Matt Chapman, the third baseman who agreed to extend his six-year, $151 million contract with the San Francisco Giants, was the key player in signing the contract.
“The Athletic” introduced the secret story of Chapman’s contract on the 15th local time.
According to this, the contract was made by the club’s board led by Buster Posey.
Usually, players’ contracts with the team are led by the front desk of the team. The team’s board of directors intervenes by approving the contract at the end. This time, however, the team’s owner group led by Posey is actively involved in negotiations.
According to The Athletic, the club’s board expressed despair over the lack of negotiations between Zaidi and Chapman’s agent Scott Boras until August, eventually intervening directly.
The media explained that Posey, who is known to be speaking out inside the board, negotiated with Chapman himself and confirmed the basic structure of the contract. 토토사이트
In the process, it included the right to reject the trade to the light bulb group, which Zaidi had tried not to include in the contract.
The Giants’ owner group praised Chapman’s diligence and steady contribution to defense, and awarded him a long-term contract. In the process, it turned out that they do not fully trust Zaidi, the head of the front office.
In March, President Zaidi conducted a groundbreaking operation to reduce the ransom while waiting until mid-March in the process of signing FA players such as Chapman, Blake Snell, and Jorge Soler.
At the time, it seemed like the right choice. However, Snell struggled in the first half due to delayed season preparations, and Soler was traded in the first year of his contract without adjusting to the team.
The result is also bad. Chances are high that San Francisco will not be able to play in the post season this season. If Zaidi is eliminated, he will be banned from playing in the fall baseball for five of the six seasons since his inauguration.
In the meantime, the team’s board members were directly involved in the player contract. It has been confirmed that trust in President Zaidi is not the same as before.
In a related interview with the media, Zaidi said, “I think we have shown consistency in every aspect with the team owner. The top priority was to get the contract done. I expected the team owner’s group to be deeply involved (in the negotiation process) and actually did so,” claiming that the team’s involvement was not unusual.
President Zaidi is currently said to have a contract guaranteed until 2025. 2026 remains a team option.
