Adames passed his physical with the Giants on Tuesday, making his seven-year, $182 million contract with the team official, Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports Bay Area reports.
The Giants and Adames agreed to the lucrative deal Saturday, one he earned in large part due to the career-high 32 home runs and 112 RBI he compiled across 161 regular-season games with the Brewers in 2024. The star shortstop's contract is the largest in team history, and he'll be formally introduced at a news conference Thursday.
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Giants' Willy Adames: Signs seven-year pact with Giants
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Adames signed a seven-year, $182 million contract with the Giants on Saturday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Adames slashed .251/.331/.462 with 32 homers, 112 RBI and 21 steals during the regular season in 2024 -- good enough to land the largest contract in Giants franchise history. The 29-year-old infielder immediately gives a power boost to a San Francisco lineup that ranked 15th in the majors with a .396 slugging percentage, and he's a safe bet to play in the field every day after starting all but one of Milwaukee's games last year. Assuming Adames fills in as the Giants' shortstop, the team may now choose to move Tyler Fitzgerald to second base while Brett Wisely gets pushed to the bench.
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Willy Adames: Rejects qualifying offer
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Adames rejected the Brewers' one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
It was an easy decision for Adames, who is set to receive a large, multi-year contract in free agency. Assuming the 29-year-old leaves Milwaukee -- which is fully expected -- the Brewers will receive a draft pick as compensation.
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Willy Adames: Receives offers from NLCS teams
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Adames has received offers from the Dodgers and Mets as of Thursday, freelance reporter Mike Rodriguez reports.
The Mets offer is for seven years and over $160 million. However, because Francisco Lindor holds the reigns at shortstop, Adames would have to likely play third base. As for the offer from the Dodgers, the details of the proposed contract have not been reported. If he signs with Los Angeles, he will stay at shortstop.
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Willy Adames: Gets QO from Milwaukee
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The Brewers extended Adames a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Adames will undoubtedly decline the offer, as he's set to sign a lucrative, long-term contract in free agency this winter. Assuming that contract doesn't come from Milwaukee, the Brewers will receive a draft pick as compensation.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Getting first day off
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Adames isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Thursday's game against the Diamondbacks, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
After clinching the NL Central on Wednesday, the Brewers will now give Adames his first off day of the season. Joey Ortiz will fill in as Milwaukee's shortstop while Andruw Monasterio starts at third base and bats ninth.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Sets career high in homers
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Adames went 3-for-3 with two home runs, five RBI and a walk in Saturday's 15-8 win over the Diamondbacks.
Adames had gone just 2-for-17 over his previous five games, but he broke the slump in a big way Saturday. He set a new career high for homers in a season with a solo shot in the fourth inning after blasting a grand slam during the Brewers' seven-run second. The shortstop is up to a .253/.334/.476 slash line over 148 contests, and he's added personal bests in stolen bases (18), RBI (107) and runs scored (87) this year.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Homers, swipes two bags
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Adames went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two stolen bases in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Rockies.
Adames got the scoring started Saturday with a first-inning solo home run, his 30th home run of the season. This is his second season with 30 or more homers after also doing it in 2022. Adames became the first Brewers player with 30 home runs and 100 RBI in a season since 2018, when both Christian Yelich and Jesus Aguilar did it. The two stolen bases were a surprise; it's just the second time in his career he's recorded multiple steals in a game, and it was the seventh time he's recorded a homer and a steal in the same game.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Hits another homer
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Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run during Monday's 9-3 win over St. Louis.
Adames has been one of the hottest hitters in baseball recently, boasting a five-game home run streak and an 11-game hit streak. In that 11-game stretch, Adames has gone 15-for-55 (.273) with seven home runs, two stolen bases, 13 runs and 14 RBI, which has boosted his OPS for the season to .812.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Keeps rolling Saturday
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Adames went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run, a walk, a stolen base and an additional run scored in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Reds.
During his nine-game hitting streak, the shortstop has gone 13-for-36 (.361) with five homers, 10 RBI and two steals. This was his third straight game with a long ball, though playing at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park for this weekend's series is a big help. Adames is up to 27 homers, 95 RBI, 81 runs scored, 15 steals and 28 doubles while slashing .256/.340/.467 through 136 contests. He's on track for a career year in most of the counting stats.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Homers twice in doubleheader
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Adames went 3-for-9 with a pair of home runs, three total runs scored and four total RBI in Friday's doubleheader with the Reds.
