Mar 22, 2022
Chapman, Jays reach two-year pre-arb extension
Newly-acquired third baseman Matt Chapman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a two-year, $25 million extension, ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets.
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Newly-acquired third baseman Matt Chapman and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a two-year, $25 million extension, ESPN's Jeff Passan tweets.
Cost certainty. Still a free agent after the 2023 season. https://t.co/iDJwirrv48
— Scott Mitchell (@ScottyMitchTSN) March 22, 2022
Matt Chapman is set to hit free agency following the 2023 season, so this deal with the Blue Jays buys out his final two years of arbitration. He did not give up any free agent years. Just got cost certainty for 2023 regardless of how he performs in his first year with Toronto.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) March 22, 2022
The deal buys out Chapman's final two years of arbitration and will make him a free agent and the end of the 2023 season.
Passan adds that he did not give up any free agent years in the deal and achieves cost certainty for both him and the Jays going forward.
A former All-Star in 2019, Chapman was acquired last week in a deal with the Oakland Athletics in exchange for pitchers Gunnar Hoglund, Kirby Snead and Zach Logue as well as shortstop Kevin Smith.
The Victorville, Calif., native hit 27 home runs last season while driving in 72 runs and slashing .210/.314/.403 in 151 games for the A's. He is also a three-time Gold Glove Award winner and a two-time Platinum Glove Award winner.