Matt Chapman’s always one to raise the bar. His personal and team goals continue to elevate, even after the A’s won 97 games, he hit 36 home runs and added another platinum glove.
Those achievements are awesome in a vacuum, though losing in the A.L. wild-card game (again) and a late-season offensive slump shows room for improvement for the stacked A’s and their All-Star third baseman.
Putting it all together could mean a World Series title and an MVP award, or an offensive season for the ages at the very least.
That last part, of course, assumes a 162-game season.