The Los Angeles Dodgers’ competitors within the Nationwide League West simply received somewhat stiffer. Late Friday night time, the San Francisco Giants agreed to a three-year, $54 million cope with All Star free agent third baseman Matt Chapman. Jon Heyman of the New York Put up reported the information.
Chapman was the perfect remaining place participant in the marketplace, and eventually cashed in on a three-year deal similar to the one former Dodgers MVP Cody Bellinger signed with the Chicago Cubs.
Chapman has opt-outs after the primary two years, and can get $20 million within the first yr, $18 million within the second yr and $16 million within the third yr if he opts in.
Chapman is a one-time All Star and four-time Gold Glove award winner at third base. Throughout his seven-year profession with the Oakland Athletics and Toronto Blue Jays, Chapman is a .240 hitter with 155 residence runs and 462 RBIs.
Final yr in Toronto, Chapman appeared in 140 video games, and slashed .240/.330/.424 with 17 residence runs and 54 runs batted in whereas enjoying Gold Glove protection on the scorching nook.
Chapman is a good addition for San Francisco, a workforce that’s been determined so as to add expertise over the previous couple of offseasons.
After hanging out on so many star gamers like Aaron Choose, Carlos Correa, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto during the last two offseasons, they had been in a position to herald Jung-Hoo Lee and now Chapman this offseason. This comes after former Dodgers All-Star J.D. Martinez reportedly rejected a $15 million supply to play in San Francisco.
The NL West will once more be a robust division, with the Dodgers, Giants, San Diego Padres and reigning NL champion Arizona Diamondbacks all competing for postseason spots.
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