After 25 minutes of intense Google searching, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt Willy Adames is not William Adama.  Though, 24 of those 25 minutes involved me removing a Firefox toolbar add-on that identified Cylons from humans.  Meanwhile, searching Willy Adames on Razzball, reveals a flurry of results that tells me he has fallen dramatically in Prospector Ralph’s eyes.  He was a top 25 prospect for 2017 fantasy baseball, where PR seemed to be self-soothing, saying things like, “Not the best start to his Triple-A career,” but “…lots of young players take a month to settle into a new level.”  Apparently, less players take two years to settle in, because PR dropped Willy Adames all the way to 57th overall on his top 100 prospects for 2018 fantasy baseball.   There, he seemed to still be excited about Adames, while couching his comments with much more room for disappointment, mentioning how others now think he’s overrated.  Underrated, overrated or simply rated that is the question, after “To be or not to be,” “How do I get my hand unstuck from a Pringles can?” and “Am I the only one that calls diarrhea, ‘The Squirt Locker?'”  Anyway, what can we expect from Willy Adames for 2018 fantasy baseball?

One thing I didn’t mention in the opening that I usually mention in these posts is potential playing time.  I don’t know if Adames plays.  I think he should, but this is also a team that traded away Tim Beckham to be his best self on the Orioles.  A reason that still alludes me.  I’ve heard the clubhouse cancer argument, but a 27-year-old hitting 20+ homers and .280 surely knocks that clubhouse cancer into remission.  If that Beckham example were to hold true for Adames, he’d be a washout — or warsh-out, if someone from Pennsylvania is reading — for five years, then breakout on a different team.  If I were the Rays, I’d play Adames over Adeiny, Duffy, really anyone on the infield except Longoria.  Will the Rays?  I have my doubts, but it will depend on Adeiny’s arbitration, prolly.  So, so, SO about Adames (finally!), in Triple-A last year, he had 10 HRs, 11 SBs and .277 with a 23% strikeout rate.  Now you know why I buried the lede, that’s-a notta so exciting as they say in stereotypical Italian households.   Watching him though, gives me a little bit more appreciation.  He looks like Correa.  Not his swing or anything, I mean actual appearance (hey, it’s something!).  I watched one home run, and he looked off-balance like Amanda Bynes.  Most of the highlights I saw were of him fielding.  Um, great, he has a good arm.  I do think he is way too young still to peg as a 10/10/.275 guy, who is mostly known for defense.  He just needs to add ten to fifteen homers to his 15-steal speed, and he’ll be 25/15/.270 without much problem.  That’s definitely a draftable shortstop.  Of course, I don’t see that from him this year.  Sad trombone.  For 2018, I’ll give him 47/7/41/.259/9 in 312 ABs and a June promotion.

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Sam
Sam
5 years ago

Nice clickbait. I thought this was about Willie Aames. Zapped!

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5 years ago

Ive been visiting Son in his comments to bring some baseball side pazazz to the basketball site. In your Hollywood world do you ever get offered Laker tickets? If you do you should totally hook us up

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I started watching the Lakers again. Im not going back to playing fantasy basketball again, just an ignorant Laker fan who watches their games and pays no mind to the rest of the league

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: They are in full rebuild. It would be like going to watch the White Sox in the next couple of years. Fuck the pinche clippers

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: People dont offer you tix?

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5 years ago

Im just finishing up season 4 of curb. Season 3 kicked it up a notch and 4 is just amazing. I always watched it sporadically in the past. Glad I went back

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: 1 and 2 are good but its where they are getting a feel for it. 3 is the season where his mom dies and he does the Scorcese film, so amazing. 4 has a lot of cameos, love the Mel Brooks, and probably my favorite season so far. Im going to probably finish five this weekend and may say fuck it and go all the way to 8, even though I just watched 6-8, but damn you can’t have too much Leon. I really want to hang out with some Jews, what are you doing this week

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: Let me know when you start, I’ve only seen about half of season one then fell behind. I was waiting on babys mama but at this point I’m on my own.

Fridays are bad days for me. Im available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and weekends. Im such a goyim

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I can watch Curb all day and be happy. I hate myself for not keeping up with it when it was on but on the bright side enjoying it like I am makes it all better. I watch ten weeks of TV in 2 days. Its beautiful. You should re-watch. As a Jew you must!

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I just watched the one here they replace the golf club in the casket, got kicked out of the Jew country club, and had to apply at the WASP country club and pretend to be Republicans.

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

man you really need to rewatch Curb before Breaking

Captainpyper
Captainpyper
5 years ago

If otani gets posted and becomes a duel threat player, even if it’s 2-3 games a week in the field as a batter, how will that shake out for accumulating fantasy stats?

Geoff
Ralph Ohtani
Reply to  Captainpyper
5 years ago

@Captainpyper: Depends on what the sites decide.

Nick the Smooth Dick
Nick the Smooth Dick
5 years ago

I think you know who you’d have to call if you needed a Leon…

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I straight dooz it, Grey. I gets mine.

