Was Mat Latos An Ace

Latos won 14 last season tying his short career best.

Was mat latos an ace.

Latos attended coconut creek high school in coconut creek florida despite being recruited to attend high schools with more prestigious baseball programs. But the san diego padres received a starting first baseman yonder alonso a starting catcher yasmani grandal a rebound candidate for their rotation edinson volquez and a possible set up man brad boxberger. Before he was a journeyman trying to find a job in 2017 latos was swapped in a trade between the san diego padres and cincinnati reds back in december 2011. He was named the ace starting pitcher of the coconut creek baseball team s as a freshman.

Right 6 6 245lb 198cm 111kg born. Mat latos cost the reds an arm and a leg but he s a durable starter and a potential ace. He had the pedigree of being a multi year top 100 prospect and. But in the strict definition of ace does cueto fit that criteria anymore.

Let s first consider mat latos who like cueto is a power pitcher. It was a bullpen game for the giants which meant no young guns or anything either although guillermo mota was sittin em. There is no denying that. More impressive latos suffered four blown saves last season in addition to a whopping 15 no decisions.

Mat latos played with an edge during his major league career and on saturday he showed it has not subsided in the independent leagues when he incited a benches clearing brawl. Latos faced just 28 batters in his gem on thursday and the hit barely traveled 80 feet. Several years ago it looked like starting pitcher mat latos was destined to become an ace in mlb. Monday march 15th night game electric feel mat latos giants more poor defense from the giants today as they committed 4 errors most of them simple mistakes.

To the reds went mat latos the 24 year old ace who had earned a 3 06 fip and 8 2 fwar over 62 starts in his first two full seasons. If latos can keep delivering like this and become the ace san diego needs then the padres are really going to be competing for a playoff spot this season. Drafted by the san diego padres in the 11th round of the 2006 mlb june amateur draft from coconut creek hs coconut creek fl. Eli whiteside led off the san francisco sixth with a hard shot back to the mound.

Unfortunately things never quite worked out. December 9 1987 in alexandria va us. Mat latos is certainly an ace caliber pitcher.