A consensus top 15 prospect as recently as 2024, Montgomery, 23, saw his star dim a bit after batting .213 with a .381 OPS in a full year at Class AAA. But opportunity has arrived on the South Side ...

Paul Skenes said he was practicing two new pitches in spring training, a cutter and a two-seam fastball, to add to his pitching variety. In 2024, Skenes' pitching arsenal included four-seam fastballs, ...