Just fill out this form. I don't see how the two actions are related, though. Had 4 HR through the end of April, matching his output from the season prior with Charlotte. 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. Woodruff will cost them quite a bit. Milwaukee Brewers sent SS Willy Adames on a rehab assignment to Nashville Sounds. "We were thrilled to get the vast majority of these deals done where both sides are happy with the outcome, and certainly respect Corbin's stance on this as well.". You're removing an entire trade team option and there is a lot of 2024 players turning FA. SS Willy Adames assigned to FSL South Division All-Stars. This year, Adames' walk rate has dropped from 10.3% to 8.5% which is a little scary, considering he's hardly Joey Votto to begin with. You'd never consider this trade if you extended Adames. Tampa Bay Rays optioned SS Willy Adames to Durham Bulls. You need to consider where they may prefer putting 20-30Mil a year investment. Those three are the elite of the elite shortstops in baseball. They need to decide what direction they are trying to go quickly. Willy Adames, Milwaukee Brewers. Its just that theyd have to guarantee 2024 in the process. do, Debut: Hes an extraordinary leader, an easy face for a franchise, and someone who can keep the clubhouse bilingual, communicative, and upbeat. I will plan on Turang, Frelick and Chourio bolstering the offense over the next few years. Read more on reviewingthebrew.com. So certainly, when you have a deadline it can just accelerate that and bring people together. More importantly, though, there were those big deals that were handed out this winterto Swanson. Lol thats a big mistake by baseball reference. Hes the guy for whom you overspend a bit, if it makes the difference between having him and not having him. A visual look at how Willy Adames ranks across the league, conference, division, and team. Browse our online application for MLB, NBA, NFL, NHL, EPL, or MLS player contracts, salaries, transactions, and more. Lock him up. In 2023, Adames will earn a base salary of $8,700,000, while carrying a total salary of $8,700,000. Use of any marks, trademarks, or logos on this website shall not constitute a sponsorship or endorsement by the trademark holder. 2022 stats: . Detroit Tigers signed free agent SS Willy Adames to a minor league contract. Adames made $4.6 million last season and will receive a sizable raise for 2023, which is his penultimate year before free agency. I think B Ref has an error right now for him because he has 4.7 on fangraphs. After posting an OPS of .883 over multiple levels in 2022, Frelick could be in the mix for an Opening Day role if he impresses during Spring Training! Its irrelevant really if he has any trade value because he has a no trade clause. While slightly favoring a Woody extension, I'd ultimately extend the player who is willing to sign for the dollars and years that most closely align with their projected performance. $49M a year from 25-28 is a lot of risk to tie up in Yelichs back and Willys hack. There is not another few years as you state. it was a completely defensible, rational move. I like Chourio and Frelick more but neither have proven themselves enough to be a sure thing either. SSs occupy over 1/4 of that group. The fan favorite will be back in Milwaukee for at least the 2023 season. Of the 3 Burnes, Woodruff, and Adames, hes the most likely the team can afford. The Brewers certainly don't need to extend Adams. 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. Willy Adames had 134 hits last season and 527 hits over his career. They could have given up after the Yelich extension blew up in their face. You toss multiple 6-14M seasons on these guys over 7-8year time frame over a single 18-23M year SS. A day like today is something where people have their thoughts and their opinions about where they need to be. Tampa Bay Rays recalled Willy Adames from Durham Bulls. Trading, Heres the thing: the Brewers have great pitching and very toolsy outfielders. . thats silly, they just made the playoffs 4 years in a row & missed by 2 games this year. Willy Adames. By Mark Polishuk | November 24, 2022 at 5:53pm CDT. They have Turang ready for a promotion. Adames is going to be the best shortstop even remotely available at that stage. 19 overall prospect in the minors following the season was the No. Extensions have also been part of the strategy, with Christian Yelichs seven-year, $188.5MM deal standing out as far and away the biggest contract in franchise history. More recent deals for Freddy Peralta and Aaron Ashby were much more modest, and looked to lock up some cost certainty on both pitchers earlier in their careers, whereas Yelich already had an NL MVP Award and an MVP runner-up on his resume at the time of his extension. Yelich was also playing on a previous extension signed back during his days as a member of the Marlins. MLB trade rumors projected Burnes would land a salary around $11.4 million heading into the offseason. I am a Cardinals fan, but I will gladly defend the Brewers desire to win. Brewers News: Willy Adames Appears To Admit Contract Extension Won't Happen. But he's having a great defensive season, fourth among. Pretty weak comment for all the reasons indicated above. Brice Turang is a utility player, at best. Maybe they don't hit enough. (and CF to a lessor extent). We can really only throw "big" money at one or two guys and unfortunately Yelich was who they made the decision on for one of them. Felipe Lopez, 2009 . 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. Milwaukee Brewers sent SS Willy Adames on a rehab assignment to Carolina Mudcats. 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. Looks about 4.5WAR taking BRefs 4.4(on Adames page) and 4.7FWar. Milwaukee Brewers placed SS Willy Adames on the 10-day injured list. What about Willy makes people think he's a top flight SS? Then again we traded Jean Segura away and didnt have a good SS til Adames in 21. 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). Curt Hogg and Lou Saldivar, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, settled with nine of 10 arbitration-eligible players, The Brewers also traded rightfielder Hunter Renfroe, Andrew McCutchen, designated hitter for the Milwaukee Brewers last year, signing with Pittsburgh Pirates, Addressing fans' questions about Milwaukee's off-season activity, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Because both Swanson and Adames fall into the 'really good, but not elite' category of shortstops, their price ranges should be similar. especially if he can translate his hard contract into more hits. Trea Turner, Xander Bogaerts, and Carlos Correa all secured 11+ year contracts for $280+MM. The 28-year-old Richards has a 4.50 ERA . In any Burnes/Wodruff/Adames trade you'll want at least 1 top 50 prospect. 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. Brought a spark to the team and is great with fans. Willy Adames reiterated he would like to remain with the Brewers long-term. dark. If they trade away the one they have and dont get a similarly rare player in return, Arnold and his reshaped front office will have created a big and difficult job for themselves, rather than making anything easier. (86-76, 2nd place in NL Central). 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. After a strong showing in 2019 (20 home runs to go along with 3.9 WAR), the slick-fielding native of the . 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. Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database. It was a good move, because we werent going to resign him. Some defensive statistics Copyright Sports Info Solutions, 2010-2023. 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 would loveto see Woody sign {especially after hearing the conversation I heard with Dominic Cotroneo}, but I also know we would need a major discount. I have methods and formulas I find much better. MORE FROM BREWER FANATIC January 19, 2023, 10:21 AM. 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. Wing is still with them, so you must be assuming a trade there. They have toolsy outfielders to burn. 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.