Honestly Id like to see them trade Wong and sign someone like Drury who can play anywhere in the infield. Born: The Swanson contract of seven years and $177MM is likely to be the ceiling for a Willy Adames contract. Something along the lines of Zack Wheeler and Luis Castillo, who were of similar age to Woodruff when they signed their deals, would be great for the Brewers. This falls in the category of not learning from experience. "We still have a lot of things to talk through at this point," Arnold said when asked specifically about whether the Brewers would still try to work toward a multi-year deal with Burnes. As long as Adames isn't concerned about setting the top AAV, and as long as the Brewers are willing to go an extra year or two, there's a path to be had for a deal. Adames made $4.6 million last season and will receive a sizable raise for 2023, which is his penultimate year before free agency. The Milwaukee Brewers have three players Willy Adames, Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff who are all due for contract extensions in the next couple years . Martinez (.346) and CLE Michael Brantley (.337)Made his major league debut on May 22 vs. BOSat 22 years, 262 days, became the youngest position player to make his major league debut for the Rays since Wil Myers on June 18, 2013 at BOS and youngest infielder since Reid Brignac on July 4, 2008 vs. KCbecame the youngest shortstop to homer in his major league debut since CHC Starlin Castro (20 years, 44 days) on May 7, 2010 at CINat the time, was the 3rd-youngest player in the AL, behind NYY Gleyber Torres and BOS Rafael DeversHomered off Chris Sale in his second career at-bat, becoming the fifth Ray to homer in his major league debut, following Brandon Guyer on May 6, 2011 at BAL, Elijah Dukes on April 2, 2007 at NYY, Delmon Young on Aug 29, 2006 at CWS and Brent Abernathy on June 25, 2001 at BOS also became the first player, Rays or visitor, to homer at Tropicana Field in his first career gameOn Aug 7 vs. BAL, hit a walk-off home run off Miguel Castro, becoming the fifth player in club history to hit one before his 23rd birthdayhe joined Jake Bauers (2018), Evan Longoria (2008), Delmon Young (2007) and Carl Crawford (twice in 2003)it was the fourth walk-off homer in Rays history by a shortstop, following Ben Zobrist (2012), Reid Brignac (2010) and Kevin Stocker (1998)Totaled 5 HR and 5 SB in Augustwas the third rookie in franchise history with at least 5 HR and 5 SB in a calendar month, joining Desmond Jennings in August 2011 and Damon Hollins in May 2005Played in 40 games for Triple-A Durham prior to his first recall, and another 24 games spanning two stints after his major league debutOn April 23 vs. Buffalo (Blue Jays), hit for the cycle in an 8-1 victoryit was his first career cycle, and the second for Durham since they became a Rays affiliate in 1998, joining Jos Guilln on April 22, 2000it was the 10th cycle in the history of the Rays organization, first since Evan Longoria for the Rays on Aug 1, 2017 at HOU, and the eighth by a Rays minor leaguer, first since Grant Kay on July 14, 2014 with Short-A Hudson Valley. Dansby Swanson signed a seven year, $177MM contract with the Chicago Cubs. Theyve become stunningly good at churning out the former, and theyre at a high point in the tide cycle with the latter. Why the Brewers Need to Sign Willy Adames to an Extension Now, and What It'll Cost, If there had been any lingering hope for a price drop on signing. Spent his age-20 season with Double-A Montgomeryestablished career highs in games (132), runs (89), hits (133), doubles (31), home runs (11), stolen bases (13), walks (74) and SLG (.430). The same applies to Adames that Clevelands Dolan said regarding Lindor Enjoy him. Burnes also earned his second straight all-star nod while finishing seventh in balloting for the Cy Young Award in the National League. Brewers shortstop Willy Adames has been vocal about his desire to sign a long term contract extension with Milwaukee and stay here for the rest of . You can literally never have too many of either and the failure rate on both is exceptional. Willy Adames was born on September 2, 1995. Looks about 4.5WAR taking BRefs 4.4(on Adames page) and 4.7FWar. Matthew Trueblood 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. But he also saw the insane contracts doled out to free-agent SSs in the off-season: pic.twitter.com/sfKdfwxkcF. One of these days I'm just gonna make a full Adames highlight reel of great shortstop plays. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Of the 3 Burnes, Woodruff, and Adames, hes the most likely the team can afford. Had 4 HR through the end of April, matching his output from the season prior with Charlotte. A day like today is something where people have their thoughts and their opinions about where they need to be. Theres one more crucial reason why Adames needs to sign now, though, and its not a nine-figure contract. Their routes are a little sloppy. Willy Adames, a career-long American Leaguer makes his way to the National League and the Milwaukee Brewers. