Oakland Athletics: Review of the Frankie Montas Trade

Luis Medina to Athletics

Luis Medina has pitched in 95 innings in the 2023 MLB season, which was accumulated over 20 games, in which he started 15 of them. He has struggled with a record of 3-9 and an ERA of 5.68. He has a pitch arsenal of 5, which includes a 4-Seam Fastball, a Slider, a Sinker, a Curveball, and a Changeup. His best pitch has been his Curveball, which he has used 11.9% of the time, with a batting average against of .139. This pitch has been used as his strikeout pitch. In 38 plate appearances with his curveball, he has a strikeout percentage of 47.4%. His worst pitch has been his 4-Seam Fastball, which has been hit quite often, with a batting average of .286. He uses it at a rate of 43% of the time, which means if he reduces his usage of it, he could thrive by using other pitches instead.