{"id":7366,"date":"2024-12-04T07:23:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7366"},"modified":"2024-12-04T07:23:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T07:23:48","slug":"mlb-rumors-yankees-astros-among-potential-willy-adames-free-agency-suitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7366","title":{"rendered":"MLB rumors: Yankees, Astros among potential Willy Adames free agency suitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Willy Adames could switch positions with his future team<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Yankees-Astros-among-potential-Willy-Adames-free-agency-suitors.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Willy Adames (Brewers) playing shortstop, Yankees and Astros logos behind him\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The free agent rumor mill is moving at full speed and\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames is on board. The\u00a0New York Yankees\u00a0and\u00a0Houston Astros could both be fits for him, according to MLB Network&#8217;s Jon Morosi.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, Adames&#8217; age 28 season, he hit 32 home runs with 112 RBI \u2014 both career highs. Additionally, he hit fewer ground balls than any point in his career while improving his fly ball and hard hit rates. Adames was also one of the most reliable players in the league, appearing in 161 games for the Brewers in 2024 and 149 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Morosi appeared on MLB Network on Tuesday\u00a0where he expanded\u00a0on Adames&#8217; fit with both clubs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose flex w-full flex-col items-center overflow-hidden px-5 h-auto\">\n<div class=\"react-tweet-theme tweet-container_root__0rJLq\">\n<article class=\"tweet-container_article__0ERPK\">\n<div class=\"tweet-header_header__CXzdi\"><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonmorosi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jonmorosi<\/a> connects free agent infielder Willy Adames to the Yankees, Astros and Red Sox.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLBNHotStove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MLBNHotStove<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ealIDq0W0\">pic.twitter.com\/6ealIDq0W0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLBNetwork\/status\/1863991839554253243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Yankees being a fit for Willy Adames, I am really intrigued by this idea because would you play Adames at short, potentially move [Anthony] Volpe to second, or vice versa?\u201d he asked. \u201cOf course we know\u00a0Gleyber Torres is a free agent so the Yankees have a spot on their infield that they want to find a new player to come in. Of course they also have Jazz Chisholm, where might Jazz play?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adames has almost exclusively played shortstop in his MLB career outside of 10 games at second for the Tampa Bay Rays in 2018. He played all but 21 of his Minor League games at short as well.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>The Astros could play Willy Adames at third base<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3150638\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3150638\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3150638\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Willy-Adames.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Willy-Adames.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Willy-Adames.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Willy-Adames.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Willy-Adames.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Willy-Adames.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" alt=\"Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames (27) completes a double play after forcing out New York Mets second baseman Jose Iglesias (11) in the fifth inning at American Family Field. \" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3150638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benny Sieu-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With Jeremy Pena holding down shortstop in Houston and\u00a0Alex Bregman a free agent, Morosi finds it more likely Adames switches positions if he lands with the Astros.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">\u201cI think a lot of different teams have an interest in Adames, most of them at shortstop, but I do believe teams like the Houston Astros would be open to Adames as a third baseman,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Astros endured a down year by their standards in 2024, falling to the Detroit Tigers in two games in the Wild Card round. With their seven-year ALCS streak a thing of the past, Houston will look to start a new one, and making a splash like this in free agency would be a good first step.<\/p>\n<p>Houston could stand to add some pop to its lineup; only Bregman and Yordan Alvarez hit more than 23 home runs in 2024, and with Bregman maybe on his way out, there would be some urgency around adding another good bat. Adames&#8217; .794 OPS in 2024 would have ranked third in the Astros&#8217; lineup and made him their infielder with the most threatening bat.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willy Adames could switch positions with his future team The free agent rumor mill is moving at full speed and\u00a0Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Willy Adames is on board&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MLB rumors: Yankees, Astros among potential Willy Adames free agency suitors - 24\/7 News America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=7366\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MLB rumors: Yankees, Astros among potential Willy Adames free agency suitors - 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