Mateo, even at 30, is still one of the fastest players by sprint speed in baseball. However, he will need to find a new home for that talent as Baltimore declined the club option on Mateo after a disappointing 2025 season which included him rehabbing from an internal brace procedure on his non-throwing arm and a hamstring strain which put him on the 60-day IL over the summer. Mateo's work since the back to back 30+ steal season has been non-rosterable in mixed leagues while even AL-Only leagues had to work hard to justify carrying this one-trick pony on their rosters after 2022. Mateo has enjoyed just one full seaosn of work at the big league level, and even that was tough to carry with his .221 average and .267 OBP that season. He will earn in-season flexibility, but he is only eligible at second base on draft day making him a very likely reserve pick in mono leagues once he finds a new employer. Read Past Outlooks