Adames got Milwaukee on the board in the opener, taking Nick Martinez deep to tie the game 1-1 in the second inning, before cranking a three-run blast off Yosver Zulueta in the nightcap. Adames now has four homers in his last six games and 26 on the season, four shy of a career high. Overall, the shortstop is slashing .254/.337/.461 with 92 RBI, 79 runs scored and 14 stolen bases across 581 plate appearances this year.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Lifts 24th homer
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Adames went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Giants.
Adames has homered in back-to-back games and has gone 6-for-15 (.400) with four walks across his last four contests. The shortstop is batting .277 (23-for-83) in August and is up to a .253/.339/.455 slash line with 24 homers, 88 RBI, 76 runs scored and 14 stolen bases through 131 contests overall. Adames was mostly mediocre from May through July, but an everyday role and strong production in the counting stats throughout the year have given him a safe floor in fantasy.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: On base four times in win
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Adames went 2-for-3 with two walks, two runs scored and a stolen base in Saturday's 9-5 win over the A's.
The shortstop has been displaying incredible plate discipline of late, drawing two walks in four of the last five games -- something he hadn't done even once since July 22. Adames' steal was his 14th of the year, adding to his new career high, and through 21 contests in August he's batting .270 (20-for-74) with five homers, two stolen bases, 14 RBI and 17 runs.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Slugs 21st homer
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Adames went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer in Friday's 8-3 victory over Cincinnati.
The Milwaukee shortstop opened the game's scoring with a 391-foot blast off Carson Spiers in the first frame, Adames' second consecutive game with a homer. This marks his sixth homer since the All-Star break as he's hitting .285 (20-for-70) with 13 runs scored and 12 RBI over his last 18 games. Overall, the 28-year-old sports a .252/.335/.457 slash line with 65 runs scored and 79 RBI across 499 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Goes yard twice in rout
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Adames went 4-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI in Tuesday's 10-0 win over Atlanta.
The shortstop launched two-run shots off Bryce Elder in the first and third innings. It was Adames' second multi-homer performance of the season, with the other coming May 1 against the Rays. Over his last 20 games, he's posted a blistering .329/.391/.633 slash line with six homers, 13 runs and 17 RBI, and Adames sits one long ball short of his fourth straight 20-homer campaign.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Goes yard Monday
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Adames went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and an additional run scored in Monday's 8-3 win over Atlanta.
This was Adames' second multi-hit effort over nine games since the All-Star break. He's batting .286 (10-for-35) with two homers and four RBI in that span. The shortstop is up to a .249/.333/.435 slash line with 17 long balls, 71 RBI, 57 runs scored, 12 stolen bases and 24 doubles over 106 contests as an all-around productive batter.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Homers in four-hit game
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Adames went 4-for-4 with a two-run home run, a double, a walk, two additional RBI and two total runs scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Nationals.
Adames has gone 9-for-21 (.429) with nine RBI over his last five games. The shortstop had his fingerprints all over this game, which saw him open the scoring with an RBI double in the first inning. He also wrapped up the offense with his eighth-inning homer. For the season, Adames is slashing .246/.330/.430 with 15 homers, 67 RBI, 52 runs scored, 12 stolen bases and 23 doubles across 97 games.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Fuels offense in win
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Adames went 3-for-5 with a three-run home run, an additional RBI, one double and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 9-0 win over the Pirates.
Adames plated the game's first run with an RBI double before putting a bow on the scoring with his eighth-inning homer. The shortstop is batting .343 (12-for-35) over nine games in July after going hitless over his last six games in June. For the season, he's up to 14 homers, 62 RBI, 49 runs scored, 12 stolen bases, 21 doubles and a .240/.327/.418 slash line through 404 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Joining Sunday's lineup
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Adames is starting at shortstop and batting cleanup Sunday against the White Sox.
Both Adames and William Contreras were scheduled to receive their first days off of the season Sunday, but they were apparently able to lobby their way into the starting nine. Over the past 11 games, Adames is hitting .372 with six doubles, two homers, 13 RBI and seven runs.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Receiving first day off
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Adames is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Adames started the first 58 games of the season at shortstop for the Brewers but will take a seat for Sunday's series finale versus Chicago. The 28-year-old has carried a hot bat over the past 11 contests with two homers, 13 RBI and a 1.100 OPS in 43 at-bats. Joey Ortiz will shift to shortstop while Oliver Dunn receives a start at third base.
