Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to the Journal Sentinel at jsonline.com/deal. DISCLAIMER: This site and the products offered are for entertainment purposes only, and there is no gambling offered on this site. And Ill bet they have a couple of moves left to make. Milwaukee entered the offseason with 18 arbitration-eligible players, second-most in the major leagues behind only the Tampa Bay Rays. They could have given up after the Yelich extension blew up in their face. 2 prospect in the SL, behind Dansby Swanson (Braves), following the 2016 seasonthe publication also tabbed him as the Best Defensive Infielder in the system for the third straight season. Who are the replacement level players? But if Im Milwaukee, I wait on him. I liked it so much I had to use it twice . March 9, 2016 You can literally never have too many of either and the failure rate on both is exceptional. SS Willy Adames assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods. They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device. Born: It's no wonder why he signed the second-most expensive free-agent contract this past offseason, which also marks the fifth-largest MLB contract of all time. Adames is just too dangerous to extend imo due to the questions surrounding his contact ability and plate discipline, as well as the huge price spike in the SS market this winter. See what you have in Turang next year. #31 Brooks Lee 8th pick last year. Willy has just too many holes in his play. Adames ($4.1 million), Woodruff ($4 million) and Tellez ($3.01 million) received the largest raises from their 2022 salaries. Let him walk when becomes FA or trade him before- He spends next 8seasons producing over 40WAR total. They dont seem overly committed to winning. Would allow us to extend our starting pitching dominance as our young position player talent (Chourio, Frelick, Wiemer, Mitchell, Turang, etc.) I dont think they can extend all three with what they saved or might save. Follow Brewer Fanatic via Twitter, Facebook or email, By If the Brewers are a fringe Wild Card contender when that time comes, Arnold is going to end up trading Adames. More of just an example of what a trade can look like when you don't have a SS locked in for 6/7years at 17+Mil a season. Thats just the reality of the teams way of doing business. 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Tampa Bay continues to sport one of the most flexible rosters in baseball, but there's no one on the 26-man roster currently who can handle shortstop regularly outside of him. Gavin Luxs injury means that that team will need a shortstop. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. Willy Adames had 134 hits last season and 527 hits over his career. Find out more. That's our goal. Many become decent players but MLB tends to expose enough chinks in a player's armor that they easily become unplayable at a premium position. If the Brewers are a fringe Wild Card contender when that time comes, Arnold is going to end up trading Adames. Hader was irrecoverable for,the Brewers, and they made their team better with that trade. 5 prospect in the ILthe publication also tabbed him as the Best Defensive Shortstop and Best Infield Arm in the IL in its Best Tools survey Ranked by Baseball America as the Best Defensive Infielder in the Rays organization for a fourth consecutive yearalso tabbed as the Best Infield Arm in the system. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. All rights reserved. What makes you say Ruiz would win any position over Mitchell? When you visit any web site, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Adames has two years of club control left on his current contract. Ever since arriving in Milwaukee in May 2021, Willy Adames has been an electric player for the Brewers and quickly put himself on the map for a contract extension. Just seems an extension isnt the best idea. The Hader trade? Trying to pick a comp for Adames is a little difficult at this point, since such free agent shortstops as Carlos Correa, Trea Turner (also a CAA client), Xander Bogaerts, and Dansby Swanson are all likely to reset the market with their new contracts. Since most extension talks dont take place until Spring Training anyway, Adames representatives will likely wait and see how the big four shortstops fare before exploring what Adames could earn on a long-term