Lázaro Montes
| Lázaro Montes | |
|---|---|
| Seattle Mariners – No. 99 | |
| Outfielder | |
| Born: October 22, 2004 Havana, Cuba | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right |
Lázaro Yosmel Montes (born October 22, 2004) is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder in the Seattle Mariners organization.
Career
[edit]Montes signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent on January 15, 2022 for $2.5 million.[1][2] He was viewed as a high-risk, high-reward prospect by evaluators.[3] He was one of three Mariners international prospects who received signing bonuses of more than $1 million in 2022, along with Michael Arroyo and Martín Gonzalez.[4][5] He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Mariners.
Montes started 2023 with the Arizona Complex League Mariners before being promoted in early August to the Modesto Nuts.[3] He hit .303 with 13 home runs in 70 games for the two clubs, but struck out in 25 percent of his plate appearances. Before the 2024 season, Baseball America ranked Montes as the 100th best prospect. He returned to Modesto to start the season and hit well, batting .309 with 13 home runs in 65 games. He was promoted to the Everett Aquasox in June, and his bat cooled off. He hit .260 with 8 home runs in 51 games in Everett.[6] He cut down his strikeout rate to 19 percent of plate appearances in Modesto, but it ballooned to 29 percent in Everett.[7]
Montes was named the 42nd best prospect in baseball by MLB.com before the 2025 season.[8] He participated in his first spring training with the Mariners in 2025,[9][10] and started the season returning to High-A Everett.[11][12] In June, Montes was promoted to the Double-A Arkansas Travelers.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "17-year-old outfielder Lázaro Montes headlines list of Mariners' international signings". January 18, 2022.
- ^ "Lazaro Montes | MLB Contracts & Salaries". Spotrac. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ a b Jude, Adam (August 23, 2023). "The next Yordan Alvarez? Mariners prospect Lazaro Montes is living up to early hype". Archived from the original on August 23, 2023.
- ^ Drayer, Shannon (2022-01-19). "Drayer: Mariners announce 3 international signings to farm system". Seattle Sports. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "2022 MLB International Signings". Spotrac. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Lazaro Montes Minor Leagues Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ "Lazaro Montes - Stats - Batting". FanGraphs Baseball. Retrieved 2024-11-28.
- ^ Landry, Kennedi (January 25, 2025). "Mariners lead new Top 100 Prospects list with 7 -- all position players". MLB.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/feb/21/mariners-prospects-lazaro-montes-colt-emerson-turn/
- ^ https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/feb/27/randy-arozarena-taking-mentorship-role-with-marine/
- ^ Hereth, Zac (2025-04-01). "Top pick, 3 top Seattle Mariners prospects on Everett roster". Seattle Sports. Retrieved 2025-04-03.
- ^ https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/meet-lazaro-montes-top-100-mariners-prospect-looking-to-put-huge-power-to-work-in-2025/
- ^ https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/mariners/mariners-promote-prospects-lazaro-montes-michael-arroyo-to-class-aa/
- ^ https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/four-aquasox-promoted-to-double-a-arkansas/
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from MLB · ESPN · Fangraphs · Baseball Reference (Minors)