Brewers Acquire Outfielder Luis Matos From Giants

[markedman5]

22 hours ago, wiguy94 said:

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. 

Correct you were sir

 

[JohnBriggs12]

When Matos was rookie, he had a really good game against the Cubs that I saw.  I was very impressed at the time and thought he was going to be a quality major leaguer.  He's certainly young enough to find it and maybe a new start is what he really needs.  He's supposedly tight with Chourio.  They may help each other.

Edit:  He had a great series vs. the Cubs in June of 24, going 6 for 12 with a homer.  I'm sure that's what I remember.

 

[GantnerRules]

To me, one strong positive about the Crew acquiring Matos is that it will likely keep Akil Badoo in Triple-A, even in the event of further Brewer outfield injuries. I watched Badoo with the Tigers: while he has some good streaks, overall I'd rate him a C- MLB player. A good Triple-A roster filler, but I don't want to see him on the Brewers' MLB roster. 

[CheezWizHed]

16 hours ago, GantnerRules said:

To me, one strong positive about the Crew acquiring Matos is that it will likely keep Akil Badoo in Triple-A, even in the event of further Brewer outfield injuries. I watched Badoo with the Tigers: while he has some good streaks, overall I'd rate him a C- MLB player. A good Triple-A roster filler, but I don't want to see him on the Brewers' MLB roster. 

Since Badoo is on the 60 day DL, Chourio most likely gets back before Badoo is healthy anyway.   It is likely that Matos is simply released (or traded for cash to someone else).... unless he always goes 6 for 12 with a HR against the Cubs.  Then he will become local legend!