Frankie Montas lasted five months with the Reds and thought of the team as family, even though he is with a team that will likely win the Central Division in the National League.
Montas was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers for Joey Wiemer, who played baseball for he Cincinnati Bearcats and Jakob Junis, a right-handed pitcher.
Montas was signed by the Reds on January 2.
He was 4-8 with a 5.01 ERA in 19 starts. Montas had some brilliant games but a few clunkers also.
He gave up one hit in seven innings on June 4 in Colorado, a 4-1 win. Montas gave up one run on two hits in a 6-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on June 28. He defeated the New York Yankees on July 4, his last win with the Reds.
Montas also allowed five or more runs in four outings, including a season-high seven runs on July 19 at the Washington Nationals. He was scheduled to pitch against the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday the 30th.
"It is rough. It is like leaving my family," Montas said. "I spent more time the last five months with them than I did my own family. I would love to come back when I'm a free agent."
David Bell echoed the same thing.
"He was a good teammate," Bell said. "Those guys in the clubhouse will miss him. He meant a lot to us and not just on the mound."
Hunter Greene credited Montas with teaching him some things.
"It sucks that he is leaving," Greene said.
Montas said the reverse.
"Hunter Greene was Hunter Greene when I got here," Montas said. "I learned from him."
Joey Weimer, the Brewers' 4th pick in the 2020 draft, broke in with the Brewers last season. He is a talented outfielder who can play center field. He played 132 games with Milwaukee last season, hitting with a .204 with 13 home runs, 41 RBI and 12 stolen bases.
Weimer played 19 games with the Brewers but was sent to Nashville in late May.
Junis was 4-0 with Milwaukee. He had a 2.42 ERA in 10 appearances with them, that included one start. He was a 29th round pick of the Kansas City Royals in 2011. Junis pitched six seasons with the Royals and totaled 89 starts with a 29-35 record and a 4.82 ERA. Junis had one complete game on August 28, 2018. He defeated the Detroit Tigers, 6-2.
The Rock Falls, Illinois resident pitched in San Francisco in 2022 and 2023.
Junis started 21 game with a 9-10 record and a 4.18 ERA.
He signed with the Brewers on February 7, 2024.
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