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Latest Brewers coverage from our writers 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. There is not another few years as you state. "I can't get into details on specifics here with our process. Willy signed a one-year contract worth $4.6 million with the Brewers on 22 March 2022. March 9, 2016 Willy Adames is also slated to reach free agency entering his age-29 season. Lets call it $205 million, in total, through 2031. There should be some instinctual stuff going on that says 31 HRs and good defense at SS is worth more than 0.0. By the time Chourio is making real money, Yelich is off the books or close to it. Dream Champions presented by American Family Insurance, Access Guide for Guests with Disabilities. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. In any Burnes/Wodruff/Adames trade you'll want at least 1 top 50 prospect. Its irrelevant really if he has any trade value because he has a no trade clause. 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. April 5, 2016: SS Willy Adames assigned to Montgomery Biscuits from Charlotte Stone Crabs. Willy Adames currently plays position Shortstop for Milwaukee Brewers in Major League Baseball, the senior baseball league in the United States. Baseball reference is showing 0.0 WAR for him for some reason. and slugging pct. I know WAR isnt an exact science, but we treat it like it is. Adames has two years of club control left on his current contract. Dansby Swanson however, is a lot closer to the level of player that Adames is which makes his contract much more interesting to the Brewers. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. 1 prospect in the Rays or-ganization and the No. New face of the franchise. June 20, 2016: SS Willy Adames assigned to SOU North Division All-Stars. It's a solid payday for Adames in his first year of arbitration eligibility. So an example on a return I'd assume Woodruff as a Twins target and getting Lee Priellip 2nd rd pick, 1 of either Kirilloff(unlikely) or Jose Miranda(more likely). Matthew Trueblood Mitchell batted .320 in his brief stint last year. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. Extend Woody and Adames. Batted .238 with 31 HR and 98 RBI in 139 games with MilwaukeeMade 138 starts (136g at SS, 2g at DH)Was named Brewers Most Valuable Player for the second straight season as voted on by members of the Milwaukee Chapter of the BBWAA as he led the team in RBI (98), doubles (31), total bases (258) and extra-base hits (62)Hit a team-best .301 (40-for-133) with runners in scoring positionProduced career highs in at-bats (563), runs (83), HR (31), RBI (98), total bases (258), extra-base hits (62) and SB (8)His 31 HR as a shortstop were the most in franchise history in a single season (Robin Yount, 29hr, 1982) and 95 RBI tied Jos Valentn (1996) for second in franchise history from the position (Robin Yount, 113rbi, 1982)His 31 HR as a shortstop tied the Rangers Corey Seager for the Major League lead..his 95 RBI as a shortstop ranked fourth in the majorsMissed 20 games while on the 10-day injured list from 5/18-6/7, retroactive to 5/16, with a left ankle sprainWas named National League Player of the Week for 4/25-5/1 after batting .310 (9-for-29) with four HR and 10 RBI in seven gamesHad two-homer games on 4/26 at Pittsburgh and 5/5 vs. Cincinnati, the first multi-homer games of his careerHad a career-high 7 RBI and tied his career high (4x) with four hits in a 12-8 win 4/26 at Pittsburgh..joined Jos Hernndez (4/12/01 vs. Houston) as the only shortstops in franchise history to have a seven-RBI gameBelted his fourth career grand slam in a 19-2 win on 7/1 at Pittsburgh (off Cam Vieaux)Notched his second four-hit game of the season, tying his career high (5x), in a 7-5 loss on 9/20 vs. New York-NLSigned a one-year contract on 1/13/23, avoiding arbitration. Adames is a better offensive player than Swanson, but Swanson is a better defender. Data Provided By He has an offensive approach (many strikeouts, an inconsistent walk rate, an overall profile dependent upon power and BABIP) that tends not to age well, and while his raw range at shortstop is quite good, hes not as efficient about converting his chances into outs as one might like. Our goal is to get back to the playoffs, and we're hungry for that. I was saying to myself who would actually want to stay with the Brewers but the guy is probably just looking to get a lot of money. As a famous baseball player, it is inevitable that his fans would want to know about his relationship, but he has not revealed his romantic life until now. As a Cards fan, I cant envision the Brewers NOT envisioning Adames as one of their core players. 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. I will plan on Turang, Frelick and Chourio bolstering the offense over the next few years. Adames agreed to a one-year, $4.6 million deal with the Brewers on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. SS Willy Adames assigned to Tigres del Licey. Willy Adames. Just seems an extension isnt the best idea. Adames, meanwhile, will turn 29 on Sept. 2, 2024. Its just that theyd have to guarantee 2024 in the process. These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. Bump his salary from $8.7M this year to an even nine million and you can announce it as 8/160. Still, the team needs to do this, and they need to do it now. I understand but if I was an MLB player the Brewers would be on my blacklist. