Not long ago, Franklin Barreto and Jorge Mateo were expected to be key pieces of the future for the Oakland Athletics.
However, both Barreto and Mateo have not lived up to the expectations that landed them on several top-100 prospect lists. Now, both Athletics prospects are out of options and they are fighting for one of the final Opening Day roster spots.
Barreto has appeared in each of the last three seasons with the Yellow and Green where he has produced a .189/.220/.378 line across 209 career plate appearances. This includes a 3.