A team should hurry up to sign him because the dude can only hit in April

@DugoutDiaries

5 ай бұрын

LOL this is too accurate

@Juds11

5 ай бұрын

U got it dude!! I couldn't have said it better!! Was torture watching his at bats.

@oneastrails

5 ай бұрын

Best comment of the day

@lynncor998

5 ай бұрын

Lol so true.

@rogermacleod9361

5 ай бұрын

That's one April in 11 years. he stinks at the plate.

Boras really screwed up the entire MLB offseason this year

@Brhoward31

5 ай бұрын

It was coming, teams are colluding against the PLayers Union

@JT-bc5cd

5 ай бұрын

@@Brhoward31what evidence for collusion actually exists? Quality players continue to get huge paydays, and decent players who don’t botch their negotiating strategy continue to get decent guaranteed $$. The failure is on Boras-he is running negotiating tactics and strategy that are now decades old. How front office’s determine player value and team building has changed tremendously since then, but Boras is playing a game circa 1999. In addition, because he has not altered his tactics, GMs now know how to handle him. If all other Player agents were getting these kind of results, your accusation of collusion might hold water-but that does not seem to be the case

@braddorcas9363

5 ай бұрын

@rd31 Or they're just finally putting their foot down on scott boras's lame tactics of drawing out free agency to get contracts his players can't live up too. He's had a number of players he's gotten the bag for end up going tits up and costing their teams a lot of pain carrying their heavy deals. Teams are tired of it, and flipped the table on him. Teams aren't the only ones who can be greedy. And these players/boras are asking for way too much. Hence why bellinger just accepted his 3 year deal at 80 million, instead of 8 years 200+ million Boras was asking after his client has only had 1 good year in the last 4.

@Mr.Bassman

5 ай бұрын

The greedy weasel

@gcanada3005

5 ай бұрын

Rogers has been screwing Jays fans for 24 years. Rogers has 8 billion USD. So who is worse?

Chapman's bat has been non-existent since 2019. He will not get a huge payday. His bat is awful

@ES-hr6vg

5 ай бұрын

Truth. He was brilliant in April and dreadful the rest of the year. God awful. How can a hitter go so bad for so long?

@lightlybatteredjustcrispy

5 ай бұрын

Yeah. I've always thought the ideal 3rd baseman as someone who can do a bit of everything. A good fielder that can hit in the middle of the lineup. He ain't that.

@michaelhughes3090

5 ай бұрын

$54 million isn't bad and heroes back to the bay area where he grew up and went to college.

@gcanada3005

5 ай бұрын

@@michaelhughes3090 Not a huge payday. About what I expected. He wanted $125

He fumbled the bag so hard...

i love this is happening to boras clients im sure boras had a lot to say about that 100m offer the jays offered and he was like no no no chapman we will get double that easily when you become a FA i guarantee it hhaahha,

@Juds11

5 ай бұрын

The gready dog went home without a bone.

@ImSleepy509

5 ай бұрын

@@Juds11 love to see it

Agree with the first comment. How much do these players have to be paid to be happy doing what they love?? Costs and greed are out of control.

@leafside516

5 ай бұрын

Agree with this, although the counter point is the greed of the owners. Players just want their fair share, but yes, agreed.

@rogerhickson7256

5 ай бұрын

@@leafside516 I guess when you have been convinced you should sign for $200 Mil instead of $100 Mil, it becomes about how well you can provide for your family. Technically once someone has $1 Mil he should be able to make some of that money work for himself, so I have little sympathy for Matt and other athletes who gamble on their future like this. After saying that, the gamble has mostly worked out for athletes over the years, as this is really a new thing. It's funny too because it couldn't happen to a more appropriate agent! I would love to see all of Boras' clients sign for peanuts on the dollar, just to play... or hold out. Even better! Ha!

@NatTurnerswitBurnerz

5 ай бұрын

Not all players love what they do e.g. Anthony Rendon. Also, in a capitalist society, you can't criticize ball players who are trying to get millions while billionaires are out there trying to get more. As I've heard all my life, you can have enough money.

@SirStanleytheStumbler

5 ай бұрын

Don't forget players can't play the game forever.

Even the highlight you showed, he missed a beachball hanger.

Please Blue Jays, do not bring back this boat anchor.

@ngarcia103

4 ай бұрын

The only problem is we still need a 3B.

if you cant hit..then a team is better off putting a prospect at your position...

Matt Chapman Didn’t Hit After MAY so He Wasn’t the Best Offensive 3rd-Baseman on the Free-Agent Market. It’s Obvious that Matt Chapman Doesn’t want to Play in “O’Canada”.

