The Yankees have not forgotten about Frankie Montas.
Aaron Boone was asked if the club’s big trade deadline pitching acquisition is still in play to join the ALCS roster should the Yankees advance.
“Could be. He’s gonna go to Tampa and probably throw a live [bullpen session] as well. His last bullpen, which I think was his second, went well too. He’s in a good spot.”
His ALCS role would likely look a lot like Jameson Taillon’s ALDS role. Montas’ altered state comes from injury, though, whereas Taillon was moved to the bullpen basically out of necessity. Montas has been dealing with and has not pitched since his poor outing in Milwaukee on Sept. 16. Boone was asked to envision how he would use Montas in a potential matchup with the Astros or Mariners.
“Certainly not as a full starter. [He’s] maybe a guy that can give us a couple innings but you know, we’ll just see how the next few days go.”
Montas was not the regular season boost the Yankees wanted. In his eight starts, the former Oakland Athletic sputtered to a 6.35 ERA, allowing an .838 opponents’ OPS. For his career, the 29-year-old owns a 3.77 ERA in 99 starts compared to 5.66 ERA in 30 games as a reliever.
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