Ever since the trade that brought him to the Milwaukee from the Tampa Bay Rays on May 21, 2021, Willy Adames has been the Brewer’s best offensive weapon. Looking at stats from 2021 and 2022, Adames led the Brewers those two seasons with 51 home runs, 156 RBI and 57 doubles. He was also second to Christian Yelich with 144 runs and 238 hits. He has played in 238 games with the team since the trade from Tampa Bay.
The 51 home runs for Adames put him in a very impressive group of players who quickly provided run production in their early games with the Brewers. Adames became the sixth Brewers player in history to hit 50 or more home runs in his first 230 games with the team. The six:
Willy Adames joins group with most home runs by a Brewer in first 230 games with team
68-Christian Yelich
65-Ryan Braun
65-Richie Sexson
57-Rob Deer
54-Carlos Lee
51-Willy Adames
Adames also became one of five Brewers players to hit 50 home runs and drive in 150 in his first 230 games with the Crew. Adames had 51 home runs and 154 RBI through his first 230 games with the Brewers. He joined Yelich (68 HRs-178 RBI), Braun (65-183), Sexson (65-189) and Lee (54-169).
With 238 games with the Brewers, Adames could hit the Game #400 mark in 2023 if he played all 162 games this season. Braun holds the team record for most HRs in his first 400 games with the Brewers with 100. Seven different players hit 80 or more home runs for the Brewers in their first 400 games with the team. The seven are:
Most HRs by a Brewer player in first 400 games with team
100-Ryan Braun
98-Christian Yelich
97-Richie Sexson
86-Prince Fielder
84-Jeromy Burnitz
84-Rob Deer
82-Ben Oglivie
Adames, who hit 31 home runs in 2022, would have to hit 29 homers in 2023 to join the above group.
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