Luis Matos's offseason success, winning Rookie of the Year in the Venezuelan Winter League, raises questions about his future potential despite past struggles, including a disappointing major league season with the San Francisco Giants. His impressive statistics of .300/.345/.536 with 10 HR in winter ball followed a troubling .213 average in the majors. As he enters Spring Training, there are hopes he could build on this progress, but his erratic development history complicates predictions about his ability to become a consistent contributor in the majors.
If Matos winds up turning into a dude - and by that I mean, more than a 4th or 5th outfielder - it won't have been the result of steady progress.
Still, after winning that award, he hit .177/.208/.266 over his next 130 plate appearances.
If Matos kept the contact rate and increased the damage on that contact?
It makes grasping at his trends silly. He's no different from most prospects in that regard - and for our purposes, let's still consider him one.
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