Luis Matos

Luis Matos

24-Year-Old OutfielderOF
San Francisco Giants AAA
2026 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
Matos now has nearly 600 career plate appearances with the big league club, and despite a solid 14.7% strikeout rate and a decent 6.0% walk rate, Matos's career line is .231/.281/.369. Over the past three seasons, Matos possesses the lowest batting average of any player with at least 500 plate appearances and a strikeout rate below 15%, leading Santiago Espinal by 14 points. That's the challenge with Matos: he makes a lot of contact but has not done much with it. In his defense, he has had awful BABIP fortunes each of the past two seasons and something has to give soon. He did show more pull power in 2025, which was a positive sign given he does not turn 24 until late January. Despite his youth, Matos is now out of minor league options so Matos may be finding his way to another club this winter to see how his raw talents can play out elsewhere. Read Past Outlooks
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League AAA
Bats R
Throws R
40 Man No
Height 5'11"
Weight 160
DOB 1/28/2002
Drafted 2018
Signed a one-year contract with the Giants in March of 2026.
DFA'd by San Francisco
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
March 25, 2026
The Giants designated Matos for assignment Wednesday.
Analysis
The 24-year-old was unable to win a spot on San Francisco's Opening Day roster and is out of minor-league options, so the club can't freely send him to the minors. Matos has been unable to find much traction across parts of three MLB campaigns and has a .231/.281/.369 slash line in 593 career plate appearances.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+2%
OPS vs RHP
2026
No Stats
2025
 
 
+16%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .634 137 17 7 19 2 .192 .226 .408
Since 2024vs Right .646 203 23 6 28 2 .234 .271 .375
2026vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left .636 86 11 5 12 2 .183 .221 .415
2025vs Right .739 98 15 3 10 2 .256 .306 .433
2024vs Left .631 51 6 2 7 0 .208 .235 .396
2024vs Right .562 105 8 3 18 0 .216 .238 .324
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+3%
OPS at Home
2026
No Stats
2025
 
 
+41%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+96%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .651 178 24 7 30 1 .226 .258 .393
Since 2024Away .630 162 16 6 17 3 .208 .247 .383
2026Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025Home .564 85 14 3 9 1 .190 .235 .329
2025Away .798 99 12 5 13 3 .247 .293 .505
2024Home .729 93 10 4 21 0 .258 .280 .449
2024Away .371 63 4 1 4 0 .148 .175 .197
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2024
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2026
No Stats
2025
 
 
+40%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+7%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .744 138 6 18 .225 .319 .425
Since 2024vs Right .815 396 15 64 .282 .331 .485
2026vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2026vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2025vs Left .626 29 1 4 .222 8.000 .370
2025vs Right .878 130 6 25 .308 43.008 .542
2024vs Left .664 109 5 14 .226 32.037 .441
2024vs Right .708 266 9 39 .268 80.026 .455
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
0.41
 
BB Rate
6.0%
 
K Rate
14.7%
 
BABIP
.217
 
ISO
.203
 
AVG
.221
 
OBP
.266
 
SLG
.424
 
OPS
.691
 
wOBA
.300
 
Exit Velocity
88.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
33.6%
 
Barrels/PA
6.0%
 
Expected BA
.222
 
Expected SLG
.364
 
Sprint Speed
24.8 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
46.6%
 
Line Drive %
10.3%
 
Fly Ball %
43.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Matos spent 2024 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 in 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 him hitting more fly-balls 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.
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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Multi-hit effort in spring win
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
March 7, 2026
Matos went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and an RBI double in Friday's 6-3 Cactus League win over the Reds.
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Could be odd man out in outfield
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
January 26, 2026
Matos could be the player whose outlook is most negatively impacted by the Giants' signing of Harrison Bader, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
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Optioned to Triple-A
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
September 15, 2025
The Giants optioned Matos to Triple-A Sacramento on Monday.
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Riding pine Tuesday
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
September 9, 2025
Matos isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Arizona, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
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Heading to bench Sunday
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
September 7, 2025
Matos is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Cardinals, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Likely to be DFA'd
OFSan Francisco Giants  AAA
March 25, 2026
Matos is expected to be designated for assignment before Wednesday's game against the Yankees, according to Susan Slusser of The San Francisco Chronicle.
Analysis
Matos is out of minor-league options, so he's expected to become a free agent once he's removed from the Giants' 40-man roster. He finished the spring with a .260/.327/.440 line with two home runs. According to Slusser, Jared Oliva is expected to take Matos' spot on both the active and 40-man rosters.
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