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Is the Matt Chapman live card like broken?
So, I've had the 97 overall Matt Chapman live card for 20 "seasons" now, and let me say, he is horrifically bad in PT, avoid him like the plague. I kind of just get cards and let my team sit, so I don't care that much but really. He's accumulated a combined 2.2 WAR so far in 20 seasons, his 20 season WAR average is 0.0. His combined slash is .216/.300/.376 with an 85 wrc+. I've learned that contact is way better than power most of the times now that I'm moving up the latter and Chapman has got a 51 so I'm not expecting him to hit over .300, but with 81 power I'd expect him to have his highest home run total to be more than 15 homeruns a season. He has 200 home runs in 20 seasons with me. I've had him benched for like 12 seasons because he was just racking up -1.0 seasons, and even when he is benched he can't hit more than .175.
Real life Matt Chapman for reference has a composite slash of .257/.341/.500 and hit 36 homeruns last season and 74 total in 3 seasons.
Offense aside (and I think this is the biggest thing) is that his defense is horrific. Like really bad. Over 20 seasons, he has a combined -76.8 ZR a .949 F% and a RF of 2.36. This also comes with defensive ratings of an infield range of 94, infield error of 57, an infield arm of 97, and turn DP of 58.
Those are post-retirement David Ortiz numbers at the hot corner, not a gold glove caliber 26 year old in his prime. Right?
For example, the real Matt Chapman averages an above average 35.0 UZR in 3 seasons according to fangraphs, to go along with a .966 F% and a RF of 3.23. Like what?
And it's not I'm in perfect leagues or anything, I literally just got moved up into Diamond this week. This has been majorly against Silver or (rarely) gold competition. I mean I could sell him, but he rarely plays anymore anyways so.
What gives?
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Last edited by TuckerDuckson; 01-14-2020 at 11:55 AM.
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