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: fantasynews | arena: mlb | pageType: stories | You toss multiple 6-14M seasons on these guys over 7-8year time frame over a single 18-23M year SS. In effect, the deal that would bring Adames to the table down in Arizona right now is probably a nine-year contract. Lots of lakes, 9 months of good weather, great schools, tons to dothats why its gentrifying. They acquired a catcher they hope will be an anchor in the middle of the diamond for years to come. Maybe midway thru this next season if hes having a monster year he can leverage. But considering the incredible contracts doled out to both starting pitchers and shortstops in particular this offseason, the chances of that scenario occurring likely diminished greatly. Fan morale is a small and insufficient reason to make this kind of investment, but at the moment, its a valid consideration for the club. Swanson entered free agency heading into his age-29 season. Login Here. Extend him-career fizzles another bad contract on the books. They dont seem overly committed to winning. It's easy to fall down the defensive ladder and incredibly hard to climb up it. Willy Adames - 2022 Salary & Contract Willy Adames salary is $0 per year, including a $0 signing bonus. "Never done, but we still are feeling good at the moment about all the work put in by our entire staff over the course of this offseason. 19 overall prospect in the minors following the season was the No. Mass Haas Brewers shortstop Willy Adames has been vocal about his desire to sign a long term contract extension with Milwaukee and stay here for the rest of . But I do think Adames has value in the clubhouse; his enthusiasm rubs off on teammates. at Last year, Adames had a 4.7 fWAR. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. On January 13, 2023, Adames agreed to a one-year, $8.7 million contract with the Brewers . But if Im Milwaukee, I wait on him. Early Saturday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Burnes filed at $10.75 million and the Brewers at $10.01. "We certainly don't want anyone to take any of these negotiations personally; we love these guys like crazy. I guess there's always the 3rd team route. Win Expectancy, Run Expectancy, and Leverage Index calculations provided by Tom Tango of InsideTheBook.com, and co-author of The Book: Playing the Percentages in Baseball. 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. Full-year historical Major League statistics provided by Pete Palmer and Gary Gillette of Hidden Game Sports. In his first full season with the Brewers, Willy Adames hit a career-best 31 home runs, breaking the franchise record. 9 spot, leading the majors in on-base pct. The Yelich contract really hinders making any kind of $$$ move for the Brewers. My point is that there are a lot of options so the Brewers are better trading Renfroe (done), not extending Adames but keeping him for a year and a half and using the money to extend Burnes and Woodruff. The team previously agreed to one-year deals with right-handers Houser ($3.6 million) and Matt Bush ($1.185 million) and infielder Mike Brosseau ($1.4 million). I think B Ref has an error right now for him because he has 4.7. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. PS vs. BOS 4 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB, Rookie Status: Tampa Bay Rays optioned SS Willy Adames to Durham Bulls. 2022 stats: . Turner and Lindor are interchangeable as the top two shortstops in baseball and will fight for the top spot while battling for an NL East title. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. It has its flaws but more than good enough for what it is used for and the people who use it. The only pause is the Yelich extension Id guess. Spent his age-21 season with Durhamwas the third-youngest player on an International League Opening Day roster, behind 20-year-old Ozzie Albies (Gwinnett) and teammate Jake Bauers (21) Named Most Valuable Player for Durham by the Rays Baseball Operations departmenttied for 3rd in the IL with a team-leading and careerhigh 140 hits, surpassing his 133 hits in 2016 with Double-A Montgomeryalso led the team with 5 3B and 210 total bases His 62 RBI and .277 avg. Started 15 hours ago, By They have to be right with whom they dish big $$ to next. Much of the play-by-play, game results, and transaction information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Clearly there is a couple of year window here but if they struggle they should absolutely look to trade him for a nice package of players. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. Willy Adames and the Brewers have agreed to an $8.7 million deal for 2023 to avoid arbitration, according to a source. That way you dont have to go through the arbitration process never like a team telling a player why they are terrible to win an arbitration hearing, then expect them to not have hurt feelings. Willy Adames Talks Contract Extension. There is a floor for Willy Adames, and its something akin to what the Cubs paid for Dansby Swanson this winter: $177 million over seven seasons, starting at age 29. Total Zone Rating and initial framework for Wins above Replacement calculations provided by Sean Smith. Lock him up. I mean he's certainly good but in no way do I see him as a guy you pay up to hold on to. $49M a year from 25-28 is a lot of risk to tie up in Yelichs back and Willys hack. Some high school data is courtesy David McWater. A small market cannot afford to take that risk. Especially after this off-season. 