deal. The Brewers will have to get used to seeing more of Swanson in the coming years. The Yelich contract really hinders making any kind of $$$ move for the Brewers. But what I can say is we can continue to have conversations. In any Burnes/Wodruff/Adames trade you'll want at least 1 top 50 prospect. Extend Woody and Adames. He hit a slash line of .238/.298/.458 to go along with 134 hits and 98 RBI. The following 10 players have agreed to 1-year contracts, avoiding arbitration:SS Willy AdamesC Victor CaratiniINF Keston Hiura1B Rowdy TellezINF Abraham ToroINF Luis UrasLHP Eric LauerLHP Hoby MilnerRHP Devin WilliamsRHP Brandon Woodruff pic.twitter.com/SoVyubIHOO. Our subscribers make this reporting possible. In his age-23 season, became the youngest Ray to hit 20 HR since Evan Longoria (33) in 2009all 20 HR came as a shortstop, passing Brad Miller (19) in 2016 for the club recordonly two other players as young as Adames hit at least 20 HR while playing shortstop: NYY Gleyber Torres (25) and SD Fernando Tats Jr. (22)His 152 games led the team and his 145 starts at shortstop were 4th-most in the AL behind OAK Marcus Semien (161), BOS Xander Bogaerts (153) and TEX Elvis Andrus (146)it was the 3rd-most in club history behind Julio Lugo (155) in 2005 and Yunel Escobar (149) in 2013Was errorless in 86 chances over his last 31 gamestotaled 12 Defensive Runs Saved, tied with OAK Marcus Semien and LAA Andrelton Simmons for most among AL shortstopsWas one of three Rays on the active roster for the entirety of the season, joining Charlie Morton and Tommy PhamHit .303/.375/.528 (82-for-271) with 15 HR in 77 games on the road and .204/.253/.304 (53- for-260) with 5 HR in 75 games at Tropicana Field75.0 pct. You cannot paste images directly. But if you cant find a buyer use one of the pitchers for a huge haul of prospects who are MLB ready with one at least ready catching candidate or outstanding 1st or 3rd baseman. Willy Adames was born in Santiago, Santiago. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. I driven all over America and Milwaukee is a top half MLB city for living easy. Both teams could improve in the short-term (Twins) and mid-term (Brewers) but I don't see either team being willing to make the trade for personnel reasons. Please check the opt-in box to acknowledge that you would like to subscribe. . "When you see the guys getting paid, the group of guys that signed this offseason, they were elite guys and they set the bar for us, the guys . his 11 HR tied OAK Josh Phegley (11) for the major league lead and were a club record, passing Curt Casali (7) in 2015 and Yunel Escobar (7) in 2013Made his first Opening Day rosterat 23 years, 207 days, was the youngest Opening Day starting shortstop in club history, passing Reid Brignac (25 years, 75 days) in 2011 vs. BALOn May 29 vs. TOR, his 11th-inning single off Justin Shafer was the second walk-off hit of his career, following Aug 7, 2018 vs. BALOn June 4 at DET, hit his first career grand slam, off Buck Farmer in the 8th inningwas the fifth grand slam by a shortstop in club history, following Daniel Robertson on May 19, 2018 at LAA, Ben Zobrist on Sep 13, 2008 at NYY (G2) and Aug 29, 2008 vs. BAL and Julio Lugo on June 13, 2003 vs. PITat 23 years, 275 days, was the youngest Ray to hit a grand slam since Wil Myers (22.194) on June 22, 2013 at NYYOn June 11 vs. OAK, recorded the 13th steal of home in franchise history, as part of a double steal with Kevin KiermaierOn Sep 20 vs. BOS, recorded a career-high-tying 3 hits, including a walk-off single in the 11th inning, his third career walk-off hitOn Sep 21 vs. BOS, his solo homer off Josh Taylor in the 7th inning struck the D-ring catwalk and went 462 feet, the longest homer of his careerlead off the next half inning with a homerhis home run hit the D-ring catwalk, the third time a fair ball struck a catwalk in the postseason. The 28-year-old Richards has a 4.50 ERA . His defense must have been horrific to put up good offensive numbers and have a WAR of 0.0. Huge personality. Willy Adames - 2022 Salary & Contract Willy Adames salary is $0 per year, including a $0 signing bonus. I would rather throw money at Frelick, Chourio, etc to try and get an extra year or two of free agency years out of them. Willy Adames is on Instagram at willy2802. Left quad strain. in Santiago, Dominican Republic Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? SS