re: 2023-24 Aggie Baseball Offseason

D1Baseball pretty high on the top of our transfer class, including the #1 overall transfer.


1. Braden Montgomery, UTL (Stanford to Texas A&M)

Montgomery transferring out of Stanford was the biggest story line in the portal this past summer, and he’s now looking to make a huge impact for the Aggies in the SEC. Montgomery gets the top spot for being a dual-threat type of player. Though he’s still refining his stuff on the mound, Montgomery will get into the mid-90s with his fastball, and the fastball and slider both have whiff rates well above 50%. As for his offensive skill set, he’s already a very accomplished hitter, batting .336 last season with 14 doubles, a triple, 17 home runs and 61 RBIs, along with a 1.072 OPS. Montgomery’s role for the Aggies on the mound is still undetermined, but he will fit nicely with Jace LaViolette and company in the middle of that offensive lineup.


13. Ali Camarillo, SS (Cal State Northridge to Texas A&M)

The Aggies had a great deal of success with Hunter Haas in the program last season, and they’re hoping Camarillo has a similar impact. He’s coming off a strong sophomore season with the Matadors, where he hit .371 with 15 doubles, three triples, seven home runs and 44 RBIs. Camarillo also is a solid defender.


22. Eldridge Armstrong, RHP (San Diego State to Texas A&M)

The Aggies picked up a good bullpen piece in the 6-foot-2, 205-pound, righthanded pitcher. Armstrong worked in 30 games for the Aztecs last season — all relief appearances — and tallied a 3.24 ERA in 41.2 innings of work, along with 46 strikeouts and 15 walks. This past summer with Team USA and the Cape Cod League, he showed an average fastball velocity at 91.9 mph, though we had some reports that he was up to 94-95 mph with the offering. He also attacks hitters with an 82-84 mph slider which had the highest chase rate of any of his pitches, per Synergy, at 37%.