The 29-year-old slugger is one of the top free agents available this winter and is going to land a highly lucrative contract that the Brewers to expect to be able to compete with. Murphy also noted that while the team has discussed sliding Brice Turang over from second base to fill that void, his inclination is to keep Turang at second base where he was just named as the Platinum Glove Award winner in the National League.
The 24-year-old defensive wizard became the first member of the Brewers to win the award, which recognizes the top overall defender in the National League. Turang led the N.L. in putouts, assists and total zone rating while somehow managing to make the unbelievable play look routine. Don't be surprised when he takes home his second consecutive Gold Glove Award in 2025.
Chapman wasted no time winning the award for the first time in the National League in his first season with the Giants -- impressively beating out Nolan Arenado to do it. Here's the full list of Gold Glove winners in the National League (along with how many times they have won the award): C: Patrick Bailey (1), 1B: Christian Walker (3), 2B: Brice Turang (1), SS: Ezequiel Tovar (1), 3B Matt Chapman (5), P: Chris Sale (1), LF: Ian Happ (3), CF: Brenton Doyle (2), RF: Sal Frelick (1), UT: Jared Triolo (1).