Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports Mason Montgomery is the highest-ranked left-hander within the Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching pipeline. No. 7 total and with a forty five+ FV, the 2021 sixth-round pick of Texas Tech University is coming off his first full skilled season, through which he logged a 2.10 ERA with 171 strikeouts in 124 innings between High-A Bowling Green and Double-A Montgomery. Back with the Biscuits to start out the present marketing campaign, the 22-year-old Austin native has a 3.38 ERA to go together with 16 strikeouts in 13.1 innings. Deception and journey are among the many southpaw’s attributes. As our lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen wrote earlier this yr, “His glove hand plays the role of the magician’s assistant, flying above Montgomery’s head and toward the ...

PITTSBURGH — Mitch Keller struck out 10, matching his profession excessive, in six innings for the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday to win the three-game collection. Keller (3-0) gave up two runs on 5 hits, getting out of a third-inning jam with runners on first ...