Willy Adames is anxious to play next to Matt Chapman with SF Giants
Dominican Willy Adames is anxious to play next to Matt Chapman by joining the San Francisco Giants, his new team after signing a millionaire contract
Scottsdale, Arizona – Willy Adames began he Spring training before that others. He has been training in Arizona for approximately a month To facilitate your transition to life with San Francisco Giants.
Even with all that extra time, the Dominican felt the emotion in it FIRST DAY OF COMPLETE PRACTICE with the equipment.
“There comes a point where you are training every day and it is, ‘I just want the spring training to begin,’ you know, and today was the first day,” Adames said. “I mean, I can’t complain. It has been great. ”
The incorporation of Adames was the maximum point of the low season of San Francisco after the team ended with an 80-82 record last year. The veteran Campocorto left Milwaukee Brewers after more than three seasons and signed a contract of 182 million dollars for seven years with the Giants in the free agency.
Adames relies on his previous experience to make that complicated change to a new organization -which is even more difficult because of the pressure involved in a great contract.
“Having been exchanged twice. I think it’s easier Here during the last month, because I wanted to start that early and create that link with the boys before spring training began. ”
Adames, 29, was a leaflet of minor leagues in the organization of Detroit Tigers when he was sent to Tampa Bay Rays in July 2014 as part of an agreement between three teams. He debuted in Major Leagues in 2018 and played for the Rays for more than three seasons before being changed to Brewers in May 2021.
Adames prospered with the Brewers, becoming one of the best MLB campocorts. He established personal marks with 32 home runs, 112 ranked races, 93 scored races, 153 hits and 21 robberies in 161 games last year.
“It is a unique guy, so we were looking for it and that is why we wanted it, because we feel that it can come and impact immediately,” said San Francisco’s manager, Bob Melvin. “I don’t think you have transition problems.”
Although Adames was productive on the dish last season, he also committed a personal record of 20 mistakes. He had six errors in a nine -game stretch in August.
In the two previous campaigns he made 14 mistakes per year and acknowledged that he lost confidence for a while before finding his form towards the end of the season.
“I mean, I regained trust and I’m just going out there and be the same type,” he added.
He could benefit in San Francisco by playing with the third base Matt Chapman, winner of the gold glove five times. Chapman also reached a long -term agreement with the Giants after signing for $ 151 million and six years in September.
“That is something I look forward to, you know, play by your side … you know that you will catch everything,” said Adames. “He already told me, as, you will not have to worry about the reverse. So I said, man, I just have to work on my glove side. ”
