Andre Lamontagne

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #19 prospect in 2011
  As the 2010 season began, there was no talk about Lamontagne being one of the Brewers' better pitching prospects. An older sign out of college, he had a so-so pro debut in 2009 and was assigned to bullpen duty in high Class A at the outset of last season. Relief duty agreed with Lamontagne, whose fastball jumped from the 89-91 mph when he was drafted to 93-95 mph in 2010. He also began using a curveball that he had dropped in college, which kept hitters off his fastball and cutter. Lamontagne showed he could impact games out of the pen and pitched well enough to earn a promotion to high Class A. After another promotion to Double-A, he returned to starting and his stuff held up deep enough into games to show promise in that role. He also pitched out of the bullpen for Team USA in the Pan Am qualifying tournament after the season. With a long, lean pitcher's body, Lamontagne throws easily on a downhill plane and commands the bottom half of the strike zone. He smoothed out his delivery to look less mechanical on the mound, making his fastball jump even more on hitters. Lamontagne has the stuff to be a starter but could prove to be a reliable late-inning reliever in the major leagues. He probably will start the 2011 season in Triple-A.