After selling away ace pitcher Corbin Burnes last week, the Milwaukee Brewers are apparently making shortstop Willy Adames available as well.
We had heard that the Brewers were potentially open toshifting more pieces, and this development confirms that.
The Milwaukee Brewers are informing teams that shortstop Willy Adames is available now that they have acquired defensive whiz Joey Ortiz from the
He has six years of experience with the Tampa Bay Rays and the Milwaukee Brewers. Adames has 118 home runs and a lifetime batting average of.247. He’d be a fantastic fit for any team that needs offense with two weeks until spring training
The Brewers won the National League Central last season, but they appear to be in transition after losing Burnes, Brandon Woodruff,drian Houser A, Mark Canha, and Carlos Santana this offseason. They did sign Rhys Hoskins to a two-year contract.
Orioles. They could potentially move Adames at the deadline or let him leave as a free agent next winter.
“It’s hard to say,” Brewers General Manager Matt Arnold said. “As we’ve mentioned before, these deals can come together quickly or take a long time. I’m definitely open to additional chats. I certainly wouldn’t shut down any discussions at this point in the offseason.
Ortiz is the Brewers’ shortstop acquired in the deal with Baltimore. Adames, 28, is nearing the final year of his deal and will become a free agent next offseason. He’s coming off a year in which he batted.217 with 24 home runs. In a highly good 2022 season, he homered 31 times and drove in 98 runs.
