Luis Matos

22-Year-Old OutfielderOF

San Francisco Giants

2024 Stats

AVG

.213

RBI

2025 Projections

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Matos spent the year on the Sacramento shuttle, bouncing between the majors and Triple-A six times, ending the year on the farm. While with the Giants, Matos was a regular for a couple of stretches, but he also fell into a platoon. He fanned at a tidy 15.4 percent rate, but his quality of contact was weak, though his hard-hit rate and barrel rate were better than his rookie season. Even so, Matos was less productive last year as his .221 BABIP was 64 points shy of his 2023 level. Part of the BABIP decline was hitting more flyballs without the power to clear the fence. Entering his 23-year-old season, Matos isn't a finished product, but until he adds some exit velocity, he'll be at the whims of batted ball fate. His defense isn't strong enough to keep his bat in the lineup, and with Jung Hoo Lee back, Matos is looking at a reserve role, and likely a few more bus rides to and from Sacramento. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats R

Throws R

40 Man Yes

Height 6'1"

Weight 160

DOB 1/28/2002

Born Valera, Venezuela

College None

Drafted 2018 SF

Back in majors

OFSan Francisco Giants

September 29, 2024

Matos was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.

ANALYSIS
Matos is not in Sunday's lineup, but he'll replace Mark Canha (thumb sprain) as a righty-hitting bench option. Matos is just 22 years old, but he was below league average at Triple-A (91 wRC+) and the majors (62 wRC+) this season.

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Batting Order Slot Breakdown

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Left/Right Batting Splits

Since 2022

+35%

OPS vs LHP

2024

+12%

OPS vs LHP

2023

+47%

OPS vs LHP

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022vs Left	.758	150	19	3	11	1	.273	.349	.409
Since 2022vs Right	.561	259	19	4	28	2	.215	.252	.309
2024vs Left	.631	51	6	2	7	0	.208	.235	.396
2024vs Right	.562	105	8	3	18	0	.216	.238	.324
2023vs Left	.825	99	13	1	4	1	.310	.408	.417
2023vs Right	.560	154	11	1	10	2	.215	.261	.299
2022vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Batting Splits

Since 2022

+33%

OPS at Home

2024

+96%

OPS at Home

2023

+12%

OPS at Home

2022

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	OPS	PA	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG
Since 2022Home	.710	225	20	5	28	1	.258	.304	.407
Since 2022Away	.534	184	18	2	11	2	.207	.268	.266
2024Home	.729	93	10	4	21	0	.258	.280	.449
2024Away	.371	63	4	1	4	0	.148	.175	.197
2023Home	.696	132	10	1	7	1	.258	.321	.375
2023Away	.622	121	14	1	7	2	.241	.317	.306
2022Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Luis Matos compare to other hitters?

This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

BB/K
Walk to strikeout ratio
BB Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
K Rate
The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
BABIP
Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
ISO
Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
AVG
Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
OBP
On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
SLG
Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
OPS
On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
wOBA
Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
Exit Velocity
The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
Hard Hit Rate
A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
Barrels/PA
The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
Expected BA
Expected Batting Average.
Expected SLG
Expected Slugging Percentage.
Sprint Speed
The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
Ground Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
Line Drive %
The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
Fly Ball %
The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.

BB/K

0.21

BB Rate

3.2%

K Rate

15.4%

BABIP

.221

ISO

.133

AVG

.213

OBP

.237

SLG

.347

OPS

.584

wOBA

.253

Exit Velocity

86.9 mph

Hard Hit Rate

28.4%

Barrels/PA

3.2%

Expected BA

.240

Expected SLG

.355

Sprint Speed

24.2 ft/sec

Ground Ball %

38.6%

Line Drive %

16.5%

Fly Ball %

44.9%

Prospect Rankings History

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There might not have been a prospect to improve their standing more than Matos did last season. He was awful and often injured in the low minors in 2022, but the young outfielder earned a promotion to the big leagues in mid-June after getting off to a blistering .350/.415/.561 start between Double-A Richmond and Triple-A Sacramento. Matos wasn't ever able to get going with the Giants, eventually leading to a couple stints back in the minors during the second half. The struggles weren't surprising given that he was just 21 and had very little upper-minors experience before getting called up. Matos' elite contact rates from the minors (12.2 percent strikeout rate) did carry over to the majors (13 percent) and the hope is that some over-the-fence power will come along as he matures. Ultimately, though, there are still a wide range of outcomes here.

