Brewers Acquire Outfielder Luis Matos From Giants

[dlk9s]

LHP Sammy Peralta DFA'ed

 

[iKezims]

Still only 24 and 3 (partial) years of MLB experience already. Pretty good get for nothing for an OF lacking depth right now. Might see a corresponding move on Perk/Lockridge, though.

[RobertCrawley]

Interesting acquisition. 2025 OPS .691 is something to work with. Adds to our Venezuelan roster!

[long ball]

Looks like Matos is out of options. So I’d assume that means Perkins will be optioned to AAA. 
 

I don’t know anything about Matos other than looking at his stats page. Nothing real exciting there. 

[dlk9s]

Still sorry to see cash go. Hope it enjoys success in SF.

[bensheeps]

No minor league options remaining.  So short term is a replacement on the roster for Quero?

[Jose Cardenal]

Matos was the Giants 7th ranked prospect going in 2023.  MLB Pipeline gave him a 60 grade hit tool. 

Hasn't shown that in the big leagues but maybe there is something there.

 

Actually he was their 3rd ranked prospect in 2022 just ahead of.... Kyle Harrison

[liveforoctober]

Interesting tidbit, it seems Matos lost his roster spot to Jared Oliva to start the year ... Oliva played with us in Nashville in '25.

Really interesting flyer. Top prospect not long ago. I would not be mad at all if Chourio and Contreras, etc unlocked the potential for us. No cost. I'm here for it.

I'm expecting Andrew Vaughn 2.0.

[Jim French Stepstool]

22 minutes ago, dlk9s said:

Still sorry to see cash go. Hope it enjoys success in SF.

Cash formed a solid DP combo with PTBNL.

[Tedaldtada]

This looks to be a worthy reclamation project. Matos doesn’t whiff and he doesn’t K. He has a cannon. Everything else is meh. I’m guessing they are hoping for some swing decision improvement.

His comps on Savant are the following list of useful players.

Similar Batters to Luis Matos:

 2024 - Brooks Lee

 2023 - Nico Hoerner

 2023 - Tommy Edman

 2023 - Jose Trevino

 2023 - Tony Kemp

 

[wallus]

Projected for a .700 OPS with a little bit of power. It seems like the projections do not like his defense.

This seems like a better 40 man roster option than Peralta.

[umphrey]

He is a really nice reclamation project. It's going to be challenging to keep him on the MLB roster though especially if his defense is bad. 

[Joseph Zarr]

I imagine the Brewers will use the ensuing five days to explore trade options with Peralta and his agent - I beiieve he still has an Option remaining so that may be appealing to other clubs. Why do I say this? Don't bid farewell to 'Cash' just yet. He may yet find a place back in the Brewers clubhouse!

[Tedaldtada]

For cash? Outstanding.

I’m all for the Brewers making TONZ of trades. And that’s exactly what they’ve been doing. Keep working the fringes. The very act dims complacency and stokes competition. And the Brewers track record is admirable. Not many complete stinkers. Plenty of win-wins. And plenty of fleecing. 

[wallus]

4 minutes ago, Tedaldtada said:

For cash? Outstanding.

I’m all for the Brewers making TONZ of trades. And that’s exactly what they’ve been doing. Keep working the fringes. The very act dims complacency and stokes competition. And the Brewers track record is admirable. Not many complete stinkers. Plenty of win-wins. And plenty of fleecing. 

Yes, trades and on the fringes is where this front office excels.

[wiguy94]

I imagine Quero gets optioned because they don’t want him sitting on the bench a lot and Matos is our short term DH against LHP while Chourio and Vaughn are injured and if he performs could stay on the roster even when Chourio returns. 

[SomewhereInTime]

2 hours ago, dlk9s said:

Still sorry to see cash go. Hope it enjoys success in SF.

Man this guy gets traded a lot

 

[Jim French Stepstool]

1 hour ago, umphrey said:

He is a really nice reclamation project. It's going to be challenging to keep him on the MLB roster though especially if his defense is bad. 

Looks to me like an audition for a roster spot while Chourio sits. After that it'll be tough because Lockridge & Perkins both offer things the Brewers value that Matos doesn't.

 I know It was just spring training, but this spring in 55 PAs he K'd only 3 times. You don't see stuff like that anymore.

