaign. That said, the trade value of a healthy Montas won’t ever be higher than it is right now, and if the A’s are unable to move him due to injury, they’ll no doubt be left feeling as though they overplayed their hand.

The 29-year-old Montas has been every bit as good this season as he was in a breakout 2021 showing, pitching to a 3.26 ERA over 17 starts — a total of 96 2/3 innings. The righty’s 25.8% strikeout rate is just barely south of last year’s 26.6% strikeout rate — strikeouts are down league-wide, on the whole — and he’s made improvements in his walk rate (6.2% compared to last year’s 7.3%), ground-ball rate (47.1% to 42.3%), average exit velocity (88.6 mph to 89.3 mph) and hard-hit rate (36.6% to 42.2%). Montas is making $5MM this year and will be eligible for arbitration once more this winter before reaching free agency following the 2023 campaign.

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  1. julyn82001

    11 months ago

    Excellent news. Now, let’s wait for the trade deadline trying to get the best possible package…

    Reply
  2. Brew88

    11 months ago

    Waaaahhhh!!!!

    Reply
  3. fuchholz

    11 months ago

    Just devastated his trade value

    Reply
  4. earmbrister

    11 months ago

    That leaves Castillo as the top pitcher available. Mahle also down with shoulder soreness.

    Reply
  5. Darth Nihilus

    11 months ago

    No trade for you too!

    Reply
  6. Aoe3

    11 months ago

    Its risky holding a trade candidate longer for a better return. This could linger and bite the As.

    Reply
    • Drew Waters Bat

      11 months ago

      Same as the Red with Mahle

      Reply
  7. JimmyForum

    11 months ago

    A contending team’s plan B will be Miles Mikolas as the cardinals will be at least 10 back by the deadline.

    Reply
    • !NolanGorman16!

      11 months ago

      Stupid take.

      Reply
  8. FullMontilla

    11 months ago

    Definitely takes a chunk out of his trade value, bummer for the A’s
    And Mikolas isn’t going anywhere

    Reply
    • JimmyForum

      11 months ago

      Neither are the Cardinals

      Reply
      • !NolanGorman16!

        11 months ago

        Sit back and watch. Don’t stop trolling, because it’s fun to read ignorant stuff like this, but sit back and watch at the same time.

        Reply
  9. DarkSide830

    11 months ago

    Why are we acting like this kills his trade value? Dude got a cortisone injection, not TJS.

    Reply
    • goob

      11 months ago

      Oh, I don’t know, maybe because there could be the fear of an imminent, possibly even inevitable recurrence..?

      That may not “kill” his trade value – but it would most certainly diminish it.

      Reply
      • solaris602

        11 months ago

        Just ask the Twins who all but disregarded the medicals on Paddack. Might as well just hold onto Montas until the winter

        Reply
      • goob

        11 months ago

        Essentially, cortizone is a band-aid, not a cure.

        Reply
        • YankeesBleacherCreature

          11 months ago

          @goob That depends on the extent of the injury. I once got a sprained hand over time from rock-climbing. I resorted to getting a cortisone to help some the inflammation subside. My hand is now perfectly OK with no lingering effects when I occasionally go climb.

      • stymeedone

        11 months ago

        The A’s didn’t like the earlier offers, so this really doesn’t leave the A’s feeling like they overplayed their hand. If they had taken a lesser offer earlier, then they would have looked like they were dumping. An injury now does not effect that at all. Now if they trade him, and he throws back to back no-hitters, that could make them feel they moved him too soon. Never trade for less because of fear of injury.

        Reply
    • YankeesBleacherCreature

      11 months ago

      Bc pitcher shoulder problems are very real and a reason to be concerned as there is yet a timetable for his return. Every player responds to cortisone shots differently.

      Reply
  10. The Einheri

    11 months ago

    I’d still offer up some time of (yes, diminished) offering for Montas and roll the dice.

    Reply
    • #1WhiteSoxFan

      11 months ago

      Sox’ Burger for Montas.

      Straight up!

      Reply

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