the San Francisco Giants have filled their hole at Third Base by agreeing to terms with free agent Matt Chapman on a contract worth $54 million over 3 years Jeff passen reports Chapman will have an opt out after each of the first two seasons and the contract will pay him $20 $18 and $16 million respectively per John Heyman assuming that Chapman doesn't exercise any of his opt outs Chapman as coming off a 2023 season with the Blue Jays in which he slashed 240 330 424 with 17 home runs in 140 games while overall he was a solidly above average hitter for the position his numbers at the plate declined significantly as the season wore on in the field Chapman won the gold glove for the fourth time in his career CBS Sports recently ranked Chapman as the fourth best free agent available this off season here's what we wrote at the time Chapman a one-time Allstar will be going into his age 31 season in 2024