[liveforoctober]

4 minutes ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Looks to me like an audition for a roster spot while Chourio sits. After that it'll be tough because Lockridge & Perkins both offer things the Brewers value that Matos doesn't.

When we played Frisco I thought his ABs were pretty competitive & it annoyed me. 

MLB Day Trading.

Trade cash for player. Let him in on team's secrets. Player gets a month of at bats and shines (The Andrew Vaughn affect) while OG starter heals. Trade player when OG starter returns for Cash x4 or equal asset.

Win Executive of the Year for the 3rd year in a row.

[Jim French Stepstool]

8 minutes ago, liveforoctober said:

MLB Day Trading.

Trade cash for player. Let him in on team's secrets. Player gets a month of at bats and shines (The Andrew Vaughn affect) while OG starter heals. Trade player when OG starter returns for Cash x4 or equal asset.

Win Executive of the Year for the 3rd year in a row.

Sounds good to me 😀.

[jay87shot]

Solid move, give the guy a month on the roster or so. If he struggles it's easy to DFA and maybe he clears waivers and except a AAA assignment. There is still enough upside there to be a big time bat. 

Last he hit 8 bombs in 172 ab's in one of the most difficult HR stadiums. Add in some bad luck with a .248 average on balls batted in play and solid AAA numbers and the guy is worth 50 ab's or so to take a look.

He hit .331 with 12 hr and 15 sb in AA/AAA as a 21 year old. He was probably rushing to the bigs but hit .250 with decent k and bb number in the bigs. This upside is real, maybe some shades of what we have seen from from Joey Weimer with the Nats to start the year.

Nice.Nice

[Steve Drumwright]

 

Not that the Milwaukee Brewers are hurting for outfield bodies, but that position just got a little deeper.

The Brewers on Monday picked up outfielder Luis Matos from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for cash. Matos had been designated for assignment on Wednesday after not getting a spot on the Giants' Opening Day roster. To make room on the Brewers' 40-man roster, minor-league left-handed reliever Sammy Peralta was designated for assignment. Peralta will now hit the waiver wire and will either be claimed, traded, or outrighted to Triple-A Nashville.

Matos is out of minor-league options, so a corresponding move to put him on the 26-man roster is needed. He is expected to join the Brewers on Tuesday. So, unless there is another injury, that could mean center fielder Blake Perkins returns to Nashville. Perkins was called up on Opening Day when star outfielder Jackson Chourio went on the 10-day injured list with a fractured left hand. Another option would be sending catcher Jeferson Quero back down after three days up for his MLB debut.

 

 

 

 

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The 24-year-old Matos, a native of Venezuela like Chourio, catcher William Contreras, and left-handed reliever Angel Zerpa, has played in 178 games with the Giants over the last three seasons and put up a .231/.281/.369 slash line with 15 homers, 61 RBIs, and seven steals.

A right-handed hitter, Matos started 2025 on the Giants' Opening Day roster, but was on the plane to Triple-A three times and had an MLB slash line of .221/.266/.424 in 59 games, hitting eight homers, driving in 22 runs, and stealing four bases. In 36 games at Triple-A Sacramento last year, Matos slashed .293/.327/.510 with seven homers, 29 RBIs, and six stolen bases.

Before the 2022 season, Matos was a consensus top-75 prospect.

 

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[CheezWizHed]

15 hours ago, Jim French Stepstool said:

Looks to me like an audition for a roster spot while Chourio sits. After that it'll be tough because Lockridge & Perkins both offer things the Brewers value that Matos doesn't.

 I know It was just spring training, but this spring in 55 PAs he K'd only 3 times. You don't see stuff like that anymore.

Maybe that is the "problem"?  He has poor barrel and exit velocity numbers.  Maybe he has to swing a bit harder and make less weak contact. Be ok with striking out a bit more to make your contact do more. 

[Jopal78]

While nothing must’ve jumped off the page on Matos’s scouting report, he does come from the Giants, one of the worst organizations at developing talent,  so odds are pretty good there just might be some untapped potential in Matos. 

[Jim French Stepstool]

3 hours ago, CheezWizHed said:

Maybe that is the "problem"?  He has poor barrel and exit velocity numbers.  Maybe he has to swing a bit harder and make less weak contact. Be ok with striking out a bit more to make your contact do more. 

It's possible. Let's see what transpires after a few sessions with the Mighty Vogelbach.🦍.