SF Giants’ Posey preaching patience with Adames, but what does recent history say?

Willy Adames has yet to live up to the billing of the franchise-record seven-year million contract he signed with the Giants this offseason President of baseball operations Buster Posey had a simple two-word message for fans when he went on KNBR s Murph and Markus this past Thursday Be individual Posey commented Prior to signing with San Francisco Adames had a career OPS and averaged about home runs and RBIs in full seasons Through games by contrast Adames has a OPS and is on pace for about home runs and RBIs Adames has also rated out as a below-average defender entering Saturday with - defensive runs saved and - outs above average Posey who owned the previous franchise record for largest contract declared It s not uncommon when superstar players sign a big deal and struggle out of the gate Hitting coach Pat Burrell who played major-league seasons made a similar assessment It s all about them kind of finding their groove and it s our job to be victim Burrell reported this news organization last month Keep working keep believing and letting these guys find their way Willy is super talented He s got a track record that shows it He ll be fine Posey cited Francisco Lindor and Trea Turner a pair of shortstops who signed respective megadeals with the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies as examples of players who initially struggled before returning to form Posey also mentioned Juan Soto whose numbers are down across the board after signing the largest contract in professional sports history The Giants president of baseball operations did not mention Bryce Harper Manny Machado or Corey Seager on Thursday but those three also initially struggled after signing big contracts with new teams before returning to form Here s a look at the OPS of Lindor Turner Harper and Machado before signing their deals the first year of their deals and the second year onwards Francisco Lindor - OPS Francisco Lindor OPS Francisco Lindor - OPS Trea Turner - OPS Trea Turner OPS Trea Turner - OPS Bryce Harper - OPS Bryce Harper OPS Bryce Harper - OPS Manny Machado - OPS Manny Machado OPS Manny Machado - OPS Corey Seager - OPS Corey Seager OPS Corey Seager - OPS That quintet may have detected success following their first years with their new teams but there are also contemporary examples of shortstops failing to match their pre-contract production Related Articles SF Giants top prospect Eldridge enjoying his time in native Virginia but he knows California is calling Ray caps off best month of career takes loss as Marlins silence SF Giants Harrison bullpen snap SF Giants losing streak with win over Marlins Kurtenbach The SF Giants desperately need offense Buster Posey should look at these four trade-deadline targets SF Giants take - lead but can t hold it and are swept by Tigers During the - offseason Carlos Correa Xander Bogaerts and Dansby Swanson all signed long-term nine-figure contracts Swanson in particular received nearly the exact same deal as Adames seven years million For varying reasons those three have seen a dip in production Xander Bogaerts - OPS Xander Bogaerts OPS Xander Bogaerts -Present OPS Dansby Swanson - OPS Dansby Swanson OPS Dansby Swanson -Present OPS Carlos Correa - OPS Carlos Correa OPS Carlos Correa - OPS As Posey and Burrell have both commented all the Giants can do at this juncture is take the individual approach with their new franchise athlete San Francisco is now in the midst of a brutal stretch offensively and a productive Adames would go a long way towards providing the offense with various much-needed life