The week’s competing reports about how much of the roster San Francisco is willing to discuss now have an on-the-record answer for one name. Asked about the chances of Matt Chapman being moved before the August 3 deadline, agent Scott Boras told John Shea of the San Francisco Standard on Monday: “I would say that it’s not something on the radar.” Nothing has been discussed either, Boras added. Chapman also holds a full no-trade clause in the six-year, $151 million contract he signed in September 2024, so no deal happens without his consent regardless.
Chapman’s first half gives both sides reasons to stay put. He enters the second half on the 10-day injured list with an abdominal strain — NBC Sports Bay Area reports he is expected back soon after the break — hitting .235/.324/.368 with seven home runs in 84 games, a .692 OPS that would be the lowest of his career over a full season. The glove is another matter entirely: per the same report, he leads all major-league third basemen in both defensive runs saved and fielding run value at the break.
So the Giants‘ sell-off, whenever it arrives, is taking a recognizable shape. Buster Posey has already said the club will not entertain offers for Logan Webb, and Boras has now planted a flag in front of Chapman. That leaves the rentals as the real market. Luis Arraez, a free agent this winter, reached the break at .330 — second in the National League batting race behind Miami’s Otto Lopez at .334 — with 16 strikeouts in 402 plate appearances. Robbie Ray, also on an expiring deal, is 8-6 with a 3.38 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 106.2 innings. A 41-55 team sitting 10.5 games out of the last wild-card spot has no use for August miracles; converting expiring contracts into futures is the work available, and those two contracts are the convertible kind. The fog over this deadline is lifting one name at a time.
For fantasy purposes, Chapman’s injured-list stay is the only actionable item here — he can be stashed in standard leagues until the abdominal strain clears, and the defense guarantees him an everyday role once it does. Arraez remains the safest batting-average asset in baseball wherever he plays, and a Ray move to a contender would help his win outlook more than it risks his ratios. None of the three should leave your roster over a rumor.