Matt is a 2 man on, one out. hit into a double play kind of guy

He had one great season & a few good seasons with Oakland. Cashed in, then forgot how to hit. Many such cases.

Amazing to think that a guy with absolutely no leverage could still possibly get a deal worth $25M x 2. I wish I had no leverage like that where I work.

@jimbob9828

5 ай бұрын

When Mendoza like averages get paid it proves that expansion has led to severe mediocrity. Jeter worked hard always and was The Best.

I don't know what Scott Boras was telling Matt Chapman. Based on his production and age, he is not even a $20 million a year player. He made $12 million in 2023. At most, he's worth $15 million a year based solely on his gold glove defense and that's being generous.

@EulogizingSleep

5 ай бұрын

Funny enough that’s what the A’s offered him 4 years ago 10/150

Strikes out too much

chapman said last year that he didn't want to come back to toronto. he closed the door himself so.....

Love seeing Boras clients hanging out there.

bro was somehow hitting like .390 through 2 months and still ended up at .220. Don't matter how good he is on d, no1 paying 130 million for a .200 hitter.

@jimbob9828

5 ай бұрын

Stanton 191 is a clean up hitter. Baseball sucks.

A lot of Chapmans offence came in the first month of last season. He came out hot and the broadcasters were pedaling the narrative of his "new at the plate approach". Then he dried up for the rest of the season.

@rogerhickson7256

5 ай бұрын

Which makes his later numbers even worse since he propped up his numbers so much in April. I am so happy Jays didn't sign him as his strike outs with runners in scoring position were painful to watch and became far too common and almost predictable.

@braddorcas9363

5 ай бұрын

@ickson7256 Yep, his back half off the season was actually worse than what his season number say. I was actually happy with How biggio was playing replacing him when he was out with the finger injury. Biggio had been hitting well at that point once he finally started getting regular play. And was fielding pretty well too.

@peterwilson8039

5 ай бұрын

@@braddorcas9363 Both Biggio and Espinal hit much better when they get regular playing time.

You’re definitely right. He was horrific to watch for the better part of last season. He was one of several Blue Jays including Vladimir Guerrero Junior and George Springer who could simply not hit Center cut fast balls 95 miles an hour plus. Thank God he chose not to take the Blue Jays’ money.

Told you he'd want a deal like Bellys. 3 years, way less money (we all knew) and opt outs. I have a feeling he is opting out already next season

It seems Chapman made the same mistake Michael Conforto(another Boras client) did with the Mets several years ago turning down a $100 million contract prior to his walk year in 2021. Conforto didn’t get what he wanted and sat out all of 2022 after injuring himself training in the offseason. He then signed a 2 year deal with the Giants for 2 years $36 million with an opt out but didn’t exercise it because of his pedestrian numbers in 2023. Chapman is just simply a bad offensive player who strikes out way too much.

Lest we not forget the A’s also offered him 10 years 150 million 4 years ago. Sure that wasn’t a great offer but considering his options now I don’t think he will ever eclipse 150 million in career earnings. He has so far made 32 million, ain’t no way he’s on pace to earn another 118 million LOL. Not only that but he made just 12.5 million the last two years and would have been making more had he taken the A’s original offer. Great example of betting on yourself and losing. I’m not surprised at all though as an A’s fan, he massively overachieved those first two seasons. He never had a great bat in college or the minors and it took all of us by surprise that he was suddenly a stud when he got called up. The hip injury obviously didn’t help but the guy he was last year is the guy he was always supposed to be: average hitter/incredible defense. Funny enough Olson too was projected the same way, wasn’t supposed to be a great hitter but he made adjustments to his swing and approach unlike Chapman.

@TheScotian82

5 ай бұрын

imagine thinking $150m for a decade playing baseball isnt a great offer. Its an unbelievably amazing offer, and I am really starting to hate pro athletes. Spoiled punks

"he's just running _aut_ of suitors..." 😂

@arlyquino

5 ай бұрын

Had to go back to hear it :). as a canadian, we don't hear our own accent on the 'ou' words (Out and About!!), but definitely heard it the second time through 😉

The Blue Jays offer was during spring training of last year. Not this off season.

@fabiogarcia52

5 ай бұрын

@@msteele2214 Wrong. The Jays extended him the qualifying offer in November. The $100M extension he is speaking about was last Spring Training. Look it up. Scott Mitchell broke the story.

Packers jersey earned my sub! GO PACK GO gotta support fellow canucks too do the Jays have US fans? cant wait to see more

@DugoutDiaries

5 ай бұрын

Jordan Love MVP 2024-2025 book it

I'm no expert, but what I saw time and time again, was Chapman taking hittable fastballs down the middle for strike one and strike two, and then taking weak defensive swings at off-speed crap well out of the zone for strike three. I seriously wonder if he needs to consult an optometrist.

