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Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $54 million, threeyear contract, an individual acquainted with the negotiations informed The Associated Press.
NEW YORK: Third baseman Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants have agreed to a $54 million, three-12 months contract, an individual acquainted with the negotiations informed The Associated Press.
Chapman will get $20 million this 12 months and might earn $18 million in 2025 and $16 million in 2026, the particular person mentioned, talking to the AP on situation of anonymity Saturday as a result of the settlement had not been introduced. Chapman has the power to choose out after every season to grow to be a free agent once more.
The 30-12 months-outdated Chapman gained his fourth Gold Glove final 12 months and turned down a $20,325,000 qualifying supply from the Toronto Blue Jays on Nov. 14. Because Chapman turned down the qualifying supply, the Giants will lose their second-spherical draft decide and quit $500,000 from their worldwide signing bonus pool. Toronto will get an additional draft choice after the fourth spherical.
Chapman batted .240 with 17 dwelling runs, 39 doubles, 54 RBIs and a .755 OPS in 140 video games. Toronto completed third within the AL East at 89-73 and was swept by Minnesota of their greatest-of-three Wild Card Series.
Chapman bought off to an enormous begin, hitting .384 with a 1.152 OPS and 21 RBIs by the tip of April, however he slumped a lot of the remainder of the way in which, tailing off to .205 with 5 homers, 15 RBIs and a .663 OPS within the second half.
The proper-handed hitter set profession highs with 36 homers and 91 RBIs for Oakland in 2019, when he made his solely All-Star workforce and completed sixth in AL MVP voting.
His OPS dipped to .716 with 202 strikeouts in 2021 earlier than a rebuilding Oakland workforce traded him to Toronto in March 2022 for a bundle of 4 gamers.
Chapman is a .240 profession hitter with 155 homers and a .790 OPS in seven main league seasons. He was seventh in AL MVP balloting in 2018.
Chapman was chosen twenty fifth general by the Athletics within the 2014 newbie draft out of Cal State Fullerton. He performed the previous two seasons underneath a $25 million, two-12 months contract, making a $12.5 million wage every season.
J.D. Davis is the incumbent at third base with the Giants, and he can also play first base and left area. Chapman batted .307 with an .890 OPS in opposition to left-handed pitchers final 12 months whereas Davis hit .247 with a .728 OPS in opposition to lefties.
Chapman will grow to be the fourth free agent addition for the Giants after outfielder Jorge Soler reached a $43 million, three-12 months deal, reliever Jordan Hicks agreed to a $44 million, 4-12 months contract and catcher Tom Murphy struck an $8.25 million, two-12 months settlement.
Chapman’s deal is much like the $80 million, three-12 months settlement between the Chicago Cubs and outfielder Cody Bellinger, who can earn $30 million this 12 months, $30 million in 2025 and $20 million in 2026. The former NL MVP can also choose out after every season.
Both offers had been negotiated by agent Scott Boras, who additionally has pitchers Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery together with designated hitter J.D. Martinez nonetheless remaining in the marketplace.
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AP Baseball Writer Mike Fitzpatrick contributed to this report.
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