On Friday, Susan Slusser reported that the San Francisco Giants and agent Scott Boras have been in active discussions about extending 3B Matt Chapman.
The writeup concludes with two very reasonable points from Boras and Slusser herself which basically amount to this: the Giants will have to pay much, much more to sign Chapman long-term this offseason than they would’ve had to last offseason.
That’s partly a function of the season Chapman’s having this season versus last season but also that the Giants are one of the teams that simply has to overpay for anybody they sign in free agency.