After a rather quiet offseason for the Blue Jays, the front office has created some noise by acquiring 2x all-star third baseman Justin Turner. While this is no Shohei Ohtani signing like the city of Toronto was hoping for, Turner still brings a prominent bat to this Blue Jays ballclub. After spending from 2014-2022 in Los Angeles, and last year in Boston, the World Series Champion will be taking his talents out of the country on a 1 year, 13-million-dollar contract. Turner, 39, is one of the most consistent bats in the game. Regardless of nearing the end of his career, the right-hander hit for a .276 average, while tacking on 23 home runs and 96 RBIs over the course of 146 games played last season.

In comparison to Chapman, Turner's batting numbers blow him out of the water. Last season, Chapman hit for a .240 average, with 17 home runs and 54 RBIs in 140 games played. But there's more to a player then just his bat, especially when you play the hot corner. Chapman has been known to be one of the best gloves in the entire MLB. In his 7-year career, the 30-year-old has collected four Gold Gloves, as well as two Platinum Gloves. 

Replacing Chapman's defense is a near impossible task to do. With the recent acquisition of former Yankee Isiah Kiner-Falefa, the Blue Jays may have found the replacement glove they were looking for despite the signing of Turner. Kiner-Falefa won his first Gold Glove of his career with the Rangers in 2020, showing how notable of a glove he can be in the future. At just 28-year-old, there is tons of room for growth for the new Blue Jay. Due to these implications, it is possible that Turner may see more time in a DH role rather then on the diamond. 

With the Blue Jays starting to give infielders a home in Toronto, Chapman will most likely have to look elsewhere. Top rumored destinations for the defensive star include the Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners and Arizona Diamondback. As of now the Cubs are front runners. With former MVP Cody Bellinger still a question mark for the Cubs to re-sign, their money will most likely be spent elsewhere in Chapman and other pieces if a deal were not to get done.

The best fit? The Seattle Mariners.

Reasoning: With the Mariners being in arguably one of the hardest divisions in baseball due to the Rangers and Astros alone, a push to the playoffs is a tough task. If Seattle wants to compete with the top dogs, they need to make a big offseason move. The current third base situation for Seattle consists of a competition between Luis Urías and Josh Rojas. With Matt Chapman being the biggest third base name left on the market; the multi-Platinum Glove Winner will fill in perfectly to this lineup. A vacuum of a glove may just be the missing piece to lift Seattle to the playoffs.