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Willy Adames Returns to Baseball Activities
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (elbow) fielded ground balls and took batting practice on Monday, per Justice delos Santos of The Mercury News. Adames has been sidelined since late August by an elbow injury and is unlikely to play again in 2026. However, the 31-year-old appears to be making progress and should have a relatively normal offseason heading into 2027. Across 505 plate appearances in 2026, Adames hit .230/.289/.424 with 21 home runs, 51 RBI, 62 runs scored, and six stolen bases. The veteran shortstop's barrel (8.9%) and hard-hit (38.8%) rates were both his worst since the 2019 season. Adames also graded out as one of the worst defensive shortstops in MLB, which is usually one of the strengths of his game. If the elbow injury was impacting his performance before he was finally placed on the injured list, Adames could be a worthy buy-low target for fantasy managers in 2027.
Source: The Mercury News - Justice delos Santos
Source: The Mercury News - Justice delos Santos
Josuar Gonzalez Has The Makings of a Fantasy Superstar
San Francisco Giants top shortstop prospect Josuar Gonzalez hit a home run on Saturday night and already has six RBI in the month of September. Since his promotion to Single-A San Jose, Gonzalez, a shortstop prospect, has three homers and 35 RBI in 31 games with a .357 batting average and 13 stolen bases. At just 18 years old, Gonzalez is already showing tons of promise in his second professional season. Gonzalez, a switch hitter, is the top prospect and jewel of the Giants' system with a 55-grade hit tool, 55-grade power, and 65-grade speed. Gonzalez appears to be an elite dynasty option, and while it might take a few years for him to make his major league debut, he has the tools to be a future fantasy star. At the shortstop position, he looks to be a future standout.
Source: Minor League Baseball
Source: Minor League Baseball
Willy Adames Expected to Miss 3-4 Weeks With Elbow Injury
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (elbow) received a second opinion on his injured left elbow, and the plan is to rest, rehab, and receive a platelet-rich plasma injection, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports. Adames is expected to miss three to four weeks, which essentially means he will miss the rest of the 2026 season. The Giants placed the veteran shortstop on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a sprained left elbow, and fantasy managers can now essentially drop him in single-year leagues with the Giants not close to playoff contention. Christian Koss should see most of the playing time at the 6 in San Fran the rest of the way. Adames failed to reach the 30-homer mark for a third straight season in his second year in the Bay Area, ultimately coming up well short of expectations with a .230/.289/.424 slash line with a career-low .713 OPS, 21 home runs, 51 RBI, 62 runs scored, and five stolen bases across 121 games played and 505 plate appearances. Barring a setback with his elbow in the offseason, Adames should be recovered well ahead of spring training in 2027.
Source: NBC Sports - Alex Pavlovic
Source: NBC Sports - Alex Pavlovic
Josuar Gonzalez Is a Name to Remember in Dynasty Formats
San Francisco Giants 18-year-old middle-infield prospect Josuar Gonzalez is a name to remember in fantasy circles and is a must-add in dynasty formats. Gonzalez was just promoted to A-ball at San Jose and has responded very well in 23 games with two homers and 25 RBI, along with 23 runs scored and nine stolen bases while hitting .358. The infield prospect is the Giants' top overall prospect with a 55-grade hit tool, 55-grade power, and 65-grade speed. The youngster looks to have everything in his tool bag as he can contribute in any of the five main fantasy categories, and he is advancing nicely through the minors at such a young age. Signed out of the Dominican Republic, Gonzalez started in Rookie ball this season, but after securing one promotion to San Jose, he showed a lot of what he can do in a very short time period. Remember the name and add in dynasty leagues.
Source: Minor League Baseball
Source: Minor League Baseball
Giants Place Willy Adames on Injured List With Elbow Sprain
The San Francisco Giants placed shortstop Willy Adames (elbow) on the 10-day injured list on Monday with a sprained left elbow, according to Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle. Adames was injured in Sunday's series finale against the Boston Red Sox while sliding into home plate. He had missed some time last week with a recurring back injury as well, but his elbow injury will cause him to miss at least the next 10 days for the Gigantes. Christian Koss will most likely see most of the playing time at the 6 for the Giants while Adames is out, starting in Monday's series opener at home against the Cincinnati Reds. The 30-year-old Adames still has plenty of pop and has provided 21 home runs in his second season in the Bay Area, but he has also hit just .230 (107-for-465) with a .289 on-base percentage in 121 games across 505 plate appearances. With the Giants well out of playoff contention this year, the team will not be in any rush to bring Adames back for the final month of the regular season if he is not making great progress in his rehab.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Shayna Rubin
Source: San Francisco Chronicle - Shayna Rubin
Willy Adames Injures his Elbow on Sunday
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (elbow) left Sunday's game against the Boston Red Sox early in the fifth inning with a left-elbow injury, according to Alex Pavlovic of NBC Sports. It is a new injury for Adames, who has also missed time recently with a recurring back injury. Before leaving, Adames went 1-for-3 at the plate with a run scored and a strikeout. Christian Koss shifted from third base to the 6, with infielder Buddy Kennedy entering the game to play third base for the Gigantes. The belief is that Adames injured his elbow on a slide into home plate in the first inning of the team's eventual loss at Fenway Park. Although the 30-year-old Dominican veteran entered Sunday's series finale hitting just .229 (106-for-462) on the season, he has at least one hit in his last 11 contests, hitting .333 with three homers, four RBI, five runs scored, and a steal in that span. Fantasy managers should consider the veteran shortstop to be day-to-day and check back on his status before Monday's series opener at home versus the Cincinnati Reds. If Adames misses more time, Koss will likely take over at shortstop for San Fran.
