The Blue Jays extend Matt Chapman for two years and $25M

[TwistedLogic]

[TwistedLogic]

Basically just buying out his two arb years so they can avoid that process. He had a 9.5M arb projection for this year so this is them paying him more than he likely would have gotten in these two years. Hopefully that helps their case for a longer extension down the road.

[BTS]

This is not the term I was hoping for.

[RustyTrombone]

 

 

 

Just to avoid arbitration. Could be really good for next year when he would have asked for like 18 million after he puts up a 5 war 2022.

[glory]

Yeah this is just for cost certainty over the next two years and avoiding arbitration. Since Chapman is a Boras guy I fully expect him to bet on himself and test free agency, so hopefully he has two 2018-19 type of seasons here.

[TwistedLogic]

I wish every Jays player had the same agent Berrios has. Could lock up the entire roster on a 200M payroll, lol.

[JFD]

You know he will do everything in his power to have his best two seasons ever so he can get max paid like Semien. I love these deals.

[Jimcanuck]

This is not the term I was hoping for.

 

Jays may not even have wanted a longer term. They've got a bunch of high priced Contracts to try and work out, and Orelvis or some other should be the cost controlled 3B of 2024 and beyond.

[TheHurl]

I wish every Jays player had the same agent Berrios has. Could lock up the entire roster on a 200M payroll, lol.

 

screw that...give them all Rep 1 Sports (Acuna's agent)

[AdamGreenwood]

This is a stupid deal for the Jays.

 

Risk

Paying a bit more than he likely would have gotten.

Can't cut him, if he tanks or gets injured for 2023.

 

Reward

Maybe save $1-2 million if he puts up crazy numbers.

[Stangstag]

This is a stupid deal for the Jays.

 

Risk

Paying a bit more than he likely would have gotten.

Can't cut him, if he tanks or gets injured for 2023.

 

Reward

Maybe save $1-2 million if he puts up crazy numbers.

 

Are you really expecting Matt Chapman to be such a negative asset in 2022 that we would want to drop him in 2023?

 

I don’t see it

[Jimcanuck]

This is a stupid deal for the Jays.

 

Risk

Paying a bit more than he likely would have gotten.

Can't cut him, if he tanks or gets injured for 2023.

 

Reward

Maybe save $1-2 million if he puts up crazy numbers.

 

The Jays have clearly made an internal assessment that Chapman is going to beast this year.

[Krylian]

This is a stupid deal for the Jays.

 

Risk

Paying a bit more than he likely would have gotten.

Can't cut him, if he tanks or gets injured for 2023.

 

Reward

Maybe save $1-2 million if he puts up crazy numbers.

 

That seems a bit harsh. I don't see a scenario where Chapman is a dumpster fire this season. The only way this doesn't work in the Jays favour is if he has another major injury.

[Laika]

This is a stupid deal for the Jays.

 

Risk

Paying a bit more than he likely would have gotten.

Can't cut him, if he tanks or gets injured for 2023.

 

Reward

Maybe save $1-2 million if he puts up crazy numbers.

 

Other reward - goodwill towards an extension if he puts up crazy numbers

[Virgil_Hiltz]

If Chapman has the same percentage bump in his HRs from going from Oakland to Toronto as Semien he'll have 49 HRs. I'm sure the stadiums has a large part to it

as does the lineup and where he bats.

[InsideThePark]

The way arbitration works Chapman was getting a raise next year regardless so even a bad year would have seen him get 9.5 this year and something like 12 next year. So a 3.5 overpay and losing out on the opportunity to non tender if he’s a total disaster. If he had a good season he could easily have gotten 18, which the current deal is a 3.5 underpay. And we avoid having to go to a hearing. So it seems fair to me. Possible overpay, possible underpay, lose out on the small non tender chance, gain goodwill of not having to s*** talk him in a hearing

[Abomination]

The way arbitration works Chapman was getting a raise next year regardless so even a bad year would have seen him get 9.5 this year and something like 12 next year. So a 3.5 overpay and losing out on the opportunity to non tender if he’s a total disaster. If he had a good season he could easily have gotten 18, which the current deal is a 3.5 underpay. And we avoid having to go to a hearing. So it seems fair to me. Possible overpay, possible underpay, lose out on the small non tender chance, gain goodwill of not having to s*** talk him in a hearing

 

It also means we probably save a little money next year at the expense of this year, and with raises to a lot of guys that could be significant. We were never going to buy out any free agent years. Boras doesn't do that.

[Dr. Dinger]

It's nice to not have to go to arbitration against our stud new hunky 3B and say mean things like "he strikes out a lot and he hit like .200." That would hurt his feelings and I want him to stay.

[Spanky99]

It's nice to not have to go to arbitration against our stud new hunky 3B and say mean things like "he strikes out a lot and he hit like .200." That would hurt his feelings and I want him to stay.

 

[InsideThePark]

Delate wrong thread