Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a three-year contract worth $54 million, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.
Chapman could earn $20 million this year, $18 million in 2025 and $16 million in 2026, the person said Saturday, asking not to be identified because the agreement had not been announced. told The Associated Press on the condition. Chapman has the option to opt out and become a free agent again after each season.
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Chapman, 30, won his fourth Gold Glove last year and turned down a $20.325 million qualifying offer from the Toronto Blue Jays on Nov. 14. Because Chapman declined the qualifying offer, the Giants will forfeit a second-round draft pick and forfeit $500,000 from their international signing bonus pool. Toronto will receive an additional draft pick after the fourth round.
Chapman batted .240 with 17 home runs, 39 doubles, 54 RBIs and a .755 OPS in 140 games. Toronto finished third in the American League East with 89 wins and 73 losses, and defeated Minnesota in the best-of-three wild card series.
Chapman got off to a great start, hitting .384 with a 1.152 OPS and 21 RBIs through the end of April, but slumped for much of the rest of the season, slumping to .205 with five home runs, 15 RBIs and a .663 batting average. OPS in the second half.
The right-handed hitter set career highs with 36 home runs and 91 RBI in Oakland in 2019, making his only All-Star team and finishing sixth in AL MVP voting.
His OPS dropped to .716 and 202 strikeouts in 2021, but a rebuilding Oakland team traded him to Toronto for four players in March 2022.
Chapman is a hitter with a .240 batting average, 155 home runs, and a .790 OPS in seven major league seasons. He finished seventh in AL MVP voting in 2018.
Chapman was selected by the Athletics with the 25th overall pick in the 2014 amateur draft out of California State University, Fullerton. He played the past two seasons on a two-year contract worth $25 million, earning him $12.5 million in salary each season.
J.D. Davis is the Giants’ current third baseman and can also play first base and left field. Last year, Chapman hit .307 with an .890 OPS against left-handed pitchers, while Davis hit .247 with a .728 OPS against left-handed pitchers.
Chapman has outfielder Jorge Soler reaching a three-year deal worth $43 million, reliever Jordan Hicks agreeing to a four-year deal worth $44 million, and catcher Tom Murphy on a two-year, $8.25 million deal. He becomes the Giants’ fourth free agent after signing the contract. agreement.
Chapman’s deal is similar to the three-year, $80 million contract between Chicago Cubs and outfielder Cody Bellinger, with Bellinger earning $30 million this year, $30 million in 2025 and $20 million in 2026. can. Former National League MVPs can also opt out after their respective contracts end. season.
Both deals were negotiated by agent Scott Boras. Boras still has pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery on the market, as well as designated hitter J.D. Martinez.
Associated Press reported.
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