Braden Montgomery
- The White Sox’s roster as it stands starts at RF · 381 PA · 1.1 WAR in the role
- Trade read Unlikely to be traded: Young and cheap for years (age 24, about $44M of surplus value through 2032): a core piece.
Hitting · 2026 percentiles
vs. MLB hitters with 300+ PA · 363 PA
Platoon splits · swing path
By pitcher handedness
| vs | PA | wOBA | xwOBA | K% | BB% | Chase | Decisions | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LHP | 102 | .208 | .273 | 30% | 8% | 35% | −0.22 | −2.43 |
| RHP | 261 | .344 | .350 | 15% | 11% | 25% | +2.03 | −1.01 |
- Attack angle
- 7.9° (49% in 5–20°)
- Attack direction
- +5.1°
- Swing length
- 6.5 ft
- Fast-swing rate
- 8%
- Pull-air %
- 8.4%
- Hard-hit %
- 41.2%
- Slash · wRC+
- .226/.312/.350 · 89
Zone map · 2026
Where he does damage, and where to pitch him
Does the most damage middle-middle (+3.6 vs. league per 100; 1.6 standard errors on 65 pitches, inside the noise for the best of nine cells).
Weakest down and away (−2.4), but only 1.1 standard errors from average on 61 pitches: no in-zone spot to attack yet.
Runs per 100 pitches vs. an average LHB: better · worse. Catcher’s view · 922 pitches · faded cells are within one standard error of average. A spot is called only when it is farther from average than the best or worst of nine average cells gets 95% of the time (set from the league’s own pitches: about 3 standard errors above, 2 below).
Most similar hitters
Swings like Montgomery: bat path, contact quality and approach
| Similarity | Player | xwOBA | ’26 WAR | ’27 proj | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | Freddie Freeman LAD · ’89 | .364 | 2.6 | 1.2 | Signed $27.0M |
| 64 | Brice Turang MIL · ’99 | .347 | 5.9 | 4.0 | Arb |
| 60 | A.J. Ewing NYM · ’04 | .324 | 2.0 | 2.0 | Pre-arb |
| 56 | Carlos Cortes ATH · ’97 | .300 | −0.7 | 0.0 | Pre-arb |
| 54 | Carson Benge NYM · ’03 | .343 | 4.3 | 3.3 | Pre-arb |
Nearest neighbours on bat speed, swing length, attack angle, squared-up and blast rates, EV90, barrels, pull-air, chase, zone contact, K% and BB%. 2026 regulars only.
Fielding
2027 rating at every position he can play · OAA by position · range by direction · tools. Same engine as the Fielding Lab and the Winter Plan.
| Season | Pos | OAA | Range | Arm, DP | Runs | Batters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | CF | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 |
| 2026 | RF | 0 | 0 | +4.1 | +4.1 | 3,365 |
Runs = range plus his arm and double-play runs spread over his positions by outs (Fielding Run Value, from 2023): what the rating counts.
| Play | Made | Chances | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ★★★★★ | 0 | 22 | 0% |
| ★★★★ | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| ★★★ | 2 | 6 | 33% |
| ★★ | 18 | 20 | 90% |
| ★ | 23 | 23 | 100% |
| Season | Zone | Balls | Outs vs. exp. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | RF | 362 | +4.8 |
The zone rating counts every ball hit to his part of the field while he played there, his club’s positioning included; Savant OAA uses his actual starting spot and is the better individual grade. They agree best in the outfield. See the model card.
Contract & projection
Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR
* projected arbitration or minimum salary. Contract Studio →
Minor leagues
MLB Stats API · public box-score data
| SeasonLevel | Level | Team | Age | G | PA / IP | PA / IP ·Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026AA | AA | Birmingham Barons | 23 | 27 | 126 PA | 126 PA · .313/.429/.606 · 6 HR · 25.4% K · 16.7% BB |
| 2026AAA | AAA | Charlotte Knights | 23 | 29 | 132 PA | 132 PA · .315/.417/.495 · 4 HR · 24.2% K · 13.6% BB |
| 2025A | A | Kannapolis Cannon Ballers | 22 | 18 | 84 PA | 84 PA · .304/.393/.493 · 3 HR · 22.6% K · 11.9% BB |
| 2025A+ | A+ | Winston-Salem Dash | 22 | 69 | 290 PA | 290 PA · .260/.348/.445 · 8 HR · 24.1% K · 11.0% BB |
| 2025AA | AA | Birmingham Barons | 22 | 34 | 143 PA | 143 PA · .272/.364/.416 · 1 HR · 28.7% K · 10.5% BB |
FanGraphs: FV 50 · ETA 2027 · #65 overall. Public pitch tracking exists only at Triple-A and some Florida State League parks.
ABS challenges · 2026
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