Signed to a 1-year/$4M free agent deal this winter, Matt Adams put up a .288/.362/.565 line with eight doubles and 15 home runs in 68 games and 213 plate appearances before the All-Star Break. His manager, Davey Martinez, talked during the series with the New York Mets in Citi Field, about the contributions the left-handed slugger made in the so-called first half of the 2018 campaign, playing more than he was expected to with Ryan Zimmerman out with an oblique injury.