As Nico detailed yesterday, the A’s farm system is a bit hard to gauge. There’s some depth and there’s blue chip talent, but whether that system will turn the A’s into contenders is still hard to say. Of those prospects, Matt Chapman is arguably the most unsure.
The crux of Matt Chapman is his ability to make contact. When he does hit the ball, he does so with authority, leading the Texas lead in homeruns last year. His defense is his calling card and that alone should make him a big leaguer. His contact skills will determine whether those tools make him a part time guy who never pans out, a solid but unspectacular regular, or something closer to a star player.