"''You definitely go back and look when you were rolling, when you were feeling good,'' said Montgomery, who went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in his return to the lineup Wednesday after missing a game because of discomfort in his side. ''And you are not trying something new; you are trying to re-create. I still feel pretty good. I think it's 'Angry August' for a reason.''"
"The dog days of summer have seen Montgomery, 23, strike out in nearly 40% of his at-bats this month, but he still has shined overall since his debut. He has 1.1 WAR, per FanGraphs, with his .760 overall OPS. As far as slumps go, that's barely a hiccup compared with the .149/.223/.255 roadblock he slammed into at the start of the season in Triple-A Charlotte, forcing the Sox to yank him from the field in favor of one-on-one training with hitting director Ryan Fuller."
Colson Montgomery opened his MLB career with an .827 OPS in his first month after debuting July 4 before cooling to a .682 OPS in August. He hit five home runs in each of his first two calendar months and has a .760 overall OPS and 1.1 WAR per FanGraphs. The month of August included a nearly 40% strikeout rate. Montgomery rebounded from an early-season Triple-A slump (.149/.223/.255) that prompted one-on-one work with hitting director Ryan Fuller and a trip to the team's Arizona hitting complex to rediscover his form. Defensive play exceeded expectations, converting difficult outs and covering both shortstop and third base.
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