Source: NBC Sports - Alex Pavlovic
Source: NBC Sports - Alex Pavlovic
Willy Adames Returns From Back Injury on Wednesday
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) is starting at shortstop and batting third in Wednesday's contest on the road against the Cleveland Guardians and left-hander Parker Messick, per MLB.com. Adames will return for the first time in exactly a week due to recurring back spasms. Christian Koss, who was filling in at the 6 with Adames out, will slide over to third base on Wednesday. The 30-year-old Adames still has pop at the shortstop position -- he has hit 19 home runs in 116 games -- but he's hitting only .224 (100-for-446) with a .285 on-base percentage and career-worst .697 OPS in 485 plate appearances. Adames hit just over .200 in 24 games in July with four homers, 13 RBI, 10 walks, and 28 strikeouts, and he has gone 8-for-38 (.211) with a homer, three RBI, seven walks, and 10 K's in 11 games so far in August. He is returning on Wednesday in Cleveland against a pitcher he has never faced. Against lefties in 2026, Adames is hitting a soft .186 (21-for-113) with only three of his 19 home runs.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
Willy Adames Still Out With Back Injury Against Cleveland
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) remains sidelined for the series opener in Cleveland on Tuesday against the Guardians, according to MLB.com. Christian Koss will make yet another start at the 6 for San Fran and will hit ninth against Guardians left-hander Foster Griffin. The 30-year-old Adames will miss a fourth straight start since he reinjured his back last Wednesday. At this point, with the Giants well out of postseason contention, it might only be a matter of time before the Giants place Adames on the 10-day injured list. The Dominican shortstop is hitting just .224 (100-for-446) in 116 games and 485 plate appearances in 2026 in his second year in the Bay Area, but he does have 19 home runs and 48 RBI. His back injury might have been affecting him for longer than we know, as he hit just .207 (18-for-87) with 10 walks and 28 strikeouts in 24 games in July and has gone 8-for-38 (.211) with a homer in 11 games so far in August.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
Willy Adames Still Out With Back Issue on Sunday
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) remains on the bench for Sunday's series finale in San Fran against the division-rival Colorado Rockies, per MLB.com. Christian Koss is making another start at shortstop and will bat out of the nine-hole against Rockies right-hander Gabriel Hughes. Adames aggravated an ongoing lower-back injury in Wednesday's game against the Houston Astros and will miss a third straight game on Sunday. If Adames cannot return to action early next week, the Giants may be forced to place him on the 10-day injured list. The 30-year-old Dominican shortstop is sitting at 19 home runs in 116 total games in 2026 after hitting 62 long balls in his last two seasons combined with the Milwaukee Brewers and the Giants. The power is still there, but Adames is hitting a weak .224 (100-for-446) with a career-worst .285 on-base percentage in 485 plate appearances in his ninth year in the major leagues. With the second-worst record in the National League (ahead of only Colorado), the Gigantes don't have any incentive to rush Adames back into the lineup.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
Willy Adames Remains out of the Lineup on Saturday
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) remained out of the starting lineup on Saturday as he continues to manage a lower-back strain. The team has discussed potentially placing him on the Injured List as a result of this lingering issue, but as of Saturday, it isn't believed to be serious enough to warrant an extended absence. Instead, the team will take things day by day, with the hope that this rest will be enough to get him healthy enough to play. The Giants also believe that this won't be a season-ending injury that carries over into the offseason. The 30-year-old is hitting an underwhelming .224 with 19 home runs and five stolen bases on the season.
