Mateo was one of a number of players in the mix for playing time at 2nd base in Oakland, vying with Franklin Barreto, Tony Kemp and Rule 5 pick Vimael Machin for that role. Now in San Diego, hell as soon as again be searching for at Jurickson Profar– a previous ballyhooed prospect himself– and wishing to find his method into the mix for at-bats. Mateo does have a bit of center field experience too, having logged 247 innings there back in 2017.
Long considered as one of baseballs more promising potential customers due in no small part to his 80-grade speed, Mateo has yet to launching in the Majors. The 25-year-old was a main piece in the trade that sent right-hander Sonny Gray from Oakland to New York, however he hasnt been afforded an opportunity in the Majors with either the Yankees or the As. He has, nevertheless, been on the 40-man roster of both clubs enough time to have tired all of his minors options. Simply put, hell have to make the Padres Opening Day roster otherwise be designated for assignment.
Its easy to see why Mateo was so well-regarded back in 2015-16. He split the 2015 campaign between Class-A and Class- Advanced at simply 20 years of age and slashed a combined.278/.345/.392. He only homered twice, however Mateo added 23 doubles, 11 triples and an unheard-of-in-todays-game 82 taken bases in just 117 games. His stock dipped a bit with a mediocre showing in 2016, however 2017 saw Mateo bounce back with a. 267/.322/.459 slash and 52 steals. A shortstop with that type of output stimulated the Athletics interest, and the As sent out Gray to the Bronx in exchange for Mateo, Dustin Fowler and James Kaprielian in a trade that now hasnt actually turned out for anyone involved.
In the first trade given that MLBs deal freeze has actually raised, the Padres are set to obtain infield prospect Jorge Mateo from the As, Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN report (Twitter link). Mateo was one of several gamers in the mix for playing time at second base in Oakland, contending with Franklin Barreto, Tony Kemp and Rule 5 choice Vimael Machin for that role. A shortstop with that type of output stimulated the Athletics interest, and the As sent Gray to the Bronx in exchange for Mateo, Dustin Fowler and James Kaprielian in a trade that now hasnt really panned out for anyone included.
Mateos numbers cratered in 2018, and while last years.289/.330/.504 slash in Triple-A were a nice rebound, the bounceback effort wasnt rather as strong as it d appear on the surface area. That slash line equated to just a 96 wRC+ in the supercharged offending environment in the Triple-A Pacific Coast League (where Mateos home park in Las Vegas is particularly hitter-friendly).
In the first trade because MLBs deal freeze has raised, the Padres are set to get infield prospect Jorge Mateo from the As, Jeff Passan and Kiley McDaniel of ESPN report (Twitter link). Oakland will get a gamer to be named later on in return. San Diego has announced the trade.
