Welcome back to the 2015 Last Word on Fantasy Baseball Guide. Over the next several months we will be releasing player profiles, projections, position rankings, and a number of other articles that will help you dominate your fantasy league this season. Whether you play rotisserie or head-to-head; whether you have a standard draft, a snake or an auction league, and whether its keeper league or a one-year deal; we have all the fantasy information you need.
For the rest of our fantasy baseball profiles and articles, please check out our Fantasy Baseball Guide Page.
Fantasy Profile: Miguel Montero, C, Chicago Cubs
Pos. Rank 13
Miguel Montero is getting a change of scenery going from the Diamondbacks to the Cubs for 2015. The primary question surrounding Montero is whether this change of scenery will help him improve his numbers or does he continue the downward trend his bat saw his last couple of seasons in Arizona?
The positive aspect is that he still should provide a reasonable amount of power as he has continued to reach double figures for Home Runs. However, both his Batting Average & BABIP have seen corresponding swoons over the last couple seasons. It is likely that this is a sign of things to come as this has corresponding with him hitting the wrong side of 30 and his Ground Ball Rate (GB%) has been above career norms over the last couple seasons.
While he should still provide some double-digit power, the best case scenario for his batting average is likely in the .250-.260 range.
| Year | Team | Pos | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | SLG | OBP | OPS |
| 2011 | ARI | C | 140 | 553 | 493 | 65 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 47 | 97 | 0.282 | 0.469 | 0.351 | 0.820 |
| 2012 | ARI | C | 141 | 573 | 486 | 65 | 15 | 88 | 0 | 73 | 130 | 0.286 | 0.438 | 0.391 | 0.829 |
| 2013 | ARI | C | 116 | 475 | 413 | 44 | 11 | 42 | 0 | 51 | 110 | 0.230 | 0.344 | 0.318 | 0.662 |
| 2014 | ARI | C | 136 | 560 | 489 | 40 | 13 | 72 | 0 | 56 | 97 | 0.243 | 0.370 | 0.329 | 0.699 |
| 2015 Projection | CHC | C | 550 | 476 | 50 | 14 | 68 | 0 | 61 | 99 | 0.261 | 0.352 | 0.394 | 0.746 |
For the rest of our fantasy baseball profiles and articles, please check out our Fantasy Baseball Guide Page.
Have you tuned into Last Word On Sports Radio? LWOS is pleased to bring you 24/7 sports radio to your PC, laptop, tablet or smartphone. What are you waiting for?
Thank you for reading. Please take a moment ot follow me on twitter – @LWOSRyanD. Support LWOS by following us on Twitter – @LastWordOnSport and @LWOSworld – and “liking” our Facebook page.
PHOENIX, AZ – AUGUST 29: Miguel Montero #26 of the Arizona Diamondbacks throws the ball back to the pitcher against the Colorado Rockies at Chase Field on August 29, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
