Adames, Posey Set Tone for the SF spring giants on the first full day

Scottsdale, Arizona – Willy Adames did not need a lot of time to excite the contingent of fans seated behind the pirogue from the first base at the Scottsdale stadium on the first day of the full square training sessions.

During his first training session in the live stick of spring, Adames sent the second offer of the right -hander Sean Hjelle on the fence of the left field and in the enclosure of the opposing readers. It was an overview of what the giants hope that the Adames will be able to provide over the next seven years.

“Whenever you touch the cannon so early in the spring, it’s a great feeling,” said Adames with a smile.

Before Adames clarified the fences for the first time, the president of Baseball Buster Posey operations set the tone for spring training by addressing the team of the clubhouse. Manager Bob Melvin also addressed the team, but has crossed several elements on his list because Posey beat him. When Adames discussed his signature, he said Posey was THE Factor, sharing that his meeting with the Giants was only between the two.

The speeches were accompanied by a video, a video with moments of former giants such as Willie Mays and Will Clark, as well as current players such as Logan Webb and Justin Verlander.

“We all think the same things,” said Melvin. “This is the team here, and Buster was sort of the ultimate team player for a star. The message was: if we will go where we want to go, we have to do it together. »»

Adding Adames: “I bought his plan for this organization, which he wants to build here in the near future. I want to be part of it. I want to have something similar to what they had when they were champions three times in five years. We want to build something like that here now.

To make the giants arrive where they want to go, they will also need Adames to continue playing at a high level.

Adames, 29, enters his first camp with orange and black fresh out of the signing of a contract of $ 182 million to seven years deductible record, a file that previously belonged to Posey (167 million dollars ). Adames’ signing seemed to point out that an active offseason is in advance for San Francisco, who lost the left -hander Blake Snell and the Ortitgional Michael Comforto at the Los Angeles Dodgers in free will. Instead, the rest of winter was relatively calm.

The giants have indeed strengthened the rotation by signing the right -hander Justin Verlander to a one -year contract of $ 17 million. Jung Hoo Lee could also be considered a new signature since he only played 37 games. But most of the list of last year – a list that has completed fourth place in the NL West – remains the same.

“We are counting on young guys to intensify and be themselves,” said Adames. “I feel like I have an incredible talent here. We have to go there and compete and set up figures and win matches. Regarding the talent we have here, I think we are in a very good place.

“The division is difficult. We will have to go there and beat everyone playing good baseball. This is the culture that we are trying to create here in spring training: play baseball in the right direction and take advantage of each opportunity that we can and see what is happening after that. »»

Adames, himself, should provide an instant boost of power after having established careers in the circuits (32), the points produced (112), the races (93) and the flights (21) last season . The main area of ​​Adames to monitor will however be its defense.