The San Francisco Giants have taken strides toward being competitive in the National League West under their new president of baseball operations Buster Posey. Posey is a legend in the Bay Area after spending 12 years with the Giants as their superstar catcher, helping lead the club to three World Series Championships during his tenure. There is a new sheriff in town behind the plate for San Francisco calling pitches, and his name is Patrick Bailey. Bailey may not be the offensive threat the Posey was as an all-around spectacular catcher, but Bailey more than makes up for it with his defensive ability.

When a free agent signs with a new team, it's often up to the clubhouse manager to call afterward and inform him that his previous number isn't available. The shortstop is a native of the Dominican Republic, so he knew all along that he would not be able to wear his normal No. 27 in San Francisco. Adames will wear No. 2, which is his favorite number since he was born on Sept. 2 and Derek Jeter was his childhood idol. It's also appropriate given how manager Bob Melvin might use him.

When a free agent signs with a new team, it's often up to the clubhouse manager to call afterward and inform him that his previous number isn't available. The shortstop is a native of the Dominican Republic, so he knew all along that he would not be able to wear his normal No. 27 in San Francisco. Adames will wear No. 2, which is his favorite number since he was born on Sept. 2 and Derek Jeter was his childhood idol. It's also appropriate given how manager Bob Melvin might use him.

When a free agent signs with a new team, it's often up to the clubhouse manager to call afterward and inform him that his previous number isn't available. The shortstop is a native of the Dominican Republic, so he knew all along that he would not be able to wear his normal No. 27 in San Francisco. Adames will wear No. 2, which is his favorite number since he was born on Sept. 2 and Derek Jeter was his childhood idol. It's also appropriate given how manager Bob Melvin might use him.

The San Francisco Giants have already landed one premier free agent and now they could be looking to pair him with an old teammate. After new president of baseball operations Buster Posey kicked off his tenure by signing star infielder Willy Adames to a $182 million deal, it seems the Giants are looking to build a team that can contend in 2025 and for years to come. Now, Just Baseball's Ryan Finkelstein has predicted that the team will also add the best pitcher on the market, Corbin Burnes, with an eight-year, $232 million contract. Burnes and Adames played together as members of the Milwaukee Brewers from 2021 to 2023.

Logan Webb believes free-agent pitcher Corbin Burnes would be the "perfect" complement to him atop the San Francisco Giants' rotation.

The 29-year-old shortstop, who just signed a seven-year, $182 million contract last week, said in his introductory press conference that he would do his part in trying to recruit his former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Corbin Burnes to the Giants and it sounds like he has followed through. On KNBR 680's “Murph & Markus” show Monday, Adames said he has contacted the free-agent pitcher in an effort to persuade him to join the team.

New Giants shortstop Willy Adames reveals he reached out to free-agent pitcher Corbin Burnes about signing with San Francisco.

Willy Adames wasted no time helping recruit free agents to the Giants. After San Francisco's newest shortstop said in his introductory press conference last week at Oracle Park that he would reach out to former Milwaukee Brewers teammate and current free-agent pitcher Corbin Burnes about signing with the Giants, Adames followed through with his plan and shared in an interview with KNBR 680's "Murph & Markus" on Monday that he indeed did speak with Burnes in recent days.

Willy Adames was a top defensive shortstop in 2022 and 2023, but he struggled last season. Now, playing next to Matt Chapman, the newest San Francisco Giant should bounce back in 2025.

The San Francisco Giants already made a big splash when they signed Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million contract to bolster their lineup. Rowan Kavnar of FOX Sports proposed the idea of San Francisco making a trade with the Chicago Cubs to acquire former MVP Cody Bellinger, but on one condition.

The San Francisco Giants made a massive move when they wrapped up the signing of Willy Adames early on in the Winter Meetings. The Winter Meetings may be over, but Hot Stove season rages on. The biggest need the team had headed into the offseason — and Buster Posey was open about it — was shortstop. With Adames now in the fold, the position is secure and locked up what is now potentially the best left side of the infield in baseball with Adames and Matt Chapman at third.

It has been a big offseason already for the San Francisco Giants, as Buster Posey hasn't disappointed so far in his first winter as the President of Baseball Operations. Coming into the offseason, the Giants were expected to be major players this winter. San Francisco might have lost Blake Snell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, but they were able to address their top priority, which was bringing in an impact bat. The signing of Willy Adames gave the Giants arguably the best shortstop who was available this winter.

In baseball most teams hope their starting pitchers can go at least six innings. With the San Francisco Giants, they have one of the most durable starters in the game in Logan Webb. In fact Webb is so durable and it's so capable of getting deep into games that no pitcher in baseball has thrown more innings than him the past three seasons. The Giants touted that fact on social media this weekend.

Beloved Brewers shortstop Willy Adames accepted a monster seven-year deal with San Francisco a week ago; on Saturday, he bid farewell to Milwaukee.

Beloved Brewers shortstop Willy Adames accepted a monster seven-year deal with San Francisco a week ago; on Saturday, he bid farewell to Milwaukee.

Where will the former St. Louis Cardinals sign this offseason? There are some intriguing former members of the Cardinals available on the open market with seven-time All-Star Paul Goldschmidt certainly most decorated. One team that does have "a lot of fans" of his in the front office is the San Francisco Giants, according to NBC Sports' Alex Pavlovic.

The San Francisco Giants continue to make moves, both big and small. On the small side, the Giants brought back two pitchers they didn't keep at the non-tender deadline, both on minor league deals. Small was brought in from the Milwaukee Brewers prior to the season and spent the entirety of it in the minor leagues.

The San Francisco Giants made a major splash when they signed free agent shortstop Willy Adames to a seven-year, $182 million deal, the largest contract in franchise history. It was an indicator of how the club plans to operate moving forward under president of baseball operations Buster Posey, who held the record for the largest contract in franchise history before Adames. The Giants were in need of an improvement at shortstop, as while Tyler Fitzgerald was a solid offensive producer, his defense left the team wanting much more, and he can now slide over to second base.

Bob Melvin is thrilled to suddenly have stability at a position that lacked continuity this year in his first season as skipper.