The president, the head, the director, and even Korea are coming, but the "contract that will be catastrophic" is harsh... 264.8 billion won. Is the future so dark

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The team is in a position enough to visit Korea with the president, general manager, and manager, and it is predicted that long-term contracts could be a "disaster."

The U.S. media Bleacher Report recently mentioned players who will be so-called malicious contracts under the theme of "9 contracts that will be nightmares by 2028."

Among them was Willie Adames (31, San Francisco Giants). He signed a seven-year, $182 million contract with San Francisco ahead of the 2025 season. Since his separation from Brandon Crawford, he has boldly spent a large amount of money at a time when his shortstop position has been empty.

Adames is a shortstop with more weight on the attack. The batting average is low, but he has a long-shot power capable of more than 30 home runs. His patience has also improved, and he has taken more than 70 walks for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024. The defense, which was pointed out as a somewhat weak point, was also evaluated to have improved at the end of Milwaukee's time.

After being traded to Milwaukee in 2021, Adames, who exceeded 30 home runs for the first time the following year, once again showed explosive power ahead of the 2024 FA. In all games, he appeared in 161 games, one game short, and posted a batting average of 0.251 with 32 home runs, 112 RBIs, 93 runs, 21 steals, and an OPS of 0.794. As a result, he ranked 10th in the National League MVP vote and was able to sign a large contract with San Francisco.

Last year, in the first season of the transfer, Adames played 160 games and recorded a batting average of 0.225 30 home runs, 87 RBIs, 94 runs, 12 steals, and an OPS of 0.740 . At Oracle Park, a pitcher-friendly stadium, the slugging power of more than 30 home runs was strong, but it was not as good as the previous year.

The media said, "Adames has always been a late explosive player, and July-August was better than March-April." In fact, he batted 0.221 and OPS 0.678 between March and April, but his batting average was much better in July (batting average 0.261, OPS 0.806) and August (batting average 0.270 and OPS 0.836). However, the media said, "How long can he be strong in the second half, when he has never been selected as an all-star?" He also questioned whether the summer's performance could lead to fall baseball. He has a career postseason batting average of 0.216 and has no home runs except for his 2019 Tampa Bay days.

He also pointed out defense. "We recovered from the worst defense of Milwaukee's last season, but we have no record of winning the Gold Glove and it was the same last year," the media said. He then pointed out, "If the defense regresses further here, it will be a burdensome contract."

Still, Adames is being treated with certainty by the team. San Francisco visited Korea for two days on the 6th and 7th. Adames was the only player in Korea except for Lee Jung-hoo, who was in Korea, with CEO Larry Bear, president of the baseball operation division Buster Posey, general manager Jack Minasian and manager Tony Vitello attending. It was an important visit for San Francisco to expect this visit to Korea as the beginning of the development of the Korean market, and we are here together.

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