The San Francisco Giants don't mind shelling out big money.
That always comes with the risk of a contract aging poorly, though.
A season ago, the Giants signed Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million deal, and he had a solid first year.
That's a lot of time to go, though.
Bleacher Report's Kerry Miller thinks it will be a "nightmare" deal by 2028.
"He always has been a late bloomer, hitting far better in July and August than he has in March and April throughout his career," Miller wrote. "But can this zero-time All-Star keep being a second-half hero into his mid-30s? And at what point does that second-half prowess turn into postseason production? Adames hasn't homered in any of his last 30 playoff games, posting a.196/.310/.258 triple slash dating back to his final appearance in the 2019 ALDS."
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Adames also might eventually have to move off shortstop.
"He did at least bounce back a bit from what was an atrocious final season of glovework in Milwaukee, but he has never won a Gold Glove and certainly wasn't close to getting one in 2025," Miller writes. "If Adames regresses in that regard moving forward, this contract could get really painful—especially if the Giants wind up with Bryce Eldridge as the regular first baseman and Rafael Devers as the primary designated hitter, leaving nowhere to hide Adames' glove."
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It made sense for the Giants to pay the cost to get him. They want to be competitive in a strong division, and sometimes that requires big money.
But they had to know when they did this contract that it could work out poorly in the second half of it. They'll just have to hope Adames has a few good seasons in him first.
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