Blue Jays looking to add veteran big bat to the middle of the order.
The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly have interest in free agent infielder Willy Adames.
According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Jays are just one of many teams with interest in him, including the Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox.
Adames has an important two-pronged skill set he belts home runs in the middle of the order, and he's a strong fielder.
He provides the most valuable kind of hits, home runs, and plays a high-level shortstop/third base, premier defensive positions.
The 29 year old Adames put together a terrific season in Milwaukee, hitting .251 with 32 home runs and 112 RBI.
He helped carry the lineup, even though it missed Christian Yelich for a portion of the year.
The Brewers surprisingly won the National League Central and were eliminated in the National League wild card series by the New York Mets.
Willy is only around a .250 career hitter. But no need to worry Adames' power/defense profile is what made him a key cog on multiple Brewers playoff teams during his Milwaukee tenure, and it's what's going to generate the demand for him this winter.
He has had 87 homers over the last three seasons rank third among shortstops, behind only Corey Seager (96) and Francisco Lindor (90).
Willy Adames' +20 Fielding Run Value over the last three seasons ranks fourth among shortstops, behind only Dansby Swanson (+45), Lindor (+25) and Ezequiel Tovar (+22).
Offensively, he would lengthen the Blue Jays lineup considerably, pairing with Vladimir Guerrero Jr and Bo Bichette.
A 7-year veteran of his time with the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers, Adames is a lifetime .248 hitter. He's hit 150 career home runs exactly, with the 32 from this year serving as his career-high.
Who ever signs Adames is going to get homers, and it's going to get solid up-the-middle infield defense.
He's a specialist in his two key areas. And he's the type of specialist plenty of teams will want.
