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  • SF Shortstop #27
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    Giants signed SS Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million contract.
    The deal is now official after Adames passed his physical. Without being too hyperbolic, the move to San Francisco is pretty much the worst-case scenario landing spot for fantasy purposes since Oracle Park ranks almost dead-last (28th) in home runs for right-handed batters, according to Statcast park factors over the last three seasons. That doesn’t mean Adames won’t remain a strong fantasy contributor with the Giants. We’re confident projecting the 29-year-old stalwart as a top 10 shortstop from a fantasy perspective heading into 2025 since we’re still comfortable locking in a realistic 25-homer floor. However, it’s difficult to forecast a repeat of last year’s career-high 32 round-trippers with the Brewers since Oracle Park puts a realistic ceiling on his over-the-fence pop upside.
  • FA Shortstop #27
    Jeff Passan of ESPN reports that the Giants have signed Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million contract.
    Passan notes that Adames will get a $22 million signing bonus as part of the deal, and it’s the largest contract the Giants have ever signed. Adames was sensational in 2024 with 32 homers and 114 RBI while helping Milwaukee win the NL Central. and he’s been productive throughout his career. He’ll hit in the middle of the San Francisco order, and should be a solid fantasy option for 2025 and beyond. The Brewers will receive a compensation pick after the first round with Adames leaving the club and having received the qualifying offer.
  • FA Shortstop #27
    Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports the Yankees could “swing big” for Willy Adames if Juan Soto signs elsewhere.
    In case you were wondering what was next for the Yankees in case they fail to bring back generational superstar Juan Soto. Adames would help fill an obvious hole for New York at second base, with Gleyber Torres likely headed elsewhere in free agency. His arrival would allow the Yankees to shift former top prospect Anthony Volpe over to the keystone and install Adames as their full-time shortstop. The 29-year-old is unlikely to replicate last year’s career-high 32 round-trippers, but Yankee Stadium would be a phenomenal landing spot for his long-term fantasy outlook. Regardless of where he winds up, Adames will be a top 10 shortstop in fantasy drafts next spring.
  • CWS Starting Pitcher #45
    USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported that the Phillies “have spoken about [Alec] Bohm and outfield prospect Justin Crawford in extensive trade talks with the Chicago White Sox for starter Garrett Crochet.
    The Phillies only have one opening in their starting rotation with Zack Wheeler, Aaron Nola, Ranger Suarez, and Cristopher Sanchez returning in 2025, but it seems that they are intent on taking a big swing to fill it. Bohm is 28 years old and coming off three straight solid seasons but seems to be capped as a .280 hitter with 15-20 home run power, so it’s unclear if that profile would excite the White Sox. Especially with the Orioles and Red Sox are allegedly open to trading some of the top 15 prospects in all of baseball. It’s still early days, but the Phillies seem intent on shaking up their lineup, and Nightingale reports that “if the Phillies trade Bohm, they are expected to make a strong play for Alex Bregman, whose talent and personality would fit in perfectly with the team, or perhaps sign Willy Adames and move him over to third base.”
  • FA Shortstop #27
    USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported that the Red Sox “have strong interest in All-Star free-agent shortstop Willy Adames.”
    Although Adames has played shortstop for the entirety of his career, the 29-year-old is willing to move to third base, and, according to Nightengale, the Red Sox “have internally discussed moving Rafael Devers off third base.” Adding Adames to the middle of the lineup and moving Devers to first base would certainly improve the team’s offense and defense; although, it does leave some question about where Triston Casas fits in the team’s long-term plans. However, it seems like a move could be coming soon. “They have been so outspoken about their intentions,” one GM said, “there’s no way you talk that way unless you’re absolutely sure you’re signing one of those guys. I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see them announce they’ve got one of those guys pretty soon. They’re pretty confident.”
  • FA Starting Pitcher #37
    Nick Pivetta rejected a one-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Red Sox for the 2024 season.
    It’s now official. Nick Martinez was the lone recipient to accept a qualifying offer this offseason cycle, becoming just the 14th to do so since the system was implemented back in 2012. That leaves Juan Soto, Willy Adames, Pete Alonso, Alex Bregman, Corbin Burnes, Max Fried, Teoscar Hernández, Christian Walker, Sean Manaea, Anthony Santander, Luis Severino and Pivetta officially heading to free agency. Their respective teams will receive draft pick compensation if they wind up signing elsewhere. No real surprises here besides Pivetta, who ESPN’s Jeff Passan indicated last week has at least a “three-year deal” waiting for him on the open market.
  • FA Shortstop #27
    Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports that Willy Adames has rejected the qualifying offer from the Brewers.
    Adames was never likely to accept the one-year, $21.05 million offer, but now it’s official. The 29-year-old was sensational in 2024 and has already generated significant interest from around the league. It seems very unlikely that Adames will be a member of the Brew Crew in 2025.
  • FA Shortstop #27
    According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, free agent shortstop Willy Adames has already generated interest from a plethora of teams.
    Morosi notes that while the Dodgers, Braves, Giants and Red Sox all make sense as suitors given their vacancies at shortstop, he also adds that the Yankees, Blue Jays and Astros are believed to be interested in Adames as a third baseman. The 29-year-old slugger is coming off of his finest season as a professional, setting new career highs in home runs (31), RBI (112), stolen bases (21) and runs scored (93). He should wind him hitting in the middle of a contender’s lineup so regardless of his landing spot expect Adames to remain as a fringe top-10 option at the shortstop position in fantasy drafts.
  • FA Shortstop #27
    Brewers’ manager Pat Murphy told reporters on Sunday that he doesn’t expect the team to retain star shortstop Willy Adames.
    The 29-year-old slugger is one of the top free agents available this winter and is going to land a highly lucrative contract that the Brewers to expect to be able to compete with. Murphy also noted that while the team has discussed sliding Brice Turang over from second base to fill that void, his inclination is to keep Turang at second base where he was just named as the Platinum Glove Award winner in the National League.
  • FA Shortstop #27
    Will Sammon and Katie Woo of The Athletic report that Willy Adames is willing to move from shortstop in the right situation.
    Adames is a free agent, and the 29-year-old is likely going to get one of the biggest contracts of the offseason after he smashed 32 homers and stole 21 bases for the Brewers in 2024. The right-handed hitting infielder is a solid defender, but some teams who don’t have needs at shortstop — the Mets, for example — may like to procure his services while playing him at second or third base. Adames will still have shortstop eligibility in 2025, but it’s possible he’ll have multiple-positions you can roster him this spring. Doesn’t hurt.