Coming off arguably the best season of his career, Willy Adames has cashed in with a long-term deal from the San Francisco Giants.

Per ESPN's Jeff Passan, Adames and the Giants have agreed to terms on a seven-year, $182 million contract in free agency.

The deal is a new record contract for San Francisco, per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand. The previous mark was a $167 million deal signed by Buster Posey, who is now the team's president of baseball operations.

Adames spent the past four seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers after being acquired in an in-season trade with the Tampa Bay Rays in May 2021. It was an unusual deal at the time because the Rays were in playoff contention at the time, but they also had then-top-prospect Wander Franco in Triple-A on the verge of reaching the big leagues.

The Brewers were more than happy to add Adames at a time when they were having all sorts of issues finding a capable starting shortstop. He stepped in and made an immediate impact, hitting .285/.366/.521 with 20 homers in 99 games to finish 16th in NL MVP voting.

Adames continued to put up big power numbers over the course of his tenure in Milwaukee. He ranks third among all shortstops in homers (87) and eighth in slugging percentage (.445) since the start of the 2022 campaign.

The 2024 season saw Adames put everything together for an exceptional walk-year performance that only increased his free-agent value. He finished tied for ninth among all NL players in FanGraphs wins above replacement (4.7) after posting a .251/.331/.462 slash line and career-high 32 homers for a Brewers team that won the NL Central.

Adames might need to move off the shortstop position sooner than later. He ranked last among 55 qualified shortstops in defensive runs saved (minus-16) last season. He was better in outs above average, ranking in the middle of the pack.

While a move off shortstop would have a significant impact on Adames' overall value, he has experience at second base. As long as he can stay in the middle of the diamond, the Giants will more than get their money's worth from this deal because his bat is so good.

The addition of Adames will allow the Giants to solve a shortstop problem that led to three different players taking 20 starts at the position last season after Brandon Crawford, who served as the team's shortstop for 13 seasons, left in free agency. Marco Luciano was originally tabbed as Crawford's successor, but he struggled and was later replaced by Nick Ahmed and rookie Tyler Fitzgerald.

Fitzgerald spent most of last season at shortstop, but he also moved around the infield and could slide back to second base should Adames remain the position this spring. The Giants will meanwhile now be able to expect a more stable infield for 2025.