Adam Zimmer is a staff writer with Brew Crew Ball, where he’s covered the Brewers since the beginning of 2025. He is a recent graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he dedicated much of his time to showing his classmates Nori Aoki highlights.
Shortstop Willy Adames, acquired from Tampa Bay in 2021, quickly became one of the best players on the Brewers. After a somewhat down season in 2023, Adames’ 2024 was a different story. He hit .251 with 32 home runs and 3.1 WAR, finishing 10th in NL MVP voting. Adames was a difference maker for the Brewers due to his consistent ability to hit for power (hitting over 30 homers twice in his three full seasons in Milwaukee) and his defense.