Willy Adames

Milwaukee Brewers, Shortstop
Age: 29-22d (Sep 02, 1995)
Exp: 5.105 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): CAA Sports
2024 Payroll Salary

$12,250,000

2024 Cash

$12,250,000

Career Earnings

$27,589,520

2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $12,250,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $12,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,250,000. In 2024, Adames will earn a base salary of $12,250,000, while carrying a total salary of $12,250,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $12,250,000
Average Salary:
$12,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 28
Arb Avoided
 $12,250,000 $12,250,000 5.17% $12,250,000 $12,250,000
2025 29
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 28 5.105
Arb Avoided
 $12,250,000 - - $12,250,000 $12,250,000
2025 29 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 28
Arb Avoided
 $12,250,000 $12,250,000 $12,250,000 $12,250,000 $12,250,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $8,700,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $8,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,700,000
Average Salary:
$8,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $4,600,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $4,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,600,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,600,000
Average Salary:
$4,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $590,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $590,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $590,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $590,000
Average Salary:
$590,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $579,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $579,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $579,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $579,500
Average Salary:
$579,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $562,400 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $562,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $562,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $562,400
Average Salary:
$562,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb

Willy Adames signed a 1 year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus

Willy Adames signed a 1 year , $400,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $400,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $400,000
Average Salary:
$400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$27,589,520

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2012 16
Signing Bonus
$400,000
$400,000
2018 22
Active
$272,490
$672,490
2019 23
Active
$562,400
$1,234,890
2020 24
Active
$214,630
$1,449,520
2021 25
Active
Retained
$431,400
$158,600
$1,880,920
$2,039,520
2022 26
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,600,000
$6,639,520
2023 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$8,700,000
$15,339,520
2024 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$12,250,000
$27,589,520
Total      
$27,589,520
$27,589,520
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2012
16
$400,000
$400,000
$400,000
2018
22
$272,490
$272,490
$672,490
2019
23
$562,400
$562,400
$1,234,890
2020
24
$214,630
$214,630
$1,449,520
2021
25
$431,400
$158,600
$431,400
$158,600
$1,880,920
$2,039,520
2022
26
$4,600,000
$4,600,000
$6,639,520
2023
27
$8,700,000
$8,700,000
$15,339,520
2024
28
$12,250,000
$12,250,000
$27,589,520
Total
$27,189,520
$400,000
$27,589,520
$27,589,520

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $400,000 - $400,000
4 $1,208,120 - - $1,208,120
4 $25,981,400 - - $25,981,400

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 MIL Sep 05, 2021 - Sep 20, 2021 Quad
2022 MIL May 15, 2022 - Jun 08, 2022 Ankle
2023 MIL May 27, 2023 - Jun 07, 2023 Concussion
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $12.25 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $8.7 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $4.6 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
  • May 21, 2021 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Trevor Richards for J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $579,500 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $562,400 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Nov 19, 2016 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jul 31, 2014 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Detroit (DET) as part of a 3-team trade: Tampa Bay (TB) traded David Price to Detroit (DET); Detroit (DET) traded Drew Smyly to Tampa Bay (TB); Detroit (DET) traded Austin Jackson to Seattle (SEA); Seattle (SEA) traded Nick Franklin to Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jul 02, 2012 Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
Year Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 MIL 149 149 567 87 143 30 0 32 109 269 69 161 18 .252 .333 .474 .807 3.31
2023 MIL 149 149 553 73 120 29 2 24 80 225 71 165 5 .217 .310 .407 .717 2.98
2022 MIL 139 138 563 83 134 31 0 31 98 258 49 166 8 .238 .298 .458 .756 4.30
2021 MIL 140 133 497 77 130 32 1 25 73 239 57 156 5 .262 .337 .481 .818 0.64
2020 TB 54 51 185 29 48 15 1 8 23 89 20 74 2 .259 .332 .481 .813 1.93
2019 TB 153 145 531 69 135 25 1 20 52 222 46 153 5 .254 .317 .418 .735 3.93
2018 TB 86 80 288 43 80 7 0 10 34 117 31 95 6 .278 .348 .406 .754 1.06

Calculated Market Value

$25.1M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 7 years, $175,372,260
  • Avg. Salary: $25,053,180
  • MLB Rank: 31
  • SS Rank: 6

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $12,250,000
  • MLB Rank: 141
  • SS Rank: 10

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Willy Adames to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Dansby Swanson 7 $177,000,000 $25,285,714 28
Carlos Correa 6 $200,000,000 $33,333,333 28
Javier Báez 6 $140,000,000 $23,333,333 29
Trea Turner 11 $300,000,000 $27,272,727 29
Averages 8 $204,250,000 $27,306,277 28.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Adames's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
8 $216,103,768 $27,012,971

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Adames statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Dansby Swanson
2021-2022
 100.00 1.00 0.57 1.08 0.26 0.77 0.34 0.19 3.60
Carlos Correa
2021-2022
 87.65 1.08 0.55 0.83 0.28 0.84 0.37 0.19 6.63
Javier Báez
2020-2021
 88.74 0.90 0.56 1.31 0.23 0.71 0.32 0.19 4.44
Trea Turner
2021-2022
 95.06 1.26 0.57 0.78 0.31 0.86 0.37 0.19 5.47
Average 92.86 1.06 0.56 1.00 0.27 0.79 0.35 0.19 5.04
Willy Adames
2023-2024
 95.50 0.87 0.60 1.09 0.23 0.75 0.34 0.19 2.95
Pct Change 2.84 -17.92 7.14 -9.00 -14.07 -5.44 -3.71 0.00 -41.47
Median Prime % Change -5.44%
Average Prime % Change -9.07%

Calculated Market Value: Willy Adames

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
7 years, $175,372,260 $25,053,180

TRANSACTIONS

Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $12.25 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
Jan 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $8.7 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
Mar 22, 2022
Signed a 1 year $4.6 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
May 21, 2021
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Trevor Richards for J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $579,500 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $562,400 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Nov 19, 2016
Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Jul 31, 2014
Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Detroit (DET) as part of a 3-team trade: Tampa Bay (TB) traded David Price to Detroit (DET); Detroit (DET) traded Drew Smyly to Tampa Bay (TB); Detroit (DET) traded Austin Jackson to Seattle (SEA); Seattle (SEA) traded Nick Franklin to Tampa Bay (TB)
Jul 02, 2012
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)

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