You guys got another page?!!

He's pulling an Edwin Encarnacion.

If he got that offer u definitely fumbled the bag

Chappy is a nice guy with emphasis on nice....! 🤣😅

sometimes it's not the player, it's the agent

Bellinger deal is almost exactly what the Twins signed Correa to.

The reason why we are talking about this is because he wasnt replaced when he showed he couldnt hit last year.Put in a kid that can hit,(we have a few)or leave Vlad to figure out how to play it(as should have happened years ago,who needs another fat 1st baseman who cant run the bases?).If you cant trust your minor leagues to pruduce high skilled players then thats where the change needs to happen.If management continues to trade the best of them off this team wont get any closer to series than last year.

He is a #7 hitter at best but still a gold glove.

Could part of Chapman's problem be that the market for defensive stars isn't as clearly defined? Do teams typically pay big money for great fielders? I dont follow closely enough to know.

You missed Bellinger and Chapman were hit with qualifying offers, and anyone signing them had to be penalized. For Belly and the Cubs, the deal is amazing for both sides. The Cubs got control and didn't have to overpay money and years for a guy who was horrible in his final years with LA. And for Belly he got more money than he would have had he accepted the qualifying offer and if he has another great year he can opt out without a qualifying offer being tagged to him next year which opens up way more teams that don't want to lose the compensation tied to signing a player that's tagged. Chapman under estimated how much the qualifying offer would hurt his value. He is not worth the lost pick and the extra money to sign. He should pray he gets a deal offered to him like Belly's.

They made him a qualifying offer for I think it was about 20 million for a year he declined but the jays protected a draft pick if he signed with another team. That's also a down side for the other team

@jeffringer7527

5 ай бұрын

That draft pick is a huge price to pay for a guy on a two year deal. Matt may not sign with anyone until after June when the loss off the pick is removed.

Chapman doesn't want to be on the team....it's that simple

Like I stated before 6yrs. At 17mil. Per or 12mill. Per plus offensive bonuses! 😢 ❤

I'd bring him back on a Bellinger deal in a heartbeat. Glove alone stuff him at 7/8 hole in the lineup

@gcanada3005

5 ай бұрын

You don’t pay Bellinger money for a 7/8 hitter. Doesn’t matter how good the glove

@coreyk5536

5 ай бұрын

@@gcanada3005 It's platinum.

@gcanada3005

5 ай бұрын

@@coreyk5536 and his bat is made of dust. What’s your point? He can’t hit

@coreyk5536

5 ай бұрын

@@gcanada3005 @ me when he signs, I'll eat crow.

Yeah I think he’s doing just fine

Chapman is finished his mlb career is over he’s not getting another contract when he rejected the Blue Jays offer at 4 years $100 million if I were Chapman I would fire his agent Scott Boras

I think the Jays and him need to work it out if they want to compete.

@peterwilson8039

5 ай бұрын

Au contraire. I don't think anybody at this point is expecting anything more out of Chapman than what we've already seen in the last couple of seasons, and frankly, that's not enough.

Would love him on the giants for 3 years at 60 or 4 for 75

@DMalltheway

5 ай бұрын

Too much, 3 years 45 million

@007Hutchings

5 ай бұрын

@@DMalltheway Agreed 20 million for a guy barely over 100 OPS+ is insane.

@DMalltheway

5 ай бұрын

@@007Hutchings And a strikeout rate of 30% who can’t even hit 20 HRs. Let him stay a free agent.

If IKF is the starting 3rd base in TO i think that Chapman would have been a better choice but not at 20+ mill

Chappy thought he was more valuable than he is. A hell of a defensive player on third, but his bats are shaky.

Shouldn't the discussion be why are any players getting paid 20-30 million dollars a year?

@Zchaee

5 ай бұрын

No? I’d rather the money go to players than owners bruh

@coreyk5536

5 ай бұрын

pigeon comment

@TheScotian82

5 ай бұрын

​Hey BRUH, would you rather that money stay in your pocket? Thats where the owners get the bags to throw at these assholes @@Zchaee

@TheScotian82

5 ай бұрын

​@@coreyk5536I say you are the fukkin pigeon.

Not a mistake if the SF Giants sign him for 4 year deal or longer. Giants infield was one of the worst last season. Defense is what they are looking for on the corner and the Giants will take the batting average for that improvement. Latest reports predict 4 years and $110. As a Giants fan rumors are just rumors until a contract is signed.