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. Wing is still with them, so you must be assuming a trade there. 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. The floor they'd be replacing with Woodruff might already be something around a 1.5-2 WAR starter. What are you talking about Kruk? I agree that Mitchell could end up ahead of Ruiz. Willy Adames was joined by Freddy Peralta, Garret Mitchell, Aaron Ashby, Owen Miller, Sal Frelick, Craig Counsell and Matt Arnold. Or write about sports? If pitchers didnt inexplicably pitch around Yelich so much his obp would have been 5 points higher than his average. "Corbin's a super-talented player and it's a unique case, right? Is Willy Adames married? Brewers' Willy Adames: Settles on contract with Milwaukee By RotoWire Staff Mar 22, 2022 at 6:36 pm ET 1 min read Adames agreed to a one-year, $4.6 million deal with the Brewers on. Still, the team needs to do this, and they need to do it now. Its possible the team could reduce the guaranteed money to the cowards side of $200 million, by getting the final year of the deal as a club option, but that might also require them to grant Adames an opt-out sometime during the deal. By the Baseball Reference metric for wins above replacement, Willy Adames already boasts a 0.8 WAR with the Brewers, . Already Subscribed? SS Willy Adames assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs from Bowling Green Hot Rods. Bref shows his WAR on his page right below(or above) his career WAR. Our subscribers make this reporting possible. Also would help compensate for our current lack of high-ceiling pitching prospects in the upper minors. Which is a good illustration of how difficult it is to make a trade in MLB. This team can be together for another few years, with the greatest responsibilities slowly migrating from the likes of. Adames puts up better numbers both offensively and defensively than Trevor Story and is likely to beat his 6/140 contract with the Red Sox on the open market, which means the Brewers will have to beat that if they're going to sign him to an extension. Detroit Tigers Traded LHP Drew Smyly and SS Willy Adames to Tampa Bay Rays; Tampa Bay Rays Traded LHP David Price to Detroit Tigers; Seattle Mariners Traded SS Nick Franklin to Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers Traded Austin Jackson to Seattle Mariners. SS Willy Adames assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods. Reports are preliminary extension talks have even begun between the two sides. Hes in his prime, and while he can do well in arbitration, if the Brewers can give him a realistic extension for both sides have at it. A mistake signing til Yelichs contract is finished, leaves the team completely helpless. 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. in his last 18 games, from Sept. 4 through seasons endHit .330 (35-for-106) with 7 HR on the road, compared to .165 (13-for-79) with 1 HR at homeHis nine errors tied for most among AL shortstopsWas the youngest player on the Rays Opening Day roster for a second consecutive yearOn Aug. 16 at TOR, gave the Rays a 7-5 lead in a seven-inning game with a two-run homer in the eighth inning, the first extra-inning homer of his careerit was the first scheduled seven-inning game to go to extras in 2020therefore, he became the first player under the modified rules to hit an extra-inning homer in the eighth or ninth inningOn Aug. 30 at MIA, hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, upheld after the Marlins challenged that he passed a runner on the baseswas the second grand slam of his career, following June 4, 2019, at DETbecame the second shortstop in club history with multiple grand slams (while playing the position), joining Ben Zobrist (both in 2008)Recorded multiple hits in four consecutive games from Aug. 30Sept. What about Willy makes people think he's a top flight SS? Adames has delivered plenty of pop throughout his career, especially after being traded from the Rays to the Brewers early in the 2021 season. The shortstop has hit .256/.325/.483 with 51 homers over 1030 plate appearances in a Brewers uniform, and over his career as a whole, Adames has a 111 wRC+ a solid number for any player, but particularly from the shortstop position. Adames has also performed well in the field since the start of the 2019 season, at least in the view of the Defensive Runs Saved (+20) and UZR/150 (+2.9) metrics. The Outs Above Average metric was much more down on Adames before 2022, when he suddenly posted a +10 OAA. Woodruff makes the Twins better but not a lot better. Charlotte Stone Crabs placed SS Willy Adames on the 7-day disabled list. Torn I am. As a Brewer fan, Im sure whatever they do will be wrong. They probably wont go get one right away, preferring to let Miguel Rojas man the position. comes of age. Matthew Trueblood MORE FROM BREWER FANATIC There are very relevant comparables for him on both sides of the ledger that make sense, and it's certainly just part of the process. Willy's on-base skills are really the only thing that scares me about him but they're pretty damned scary. So the second half of last year was disappointing. With the OF&C looking set for next 7seasons you squeeze even more at SS with Adames extension the trade options and quality of a return potentially. Find out more. 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. 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.