Report: Giants seen as possible landing spot for Adames this offseason originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
Could the Giants be in the running for a powerhouse shortstop this winter?
San Francisco considered one of possible landing spots for Milwaukee Brewers slugger Willy Adamès 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 in this group of potential suitors, although the Giants’ biggest rival could be the favorite, according to Heyman.
Brew Crew spiritual leader Willy Adames has been a target of the Dodgers, Braves and Giants in the past and they are considered one of the possible landing spots. Brewers would love to keep it but understand it’s probably out of 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 stay 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. This is the second 30-plus home run season Adames has had since being traded to Milwaukee in 2021, and the Giants haven’t seen a player reach that number since Barry Bonds in 2004.
As Heyman noted, the Brewers would certainly love to keep Adames on their roster, but he’s 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 is going to be very valuable to him and quite high. We’ll do what we can to stretch ourselves, but others have bigger wallets, and we’ll see what happens,” Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said recently (with Robert Murray of FanSided).
It remains to be seen if the Giants are one of those high-bidding teams with a new president of baseball operations. Buster Posey runs the ship.