Geoff
5 years ago

New Prospect Podcast team….Rance

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: Brozshitz has a nice ring to it

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I’m an ideas man. Imagine what I could do to your non-Grey content on this site

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: we’ll do lunch…at a Jew deli!

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: Really? What about Canters?

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5 years ago

I used to hook up the bartender across the street from Canters with weed for free drinks all night.

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5 years ago

@F-FOH: I forget what it was called then. All I know is we smoked out Joaquin Phoenix and he complimented us on our high end buds

Geoff
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5 years ago

@F-FOH: Boom

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Reply to  Geoff
5 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: Straight outta Broshitz!

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: When a commenter is wrong like that ORourke putz above they can go eat a broshitz sandwich

Lance
Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

@F-FOH:
I enjoy this, so, so very much hahahaha

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Reply to  Lance
5 years ago

@Lance: Broshitz!

P ORourke
P ORourke
5 years ago

Anytime you can bag on Ralph for his extremely speculative and questionable prospect list, please do..

Geoff
Reply to  P ORourke
5 years ago

@P ORourke: How are all those readers who own Bellinger and Hoskins looking?

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Reply to  Geoff
5 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: selective memory?

Geoff
Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

@F-FOH: I guess he left Razz30 and held a grudge. No idea.

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Reply to  Geoff
5 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: That wasn’t wise on his part

Another Dan
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Reply to  Geoff
5 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz:

My Bellinger, Benintendi outfield is looking ok Ralph. Not sure where Acuna will fit in though !! Can’t believe they’re raggin on you, man.

Geoff
Reply to  Another Dan
5 years ago

@Another Dan: Dan, you can’t please everyone.

IV
IV
5 years ago

Good Morning Grey. Enjoying the off-season content so far.

Shohei Ohtani’s Japanese Club has announced they will be posting him this winter so it looks like there is something interesting to follow this off-season .

As of now, where we he be ranked right now for redraft leagues next year? top 50? top 100? I guess it also depends what he plans on doing with whoever he signs with.

IV
IV
Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: ah True, my apologies. Thanks for the reply.

Another Dan
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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey:

Any idea when he signs ? I have a FYPD starting in January where anyone signed with an MLB club and under rookie limits is eligible. Otherwise he won’t be owned until 2019.

Do I go all out to get the first pick in January draft ?

Another Dan
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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey:

Thanks, might go after pick 1. Everyone knows it’s for Otani but that there’s a little risk.

bbboston
bbboston
5 years ago

Grey and Prosepector Ralph;

What are your thoughts on Raul Mondesi. Guy was a bomb last year, but seems assured of the SS position in 2018 and totally ripped up AAA when demoted. Guy seems to have five-tools legitimately. Very young with a quick bat. Is this guy Lindor/Correa like?

THANKS!

Geoff
Reply to  bbboston
5 years ago

@bbboston: I like him on the surface, but by the same token Omaha is for sure a hitter’s park, and Kaufman is not. The skills are there, and he’s worth a flier at the right price. I’m not going to be overly aggressive in acquiring him.

Geoff
5 years ago

I think he has more pop than 10 homers, plus he was in the International League which is primarily a pitcher’s league. He just needs his ABs. His arm is good, but there’s questions around the glove. He seems like one of those weird players that’s better in MLB than he was in AAA.

Geoff
Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: Cause players seem to be coming up in droves and hitting for more power at the MLB level. Much like with JP Crawford, I think it will be the power and not the speed that puts Adames on the 12 team mixed radar.

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Reply to  Geoff
5 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: maybe its because they don’t use juiced balls in the minors?

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5 years ago

@F-FOH: Totes McGoats.

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Reply to  Geoff
5 years ago

@Ralph Lifshitz: FUPTCHA!

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: Never trust those Watt-Ah-Mall-anz

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: sometimes it is what it is

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I wish I had my shit together, I would have thrown my hat in the co-host ring

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I’ll get an audition when I do Ralph’s prospect podcast on the Doyers

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: maybe its all the Curb power watching I’m doing but it would be like Larry and Richard Lewis interactions

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Reply to  Grey
5 years ago

@Grey: I’d have to be Leon because well, you’re Jewish and I’m taller

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

Yeah the half Spanish guy is probably less black than you but if you say so, you can be Leon. Im probably more Jewish than you anyway with my neurotic tendencies

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

@F-FOH: what part do you think is so true?

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

@F-FOH: I am such a Jew! I get excited when I come across a new deli, I’ve loved Corned Beef since I was 5 and I’ve been complaining about my arthritis since I was 14

I was just pointing out the Moorish (black) control of Spain for almost 300 years

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

get me a yamika and call me Hezakya

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

seFOHdic Jew!

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Reply to  F-FOH
5 years ago

Im in lox step!

MattTruss
Editor
5 years ago

Perfect stash in my AL-Only farm system though. 10/10 on the cheap for this year and potential 25/15 for the next couple years is pretty sweet. I’m rooting for playing time.