Mike Montgomery
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Michael Paul Montgomery
- Bats Left, Throws Left
- Height 6' 5", Weight 180 lb.
- High School William S. Hart High School
- Born July 1, 1989 in Mission Hills, CA, USA
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Mike Montgomery was a first-round draft pick in 2008.
Montgomery was picked by the Kansas City Royals with the 36th pick in the 2008 amateur draft; he was their second selection after Eric Hosmer. The pick was compensation for the loss of David Riske to free agency. Mike signed by scout Dan Ontiveros for a $988,000 bonus. In his pro debut, he had a 2-1, 1.69 record for the AZL Royals. Had he qualified, he would have been third in the Arizona League in ERA. Baseball America listed him as the league's #1 prospect, ahead of Jaff Decker, a fellow first-rounder.
In 2009, Mike pitched very well for both the Burlington Bees (2-3, 2.17, .206 opponent average) and Wilmington Blue Rocks (4-1, 2.25, .196 opponent average). Baseball America listed him as the #5 Midwest League prospect (behind Aaron Hicks, Dee Gordon, Josh Vitters and Brett Lawrie) and #7 in the Carolina League (just ahead of a teammate with the same first name and last initial, Mike Moustakas). Baseball America also rated the lefty as the top Royals prospect entering 2010, ahead of top-five selections Moustakas and Hosmer most notably.
Montgomery battled injury in 2010, pitching for the AZL Royals (0-1, 1.04), Wilmington (2-0, 1.09) and Northwest Arkansas Naturals (5-4, 3.47). He was then put on the USA's roster for the 2010 Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.
