The Brewers Need To Extend Willy Adames

When hated Hiura has a better OPS than this guy this year, I think that is reason enough to tap those brakes and not shell out ridiculous money to this guy.

After today, I am quite confident Matt Arnold is not dumb enough to hand out $25mil a season to a guy that can’t even manage a .300 OBP.

I really don’t get so many clamoring for him to get a massive extension. 

14 minutes ago, MrTPlush said:

After today, I am quite confident Matt Arnold is not dumb enough to hand out $25mil a season to a guy that can’t even manage a .300 OBP.

I really don’t get so many clamoring for him to get a massive extension. 

I fully understand why people want to sign him. I don't understand why people think things have changed so much because a couple players got massive long term deals. Neither set any type of precedent.

Nor do I understand why we'd possibly pay him the same AAV as Trea Turner with 2 years to go before FA.

If he wants a 6/110, fine. 

27 a year puts him in the 7/190 range and that makes...absolutely no sense in my opinion. You'd be projecting Adames as the 2021 version with the BB rate approaching 12%(in Milwaukee) with the 2022 HRs numbers and the fielding.

I could easily see it happening. That he puts it all together. There's no reason to pay for THAT production that you'd be hoping for right now. You pay him based on what he's done and the 2 years left of team control or you let it play out and then deal him in '24. 

That's how I see it...and I get why people want to sign him. We're better when we have people like Adames in the dugout. Players that keep the team loose, who can hit and field, who seemingly love the game like...Lindor(who still held out for 345M) but you don't pay them top of the market FA money until they've shown they're better than those players or...they're FAs and then you let someone else do it.

13 minutes ago, sveumrules said:

Adames has managed a .322 OBP over 2,248 career PAs. Steamer projects him at .316 for 2023.

I don’t think Arnold will give him $25M a year either but if Willy’s willing to sign for something like say 6/100 it might be Monty Hall time.

That seems about right. Maybe a bit short, but close to what seems reasonable.

I wonder if the Brewers approach has been to encourage their hitters to swing more freely. Adames has had a pretty good walk rate that was outstanding last year when he spent part of the year with the Rays and then dropped this year. 

Wong talked about it, about liking the freedom the Brewers gave him to not shorten up on 2 strike pitches. 

Their prospects seem like they're going to emphasize OBP...that needs to translate though. 

Rather than extend him, I would trade him right now to the Dodgers (assuming the Dodgers have interest--and I think they do). The Dodgers have plenty of prospects to spare.

The Brewers could bridge to Brice Turang with someone like Elvis Andrus or Jose Iglesias or Jean Segura.