Willy Adames and the San Francisco Giants agreed to a seven-year, $182 million contract on Tuesday, giving the Giants a power-hitting shortstop in the peak of his career.
This is a major move for the Giants, whose front office is now led by former All-Star catcher Buster Posey, who took over in September after Farhan Zaidi was fired.
The Giants have missed the playoffs in the last three years, finishing this season with an 80-82 record.
Adames’ contract is the largest in the history of the franchise, surpassing the $167 million, nine-year deal that Posey signed in 2013.
Adames, who is 29 years old, just had his best offensive season in the major leagues. He hit .251, with a career-high 32 home runs and 112 RBIs for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is known for being a reliable defensive shortstop with a strong arm and good range, though his defensive stats did decline slightly in 2024.
Adames has been a consistent power hitter, hitting 150 home runs over seven seasons. He debuted in the major leagues in 2018 with Tampa Bay and hit 20 home runs in his first full season in 2019.
In 2021, he was traded to the Brewers and had one of his best years in 2022, hitting 31 home runs and 98 RBIs, with a 4.3 WAR.
Adames was signed by Detroit in 2012 as a 16-year-old in the Dominican Republic.
Since Adames rejected a $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Brewers, Milwaukee will receive an extra pick after the first round of the amateur draft in July.
As part of the signing, San Francisco will lose its second- and fifth-round picks in the 2024 draft and will have $1 million deducted from its 2025 international signing bonus pool, reducing it to $4,146,200.
