Blue Jays: Six players named finalists for 2022 Silver Slugger Award

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 07: Vladimir Guerrero Jr. #27, Teoscar Hernandez #37, Bo Bichette #11, and Matt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays stand during the national anthems before playing the Seattle Mariners during in Game One of their AL Wild Card series at Rogers Centre on October 7, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty Images) /

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BALTIMORE, MARYLAND – OCTOBER 05: Matt Chapman #26 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats against the Baltimore Orioles during game two of a doubleheader at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on October 05, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Matt Chapman – Third Base

In his first season with the Blue Jays, Matt Chapman proved that he was not only a good defender but can hit the ball hard as well.

Through 538 at-bats, Chapman authored a 115 OPS+ and finished second on the team with 27 home runs. While his .229 batting average isn’t the highest on the squad or in the AL, his 68 walks led the Blue Jays and helped increase his OBP (.324).

Chapman is in tough to win the Silver Slugger this year, which would be the first one of his career. He sits fourth in fWAR (4.1) and home runs, seventh in wRC+ (117), and ninth in OBP, competing against the likes of José Ramírez, Alex Bregman, and Rafael Devers for the honours.

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