(1) In a year or two, he was able to hit the high fastball or at least take the pitch.(2) His best pitch is a split-finger fastball with a sharp downward motion, something he developed several years ago.(3) He also throws a split-finger fastball that serves as a changeup and occasionally a cutter.(4) His fastball tops out near 100 mph, and he has a hard splitter.(5) He offsets the fastball with a changeup, and uses a hard slider as an out pitch.(6) He throws a low 90s fastball and mixes it with a big-league curve.(7) Pitchers aim to keep hitters off-balance by mixing their pitches, such as following a fastball with a changeup.(8) Montgomery's split-finger fastball is his strikeout pitch.(9) He also has started using a cut fastball in the high 80s with considerable effectiveness.(10) He has a lively fastball clocked in the mid-90s and a good breaking ball.(11) His cut fastball has been very effective, especially against righthanded hitters.(12) But I surprised him with a fastball on the inside corner.(13) His sinking fastball is his best pitch, and he has a pretty good slider.(14) He mixes a good fastball with an excellent curve.(15) He needs an effective curve to spot a mid-80s fastball effectively.(16) His fastball tops out at 90 mph, pedestrian by today's standards.