Florida State Seminoles pitcher Carson Montgomery selected by San Diego Padres in 2023 MLB Draft

Florida State Seminoles right-handed pitcher Carson Montgomery has been selected in the 2023 MLB Draft by the San Diego Padres.

With a career ERA of 7.50 in 66 innings pitched, Montgomery didn’t put up great numbers. However, he’s seen as an exciting prospect because of his intangibles.

Carson Montgomery recently entered the transfer portal.

“The 6-foot-3 Montgomery looks the part as a big, strong right-hander with the potential to have a four-pitch mix — all at least average — in the future. It starts with a fastball that he had thrown in the 94-98 mph range in the past but was averaging around 93 mph this spring, albeit with good run and sink. He complements it with a hard mid-80s slider that can miss bats, but he overthrows it at times. He uses a newer upper-80s cutter and has decent feel for a changeup, though he doesn’t throw it much,” MLB.com wrote.

“For as good as his stuff is, Montgomery’s numbers haven’t matched up. He can get out of sync and needs to clean up his delivery and arm action so he can throw more consistent strikes. The FSU staff’s short leash hasn’t helped his confidence, and his strike-throwing regressed in 2023, making his Draft stock a little tough to figure out.”

More on the 2023 MLB Draft

The 2023 Major League Baseball Draft will begin during All-Star week, with the first two rounds getting underway at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 9. Rounds 3-10 will then begin at 2 p.m. ET on Monday, July 10, with rounds 11-20 starting at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11.

This year’s MLB Draft is a historic one, as a draft lottery was used to determine the order for the first time. The Washington Nationals, Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland Athletics each had a 16.5% chance to receive the No. 1 overall pick. Ultimately, Pittsburgh won the right to have the first selection, with Washington finishing right behind them at No. 2. Oakland, however, fell all the way down to No. 6 overall.

While the MLB Draft is always unpredictable, the consensus is that this year’s top prospects both hail from LSU, who won the 2023 College World Series. Pitcher Paul Skenes and outfielder Dylan Crews headline this year’s class, which is considered a deep one.

Within the first ten rounds of the draft, each slot is assigned a certain value. Each team has a bonus pool that they are able to spend on these picks, and players will sign at, above or below their assigned slot value.

In rounds 11-20, there is no assigned slot value and MLB teams are free to spend up to $150,000 to sign their picks from the second half of the draft. If they exceed the $150,000 mark, that added amount will be deducted from their bonus pool.

Following the final day of the 2023 MLB Draft, selected players will have until August 1 to sign a contract.