The San Francisco Giants and third baseman Matt Chapman have agreed to a six-year, $151M contract extension, giving the group a uncommon win in one other misplaced season.
The deal was a win-win, and each events reportedly wished it badly.
The extension locks in one of many premier defensive third basemen. He has additionally been placing up his finest numbers on the plate since his lone All-Star marketing campaign in 2019 with the Oakland Athletics.
Chapman is third within the Nationwide League in Wins Above Alternative (WAR) at 6.0 and his .247 batting common and .333 on-base share are his finest marks in 5 years. He leads the Giants in video games performed (136), lacking simply 4 contests all yr, and paces the group in runs scored (90), hits (126), doubles (33) and whole bases (227) by a large margin. Chapman can also be edging out all his teammates in dwelling runs (22), RBI (69), walks (61) and is second in stolen bases (13) amongst different classes.
As NBC Sports activities’ Alex Pavlovic famous, it is particularly spectacular that San Francisco might signal the four-time Gold Glove Award winner earlier than the season ends, as Scott Boras purchasers “virtually at all times” take a look at free company.
Chapman signed a one-year, $18M take care of the Giants in March.
Whereas San Francisco (68-72) is fading quick within the NL playoff image and is threatening to put up its second straight shedding season, they’re going to no less than have the star they wished on the sizzling nook for the subsequent six-plus years.