@michaelhughes3090

5 ай бұрын

I was wrong, but $54 million seems pretty good to play at home, especially with the bat issues pointed out here.

Who said Chapman's the best 3rd-basemen available??? That sounds ridiculous at best

@adamrichmond6348

5 ай бұрын

Have you looked at the other available 3rd baseman? Itbisnt really a compliment to chappy as much a statement of availability

@DaFactsNoNonsense1713

5 ай бұрын

@@adamrichmond6348 you wouldn't give Chapman any money, so I don't know what you're talking about + if you would you're clearly not that intelligent to begin with

On top of that , some giants fans want him for top dollar. It’s crazy because JD Davis had a better season than him

Players always blame the teams

I'd love his glove, but his bat leaves a lot to be desired.

@DugoutDiaries

5 ай бұрын

Fully agree

Mattttt Damon

😂 Maybe Chapman just got tired of playing for the Blue Jays and wants a change of scenary.

i think he could be o.k. how many yachts can you waterski behind ya know

Can he play second base?

@nolanhughes1399

5 ай бұрын

Why play him at second when he’s a gold glove calibre third base guy

@davewhite113

5 ай бұрын

@@nolanhughes1399 If a team already has a gold glove type 3rd baseman but needs a second baseman. He could expand his market.

Why don’t the jays sign him back

So Chapman to the Giants for 80/5 ?

Chapman should have taken the $100 million last spring. He had a terrible season in 2023 despite winning a Gold Glove.

bad agent

WOW the Greed in baseball. Most of the common people in the world can not afford Rent. Base ball has to go back when players got a pay same as us . When PUTIN goes crazy. baseball will have nothing. GOD BLESS from CANADA.

3 year for 60 million then bonuses . Hit 270 5 million 30 HR 5 million 100 RBIs 5 million If he hit all 3 that's 10 million. 5 million for a gold glove.

@DMalltheway

5 ай бұрын

3 year 45 million and add those bonuses

@markryan3739

5 ай бұрын

Bonuses based on performance is not allowed in the CBA. Number of PA's, appearances, games played, days on the IL, and others are allowed because they aren't performance based.

@Dennis-ff2pf

5 ай бұрын

@@markryan3739 that is ridiculous wow didn't now that.

@markryan3739

5 ай бұрын

@@Dennis-ff2pf it's true. The strangest one I know of was with CC Sabathia and the Yankees. He would get a bonus if he didn't go on the IL with injury to his left knee. Innings pitched is another thing that can have a bonus attached. Same with PA's, but AB's can't have a bonus attached because it measures performance. Namely walks.

@Dennis-ff2pf

5 ай бұрын

@@markryan3739 maybe they could work out something I would sooner watch a player busting his ass to get to what ever targets they agreed to the fans get into they chase a long with the player. Sports has lost something fun maybe it's to much of a business think the players need to come back to earth there making way to much compared to the people watching them.

It would be almost orgasmic if Chapman had no choice but to return to the dying Oakland A's...

These players are not worth the money they are getting

I can’t with Chapman. He’s way overpriced for what you get out of him. His stick is a momentum killer. He hits the ball hard? Cool. Right to people. Tony Gwynn didn’t hit that hard but was on base quite often because of his hits. The fact he didn’t adjust tells me about him and the organization.

What have the Jays done to address third base? Kiner Falefa? Turner? They didn’t do anything.

HUGE MISTAKE… A draft pick loss is tied if he signs with SF, a huge price to pay for a guy on a two-year deal. Matt may not sign with anyone until after June. Once the draft occurs the loss of the pick is removed. He becomes totally unrestricted.

ok, so he saigned with the giants. was it a long two hundered mil deal? nope. but what he got makes him rich beyond my dreams -set for life, kids and grandkids too. he is super rich anyway, who cares???

😊

He is not worth the amount of money he wants

yanks could use him

@DMalltheway

5 ай бұрын

Not for what Chapman is commanding

Scott Boras is ruining baseball…..Chapman strikes out way too much and doesn’t deserve the money he wants..

Gold glove, oh well, doesn't do much if he can't hit. Good riddance. Never was a fan of his.

BTW, your style of over-the-top drama is lame...stop perpetuating the media's 'negative color angle' on every storyline just to hype your nonsense...

Paid you have to earn it.....yes, nobody wants this guy and all his strike outs

id do 1 yr 15 million tops awsome defence no bat. maybe 2 yrs 30 million

@DugoutDiaries

5 ай бұрын

I agree, that feels right

I like how just being a half decent athlete makes these guys feel as if they ought to be billionaires. 😆🫡