We’re kicking off our ranking of the Brewers’ 10 most valuable players in 2023 with shortstop Willy Adames, who finished with a 3.0 WAR, good enough for fourth-best on the team.
Adames, who came over from the Rays in May 2021, has had quite a bit of success in his time with the Brewers, but 2023 was his worst season with the Crew to date.
While he still played in 149 games — his most since 2019 — he hit just .217/.310/.407 with 24 homers and 80 RBIs (95 OPS+). Those numbers mark a bit of regression from his 2022 season, when he hit .