Chapman, who is very much a part of that picture, starred again in Monday's 4-2 series-opening loss in Toronto, counting off his third homer in as many days -- one of just two A's hits recorded -- and turning in several defensive highlights at the hot corner.
"Captain America," starter Chris Smith said. "Well-rounded, good-looking. He can do everything."
A shifted Chapman robbed Justin Smoak of a hit with a dazzling leaping catch in the hole to end the fifth -- "There aren't many guys who are going to make that play in the big leagues right now," A's manager Bob Melvin said -- and then stunned again when he shot down a rocket off the bat of Troy Tulowitzki to start an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the seventh.