The Mets have a lot of work to do with their rotation this offseason as 534 vacated innings in 2024 from Sean Manaea, Luis Severino, and Jose Quintana currently sit on the free agent market. Montas is their first stab at trying to replace some of that lost volume.

Frankie Montas went 7-11 with a 4.84 ERA and 148 strikeouts in 150.2 innings over 30 starts last season for the Cincinnati Reds and Milwaukee Brewers.

To that point, by the measure of ERA+, which takes into account ballpark and other league factors, Montas has been a below-average starter in recent years. His last above-average season was 2022 in Oakland, when his 116 ERA+ was above the league-average 100.