"Montes de Oca was drafted by the Mets in 2018, and a few years ago, he had the potential to be an elite Major League reliever. In AAA with the Mets in 2022, Montes de Oca posted a 3.44 ERA and struck out a whopping 56 batters in just 34 innings. The big right showcased that he had elite stuff that could get swings and misses from batters. However, Montes de Oca has had Tommy John surgery two times in the past three years."
"In 2022, Montes de Oca featured three pitches: a cutter, a sinker and a sweeper.The primary appeal from Montes de Oca came from his elite velocity and movement profile. His sinker averaged 99.9 miles per hour and had negative sixteen inches of horizontal breaker. This means that this pitch had movement towards right handed batters that was far above average."
Bryce Montes de Oca signed a minor league contract with a spring training invite from the Nationals. He was drafted by the Mets in 2018 and showed elite reliever potential, posting a 3.44 ERA and 56 strikeouts in 34 AAA innings in 2022. He worked three pitches — cutter, sinker and sweeper — with a sinker averaging 99.9 mph and extreme horizontal movement and a sweeper moving quickly away from right-handed batters, generating high strikeout totals. He has undergone two Tommy John surgeries in three years, limiting workload and leaving his remaining stuff uncertain. He also averaged 6.7 walks per nine innings, a control issue that threatens Major League success. The Nationals signed him as a low-risk option who could help bullpen depth.
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