Rafael Montero
Rafael (Quezada) Montero
Born: October 17, 1990
Higuerito, San Cristobal DO
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 185
Career: 2011-2019
Major League Statistics
Rafael (Quezada) Montero compiled a career record of 43 wins and 30 losses and a 3.33 ERA in his 126-game pitching career with the Mets, Kingsport Mets, Brooklyn Cyclones, Savannah Sand Gnats, St. Lucie Mets, Binghamton Mets, Las Vegas 51s, Frisco RoughRiders, Rangers and Nashville Sounds. He began playing during the 2011 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
 Kingsport Mets |
 Brooklyn Cyclones |
 Mets |
 St. Lucie Mets |
 Savannah Sand Gnats |
 Las Vegas 51s |
 Binghamton Mets |
 Rangers |
 Nashville Sounds |
 Frisco RoughRiders |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | 2 | 1 | .667 | 4.24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 2011 | R | GULF | Mets | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.45 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31.0 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 136 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2012 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.52 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.3 | 61 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 286 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.13 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.7 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 193 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 7 | 3 | .700 | 2.43 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 | 51 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 261 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 5 | 4 | .556 | 3.05 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.7 | 85 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 25 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 363 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Mets | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.60 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 69 | 43 | 32 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 338 |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Mets | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.87 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2.20 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49.0 | 35 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 4 | 6 | .400 | 7.20 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80.0 | 111 | 70 | 64 | 12 | 40 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 385 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 0 | 2 | .000 | 2.48 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | 0 | 0 | 7.00 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | |
| Totals | 43 | 30 | .589 | 3.33 | 126 | 114 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 611.3 | 553 | 269 | 226 | 39 | 179 | 4 | 583 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 2539 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 16 | 27 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .130 | .130 | .130 | .261 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 16 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .143 | .286 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 1.333 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 16 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .143 | .429 | .571 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .500 | .833 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 75 | 83 | 71 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .183 | .194 | .225 | .420 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .857 |
| 2011 | R | APPY | Kingsport Mets | P | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | NYPL | Brooklyn Cyclones | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2012 | A | SALL3 | Savannah Sand Gnats | P | 12 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .917 | .917 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 16 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1 | .944 | 1.062 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .455 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .900 | .562 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | R | GULF | Mets | P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | St. Lucie Mets | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2015 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Binghamton Mets | P | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.111 |
| 2016 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 16 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.188 |
| 2017 | AAA | PCL | Las Vegas 51s | P | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .800 |
| 2019 | AA | TL | Frisco RoughRiders | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Rangers | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2019 | AAA | PCL | Nashville Sounds | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 126 | 37 | 57 | 4 | 3 | .959 | .746 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | June 24, 2011 | August 2, 2011 |
| 2011 | R | Appalachian League | Kingsport Mets | NYN | August 8, 2011 | August 27, 2011 |
| 2011 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYN | September 1, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | A | South Atlantic League | Savannah Sand Gnats | NYN | April 6, 2012 | June 15, 2012 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | June 23, 2012 | August 7, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | April 4, 2013 | June 8, 2013 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | May 21, 2013 | August 30, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 3, 2014 | August 28, 2014 |
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | July 9, 2014 | July 9, 2014 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | July 14, 2014 | July 14, 2014 |
| 2015 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 19, 2015 | April 23, 2015 |
| 2015 | R | Gulf Coast League | Mets | NYN | July 14, 2015 | August 6, 2015 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | St. Lucie Mets | NYN | August 11, 2015 | August 16, 2015 |
| 2016 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 7, 2016 | July 6, 2016 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Binghamton Mets | NYN | July 15, 2016 | September 3, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Las Vegas 51s | NYN | April 23, 2017 | June 11, 2017 |
| 2019 | R | Arizona League | Rangers | TEX | June 17, 2019 | June 30, 2019 |
| 2019 | AA | Texas League | Frisco RoughRiders | TEX | July 3, 2019 | July 16, 2019 |
| 2019 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Nashville Sounds | TEX | July 20, 2019 | July 20, 2019 |
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