Matt Chapman

Chapman lost a significant chunk of his 2020 season to a torn labrum in his hip, and had surgery to repair the injury. It seems obvious that the injury was bothering him all year, as evidenced by his massive jump in strikeout rate (35.5%) and corresponding drop in walk rate. There's little reason to give Chapman's 2020 season any credence given what he'd shown the previous two years. Expect him to bounce back to the 30-homer bat with decent all-around production that we had come to expect, and enjoy the discount that his numbers from last year provide.

Matt Chapman agrees to a $6.49 million deal with the Athletics

Per Bob Nightengale, Matt Chapman agrees to a $6.49 million deal with the Athletics.

Fantasy Impact

Although Matt Chapman suffered a season-ending hip injury, he crushed the ball in 2020 with an 18% barrel rate (98th percentile), 99 mph average exit velocity on FB/LD (No. 6), and a 51.7% hard-hit rate (95th percentile). Assuming health, buyback into Chapman in 2021.