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SF Giants prospect Luis Matos triples on Arizona Fall League Opening Day

The SF Giants have several prospects participating in this year's Arizona Fall League, and outfielder Luis Matos highlighted their performances on Opening Day.

Marc Delucchi

SF Giants prospect Luis Matos triples on Arizona Fall League Opening Day
SF Giants prospect Luis Matos triples on Arizona Fall League Opening Day /
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The Arizona Fall League kicked off on Monday, and a few SF Giants prospects made their debuts. The Giants have eight prospects with the Scottsdale Scorpions in the Arizona Fall League this year, and outfielder Luis Matos made an excellent first impression on Monday.

Matos played center field in the Scorpions 7-4 victory over the Mesa Solar Sox. He went 1-for-4 with a triple, RBI, walk, and a strikeout.

Matos was one of the three best prospects in the Giants farm system entering this season after an excellent 2021 campaign at Single-A as a 19-year-old. He was considered by many to be a top-100 prospect in the minor leagues. However, he struggled mightily at High-A Eugene this season.

Matos tried to adjust his approach but found himself tentative and unable to generate any power. He finished the season with a .211/.275/.344 triple-slash. With that said, he did seem to be making some strides late in the season, hitting .283/.312/.462 in August and September with nine doubles, a triple, and five home runs with an elite 16.9% strikeout rate. It's good to see him continuing to carry that success over to the Arizona Fall League.

San Francisco's 2019 second-round pick Logan Wyatt was also in the Scorpions lineup on Monday, starting at first base. He went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. Wyatt has struggled to live up to the expectations of his draft selection as a pro and was limited to just 29 games this minor-league season by injuries.

Reliever Tyler Myrick served as the Scorpion's setup man, completing a perfect eighth inning, recording a strikeout and hold. The Giants drafted Myrick in the 14th round of last year's draft out of Central Florida. He dealt with injuries early this season, but made 38 appearances between Single-A and High-A. He posted a 2.85 ERA with 41 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.

The SF Giants have plenty of prospects looking to make a positive impression at the Arizona Fall League. Granted, with deep rosters, coaching staffs usually rotate prospects through the lineup to limit the workload on any individual player. Nevertheless, the Scorpions will take on the Solar Sox again on Tuesday afternoon.

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Marc Delucchi
MARC DELUCCHI

Marc Delucchi (he/they/she) serves as the Managing Editor at Giants Baseball Insider, leading their SF Giants coverage. As a freelance journalist, he has previously covered the San Francisco Giants at Around the Foghorn and McCovey Chronicles. He also currently contributes to Niners Nation, Golden State of Mind, and Baseball Prospectus. He has previously been featured in several other publications, including SFGate, ProFootballRumors, Niners Wire, GrandStand Central, Call to the Pen, and Just Baseball. Over his journalistic career, Marc has conducted investigations into how one prep baseball player lost a college opportunity during the pandemic (Baseball Prospectus) and the rampant mistreatment of players at the University of Hawaii football program under former head coach Todd Graham (SFGate). He has also broken dozens of news stories around professional baseball, primarily around the SF Giants organization, including the draft signing of Kyle Harrison, injuries and promotions to top prospects like Heliot Ramos, and trade details in the Kris Bryant deal. Marc received a Bachelor's degree from Kenyon College with a major in economics and a minor in Spanish. During his time in college, he conducted a summer research project attempting to predict the future minor-league performance of NCAA hitters, worked as a data analyst for the school's Women's basketball team, and worked as a play-by-play announcer/color commentator for the basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. He also worked as an amateur baseball scout with the Collegiate Baseball Scouting Network (later renamed Evolution Metrix), scouting high school and college players for three draft cycles. For tips and inquiries, feel free to reach out to Marc directly on Twitter or via email (delucchimarc@gmail.com).

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