Willy Adames assigned to SOU North Division All-Stars. SUMMARY 2022 Career WAR 4.4 15.5 AB 563 2064 H 134 527 HR 31 94 BA .238 .255 R 83 301 RBI 98 280 SB 8 25 OBP .298 .322 SLG .458 .448 OPS .756 Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. In his first full season with the Brewers, Willy Adames hit a career-best 31 home runs, breaking the franchise record. Willy's on-base skills are really the only thing that scares me about him but they're pretty damned scary. Its just that theyd have to guarantee 2024 in the process. Lol thats a big mistake by baseball reference. On March 22, 2022, Adames signed a $4.6 million contract with the Brewers, avoiding salary arbitration. They have Turang ready for a promotion. Willy Adames was joined by Freddy Peralta, Garret Mitchell, Aaron Ashby, Owen Miller, Sal Frelick, Craig Counsell and Matt Arnold. They acquired a catcher they hope will be an anchor in the middle of the diamond for years to come. At the time of the trade, they almost had to make Williams the closer. By Mark Polishuk | November 24, 2022 at 5:53pm CDT. 6:36 pm ET. All 112 starts came at shortstop. In 2023, Adames will earn a base salary of $8,700,000, while carrying a total salary of $8,700,000. With exactly one month until pitchers and catchers who will be taking part in preparations for the upcoming World Baseball Classic report to spring training, Arnold gave his take on Milwaukee's roster as it's currently constructed. My thoughts are that I really like him as a player. Yelichs salary will alone take up a significant chunk of Milwaukees future expenditures, and the Brewers also have to consider whether Corbin Burnes or Brandon Woodruff might be extension candidates. Both All-Star pitchers are also set for free agency after the 2024 season, though recent reports suggest that the Brewers arent looking to trade either Burnes or Woodruff for salary relief just yet. It could be that the Brew Crew keeps Burnes, Woodruff, and Adames all in the fold through 2023 to take another shot at contention, and then some tougher decisions could be saved until next winter. I think B Ref has an error right now for him because he has 4.7 on fangraphs. Do you have a sports website? A busy two-day span for the Milwaukee Brewers front office has ended with agreements on 2023 contracts for 10 of the teams 11 arbitration-eligible players. I would tell my agent dont even bother me with any of their offers I could care less. Click on the different category headings to find out more and change our default settings. Shortstop Willy Adames talked about his contract situation during Hot Stove and Cold Brews," this year's Milwaukee Brewers' winter fan event. Last spring, the Brewers settled with nine of 10 arbitration-eligible players ahead of the deadline (which had been pushed back due to the lockout), with only Adrian Houser going to a hearing he eventually lost. Waiting would also give the Brewers more time to evaluate whether or not they have a successor on hand for Adames at shortstop. 2022 first-round pick Eric Brown just completed his first year of pro ball, and Brice Turang (a first-round in the 2018 draft) is expected to make his MLB debut sometime next season. Turang is considered to be a capable shortstop, but he might break into the Show as a second baseman or perhaps an outfielder, depending on the Brewers needs at either position. Plus when the starting pitcher unit breaks up over the next 12-16 months, the Brewers are not going to want to players soaking up 50-60 million dollars a year while the team wins 75 games. You're stacked at OF and if talented SS are growing left and right, that position could actually be one filled now vs blocked. The contract, the Dodgers' need for a shortstop and Milwaukee's . First, they'd lose Miranda - a staple of the lineup going forward - and I'm not sure they're ready to trade Lee. It's unlikely he'll command more total dollars than him. I will plan on Turang, Frelick and Chourio bolstering the offense over the next few years. He's slated to start at shortstop for the Brewers this year after hitting .285/.366/.521 with 20 homers, 61 runs and 58 RBI in 99 games after being acquired from the Rays last May. His current contract terms are 1 yr/$8.7M (23). April 5, 2016: SS Willy Adames assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Charlotte Stone Crabs. Willy Adames, a career-long American Leaguer