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I don’t do a ton of reporting, so it was an honor to be there for these negotiations. Buster Posey sat across from Adames, and just stared at him, locking eyes the way a winner does. Then, he pulled out a copy of Baseball Prospectus 1999 and a lighter, setting the book on fire, the room filling with the smoke of burning snark and statistics. Finally, Posey took out a portrait of Bill James, said “fight the real enemy,” and tore it in half, right down the middle, casting the pieces on the floor.
That’s how Buster Posey somehow got Willy Adames and his zero All-Star appearances to agree to one of the 50 most lucrative contracts in baseball history. The man’s a mystic.
That’s how Buster Posey somehow got Willy Adames and his zero All-Star appearances to agree to one of the 50 most lucrative contracts in baseball history. The man’s a mystic.
