Report: Giants eyed as possible Adames landing spot this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Could the Giants be in the running for a power-hitting shortstop this winter?
San Francisco is seen as one of the possible landing spots for Milwaukee Brewers player Willy Adames when he becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported Sunday. The Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves are also among that group of potential candidates, although Heyman believes the Giants’ biggest rival could be the favorite.
Brew Crew spiritual leader Willy Adames has been targeted by the Dodgers, Braves and Giants in the past and they are seen as possible landing spots. The brewers would like to keep it, but understand that it is probably out of the price range. LA, with Friedman/Rays link, possible favorite?
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) October 6, 2024
Adames and the Brewers lost to the New York Mets on Thursday in the NL wild-card round of the 2024 MLB playoffs, likely ending the 29-year-old’s time in Milwaukee.
In his eighth professional season and fourth with the Brewers in 2024, Adames hit .251 with 32 home runs and above-average marks in WAR, OPS and slugging percentage. It’s the second 30-plus home run season Adames has enjoyed since being traded to Milwaukee in 2021, and the Giants haven’t had a player reach that number since Barry Bonds in 2004.
As Heyman noted, the Brewers would certainly like to keep Adames on their roster, but he is expected to fetch between $100 million on the low end and $200 million on the high end in free agency.
“I think the free-agent contract will be very valuable for him and quite high. We’ll do what we can, but others have bigger pockets, and we’ll see what happens,” Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said recently (h/t Robert Murray of FanSided).
It remains to be seen if the Giants are one of those high bidding teams with new president of baseball operations Buster Posey steering the ship.
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