A's prospect Matt Chapman was the talk of Spring Training last year, and for good reason. The slugging third baseman showed off his power, leading the club with six home runs and 14 RBIs in Cactus League play.
Chapman collected 36 more home runs by year's end -- 29 with Double-A Midland and seven with Triple-A Nashville, following his August promotion to cap his first full, healthy professional season.
"It was great," Chapman said earlier this month at MLB's Rookie Career Development Program. "Couldn't have had two more opposite seasons, 2015 being injury-plagued … but then bouncing back to this next season and played just about every game I think.