makes his way to the National League and the Milwaukee Brewers. Adames was named Milwaukee's MVP for the second consecutive season, Woodruff won a career-high 13 games and Tellez hit a career-high and team-leading 35 home runs. Rather, its the Dodgers newfound thirst for a shortstop. According to Baseball Reference, had only 6 PA against pitchers younger than himhad 562 PA against older pitchers. DOWNLOAD THE APP: Get the latest news, sports and On Thursday, catcher Victor Caratini ($2.8 million) and left-hander Hoby Milner ($1.025 million) were the first to agree to terms. SS Willy Adames assigned to Tigres del Licey. It was a very good move. We're inside four weeks from Opening Day, and the Brewers don't have a contract extension with either Brandon Woodruff or Willy Adames. I suspect youd be lucky..if you actually had the talent to play pro ball..if the lower spending clubs like MKE, Pitt and the Rays would offer you league minimum. Tampa Bay Rays traded SS Willy Adames and RHP Trevor Richards to Milwaukee Brewers for RHP J.P. Feyereisen and RHP Drew Rasmussen. Adames and Swanson are in the same tier of SS, but with Adames two years out from free agency Id say Dansbys deal is more of a ceiling than a floor for Willy. I agree to receive the "Fantasy Baseball Today Newsletter" and marketing communications, updates, special offers (including partner offers), and other information from CBS Sports and the Paramount family of companies. ============================= I think the best thing for the Brewers would be if Yelich would find his stroke from 3 or 4 years ago before his knee injury and back problems. May 22, 2018 Adames represents something of a middle ground between Yelich and Peralta/Ashby, even if a contract extension would certainly be closer to Yelichs numbers. The shortstop turned 27 last September, so Adames will be entering his age-29 season if he does hit the open market following the 2024 campaign. Adames earned $4.6MM in 2022 (his first year of arbitration eligibility), and is projected to exactly double that figure to a $9.2MM salary in 2023. Felipe Lopez, 2009 . Matthew Trueblood "Look, we're still open to having conversations," Arnold said. This website is not directly or indirectly affiliated, associated, or connected in any way to Major League Baseball, the National Basketball Association, the National Football League or the National Hockey League. This information might be about you, your preferences or your device and is mostly used to make the site work as you expect it to. (Age 22-262d, Adames was a 4+ WAR. Tampa Bay Rays recalled Willy Adames from Durham Bulls. The Brewers also traded rightfielder Hunter Renfroe and parted ways with left-hander Brent Suter and right-handers Trevor Gott, Jandel Gustave and Luis Perdomo, then acquired Toro in the trade that sent Kolten Wong to the Seattle Mariners. Milwaukee Brewers sent SS Willy Adames on a rehab assignment to Carolina Mudcats. Scanning just a few of those SS. I don't see how the two actions are related, though. Friday at 04:04 PM. I mean he's certainly good but in no way do I see him as a guy you pay up to hold on to. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. 15 HR)His first 9 HR came on the road, becoming the second player in franchise history to hit his first 9 HR of a season on the road, joining Gerald Williams (9) in 2000Hit .329/.403/.609 (53-for-161) with 11 HR out of the No. However, he is presumed to be single. Turner and Lindor are interchangeable as the top two shortstops in baseball and will fight for the top spot while battling for an NL East title. What if he continued to struggle and had no post season to boost his value back up? Its tough though with that k-rate and weak On base, to dream hell produce long term in to an extension. Then Friday, with noon Central time the deadline for teams and unsigned arbitration-eligible players to exchange figures, a flurry of settlements was produced. No, the Brewers aren't using the Padres as their measuring stick, and no, Adames is not Machado, but remember, Adames had already been forthright and public about his awareness of big . We present them here for purely educational purposes. That needs to change, and it needs to be an Adames deal that changes it, and it needs to happen now, to protect the fans from Matt Arnold and Matt Arnold from himself. Franklin, Wi Dump County Line Road, Articles W