There are contextual factors (quad injury in May, .226 BABIP) that didn't help Matos, but there's no denying his 2022 season was among the most disappointing by a top prospect. Always young yet advanced for his levels, there was nothing in Matos' profile to suggest he might struggle at High-A, but he slashed .211/.275/.344 with a 74 wRC+ and a 31.9 Soft%. Amid all the struggles, his 16.0 K% and ability to hit 11 homers and steal 11 bases in 91 games show there are still skills to work with. The hitter-friendly Arizona Fall League seemed like a great chance for Matos to end the year on a high note, but he had a .640 OPS with 20 strikeouts and two home runs in 22 games. He is only entering his age-21 season, so it's still early, but it's currently tough to see much more realistic upside than a Manuel Margot type of outfielder who plays a bunch and compiles unspectacular counting stats.

Matos lived up to the hype in his full-season debut. A top-30 prospect for dynasty leagues before playing his first game at Low-A, the lean, athletic outfielder hit .313/.358/.494 with 15 home runs, 21 steals (on 26 attempts) and an elite 12.4 K% in 109 games as one of the youngest hitters at the level. It's unusual for a teenager to make contact at such a high clip in full-season ball, but to do so while also hitting for notable power is quite rare. Matos' batted-ball profile wasn't exquisite (52.3 Pull%, 19.4 LD%, 30.4 IFFB%), and it's clear that he is an aggressive hitter who was able to get by on rare talent among his peer group -- something that might not translate, at least initially, against more advanced pitchers. However, the fact that he is already checking so many important boxes should leave dynasty-league managers quite bullish on Matos heading into his age-20 season.

Matos turned heads in 2019 with an eye-popping statistical performance in the Dominican Summer League and AZL as a 17-year-old. The pandemic prevented him from having a true stateside breakout in 2020, but he worked diligently on his body, adding good weight (now 6-foot, 186 pounds), and really stood out during the fall instructional league. Matos, who turned 19 in January, has a chance to be a true five-tool player. He will stick in center field thanks to above-average speed and good instincts and he also has an above-average arm. He is most impressive at the plate, however, where he has the bat speed, pitch recognition and contact skill to become a plus hitter who also hits 20-plus home runs annually. Matos has a chance to be fast-tracked going forward, likely spending most of the 2021 season at High-A.

The July 2, 2018 international signing class is looking very promising, and Matos is the big sleeper of the group. Unlike Marco Luciano, Noelvi Marte and Orelvis Martinez, Matos did not receive a seven-figure bonus ($725,000), but he performed like a future star in his pro debut. The 5-foot-11, 160-pound center fielder showed off big tools in 55 games in the Dominican Summer League, hitting .362/.430/.570 (171 wRC+) with seven home runs, 20 steals (on 22 attempts), a .209 ISO, 7.0 BB% and 11.1 K%. He also excelled in five AZL games to close the year. As with many overqualified DSL hitters, Matos pulled the ball too much (59.9 Pull%), simply because it was an easy way to dominate on that circuit. However, with his elite contact skills and bat speed, he is a good bet to be able to make the necessary adjustments against advanced pitching. Look for Matos to spend most of his age-18 season at Low-A.

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Optioned to Triple-A

OFSan Francisco Giants

September 13, 2024

The Giants optioned Matos to Triple-A Sacramento on Friday.