Despite a recent power surge, the veteran shortstop struggles with career-low plate discipline and trade rumors as he fights to rediscover his rhythm with the San Francisco Giants amidst alarming statistical declines.
Despite hitting a pair of home runs in the San Francisco Giants last two games, there's just something that isn't quite clicking with Willy Adames.
This team has gone as far as to say they're putting him on the trade block, along with the likes of Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers.
Whether or not a team wants to eat his massive contract is one thing, but it feels like the 30-year-old is starting to get back on track.
That said, if you ask Adames, which Shayne Rubin did, he's simply not feeling the best right now and that's quite telling for a veteran of the game.
Adames Discusses What's Gone Wrong This Season
In a recent article with the San Francisco Chronicle, Adames spoke about where he's at and where things have gone wrong in this 2026 season, "I don’t feel the best right now," he said. "I’ve had some good contact, but not the results. Obviously when you get some, it feels good."
After having their series finale in Atlanta rained out on Thursday, Adames is hoping he can carry some of his momentum through an unexpected off day.
Adames is trying to get his timing back to where it once was, and that consistency is something that simply hasn't been there during his time in San Francisco, "I’m working on it and seeing what I can find and hopefully can get hot and end the first half the way I want to.”
Willy Adames: By The Numbers
When it comes to his advanced numbers, Adames is certainly behind the eight ball in a few categories. His xBA sits at .223 which is in the 17% percentile. Other dreadful numbers include his K% (27.4%) and BB% (5.5%), both of which are in the bottom 20% of the league.
Adames's strikeout percentage has gone up at least one full percentage point since 2024, so he's been trending in the wrong direction for a relatively large sample size. That said, what's even more alarming is his walk rate. For reference, last year it was 11.7%, the highest of his career, but all of a sudden that has somehow cut in half.
Seeing the ball is one thing, but getting hits is another. Every single expected average stat for Adames is down. Sure, his exit velocity, launch angle, and hard-hit percentage are all up from a year ago, but that doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things when all of these other numbers are counterbalancing those.
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