Since his call up in mid-June, Matt Chapman has shown potential to be a future superstar. Although he’s hitting only .233, the 24-year-old has clobbered 9 HRs and 16 two-baggers. In doing so, the rookie boasts an OPS of .793 and a wRC+ of 110, both marks above league average.
More impressive is that Chappy is already closing in on 3.0 WAR this season despite only appearing in 51 games. What’s interesting about this fact is that only 0.9 WAR have come courtesy of his bat.
That leaves a whopping 2.