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The Milwaukee Brewers are acquiring RHP Frankie Montas from the Cincinnati Reds, in exchange for OF Joey Wiemer and RHP Jakob Junis. The deal is pending medical reviews. Montas signed a one-year, $16 million contract with the Reds in the off-season after missing almost all of the 2023 season with shoulder surgery and has not returned to the form that made him one of the better pitchers in the league between 2019-2022, when he pitched 480 1/3 innings in total for a 3.67 ERA. In 2024, Montas has a 5.01 ERA with a 19% strikeout rate and a 10% walk rate, while he has lost 1.5 mph on his fastball.
In acquiring Montas, the Brewers have given up a former top prospect to the Reds. Entering the 2023 season, Joey Wiemer was regarded as a top-100 prospect in all of baseball, but he did not produce in the majors in 2023, hitting .204/.283/.362 in 410 plate appearances.
In acquiring Montas, the Brewers have given up a former top prospect to the Reds. Entering the 2023 season, Joey Wiemer was regarded as a top-100 prospect in all of baseball, but he did not produce in the majors in 2023, hitting .204/.283/.362 in 410 plate appearances.