Source: Alex Palovic
Source: Alex Palovic
Willy Adames Out With Back Injury Against Rockies
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) is not in the starting lineup for Friday's series opener against the division-rival Colorado Rockies due to a back injury, per MLB.com. Christian Koss will start at the 6 and will bat ninth against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland. Adames has been bothered by a back injury for a bit now, with an MRI exam showing a lower-back strain. For now, the 30-year-old veteran will avoid a trip to the injured list, but if Adames cannot return during the weekend series against Colorado, the Gigantes might be forced to deactivate him. The Dominican shortstop is in danger of breaking his two-year streak of 30-plus-homer seasons in his second year in the Bay Area. Adames is currently slashing just .224/.285/.413 with a career-worst .697 OPS, 19 home runs, 48 RBI, 59 runs scored, and five stolen bases in 116 games across 485 plate appearances. He continues to struggle to hit for average and has gone 8-for-38 (.211) with just one homer, a double, three RBI, three runs scored, one steal, seven walks, and 10 strikeouts in 11 games so far in August. Check back on Saturday to see if he's back on the field for San Fran.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
Willy Adames Suffers Back Injury, Unlikely to Land on Injured List
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) was pulled from Wednesday's game early against the Houston Astros due to a back injury that has been bothering him recently, according to Justice delos Santos of the San Jose Mercury News. Adames' back appeared to tighten up on him when he turned a double play in the seventh inning of the series finale at Oracle Park. Manager Tony Vitello said he doesn't think Adames will need to go on the injured list, but he'll sit in the series opener on Friday against the division-rival Colorado Rockies. Adames went 1-for- 3 at the plate with a walk in Wednesday's eventual 2-1 loss before being replaced at shortstop by Christian Koss, who moved over from third base. The 30-year-old Dominican hasn't hit for average all year, and he came into Wednesday's contest hitting .200 (7-for-35) with a homer, a double, three RBI, two runs, a stolen base, six walks, and 10 strikeouts in 10 games in August. Unless Adames goes on a power binge to close out the year, he will not have a third straight 30-homer campaign in his ninth year in the big leagues.
Source: San Jose Mercury News - Justice delos Santos
Source: San Jose Mercury News - Justice delos Santos
Altercation With Teammate Allegedly Led to Marcelo Mayer Trade?
A viral Reddit post claims to reveal the alleged story behind the fallout between Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony and infielder Marcelo Mayer that ultimately led to Mayer being traded to the San Francisco Giants at the deadline on Monday, according to What's the Word? Anthony reportedly suffered the finger/wrist injury that has kept him out for most of the season during an altercation with Mayer over a conflict of interest with a woman. Both Anthony and Mayer, who came up through the farm system as two of Boston's top prospects, have failed to deliver early in their big-league careers, but injuries certainly haven't helped their cause. Anthony is the much better upside stash in fantasy baseball leagues for his power/speed upside, while the 23-year-old Mayer could find himself in a platoon role in his new home in San Fran whenever he gets healthy. Mayer has been out since June 26 with a stress reaction in his left forearm, and he remains without a timetable for a return. Anthony, 22, has been out since early May, and although he has begun to take batting practice, there's still no clear timetable for his return to Boston.
Source: What's the Word?
Source: What's the Word?
Giants Top Prospect Josuar Gonzalez Moving Up to Low-A
The San Francisco Giants are promoting infield prospect Josuar Gonzalez to Low-A. Gonzalez is viewed as the No. 1 prospect in their system (on MLB.com) and the overall No. 15 prospect in the sport. Gonzalez is just 18 years old and joined the Giants system during the 2025 season. Last summer, Gonzalez appeared in 52 games in the DSL, where he held a .288/.404/.455 line with a .829 OPS. He swiped 33 bags and launched four home runs. Through the early going of the 2026 campaign (30 games in the Arizona Complex League), Gonzalez has held a stellar .343/.451/.515 line with seven doubles, two home runs and eight stolen bases. While dynasty managers will need to wait several seasons before he reaches the majors, he is quickly establishing himself as a top prospect to stash in dynasty leagues. If he carries this production into Low-A, he could establish himself as a bona fide top-15 prospect heading into the 2027 season.
Source: MLB Pipeline
Source: MLB Pipeline
Willy Adames Recovers From Back Injury, in Action on Friday
San Francisco Giants shortstop Willy Adames (back) is starting at the 6 and is hitting sixth for Friday's series opener in Denver against the division-rival Colorado Rockies and right-hander Ryan Feltner at Coors Field, per MLB.com. Adames will return to kick off the holiday weekend and will be trying to extend his modest hitting streak to five games after sitting out the last three games with lower-back spasms. The 30-year-old Dominican infielder has been a drain in batting average and on-base percentage, but he still has high-end power from the shortstop position with 14 long balls in his 321 at-bats in 2026. Adames really struggled at the plate in June, going 17-for-86 (.198) with six home runs, three doubles, nine RBI, 12 runs scored, seven walks, and 26 strikeouts across 23 games and 93 plate appearances. He'll have to turn things around against Feltner to extend his hitting streak, as he's batting .071 with a .204 OPS in 14 career at-bats against Feltner. With Adames back in action, utility man Casey Schmitt will start at third base and bat second on Friday.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com
