“Willy Adames is open to a position change in the Mets’ free agency pursuit.”

Mets baseball president David Stearns has acquired star free agent shortstop Willy Adames from the Brewers. Adames is believed to be willing to consider third base, and Stearns has said Mark Vientos could play first base if needed.

Adames should be very interested.

The Dodgers, Braves and Giants tried to acquire him via trade. Dodgers baseball president Andrew Friedman brought him in for Tampa Bay, but the Dodgers' need doesn't seem to be quite as pressing with NLCS MVP Tommy Edman performing so well in the postseason and Miguel Rojas out of the box after undergoing surgery A full recovery was expected this season.

The Royals, looking for a leadoff hitter, might consider Gleyber Torres, who filled that role well for the Yankees.

If the surging Royals are unable to acquire a quality player on base, they could move superstar Bobby Witt Jr. to the top spot (he would prefer to bat second, but he has more blanks than anyone this year). Bases slammed, not to mention). leadoff men).

The Mariners, Giants and Blue Jays are also in the second base market and make sense for Torres.

David Ross is considered a candidate to join Brandon Hyde's coaching staff in Baltimore. There's no decision yet, but what a great outcome that would be.

Dodgers first base coach Clayton McCullough remains a candidate to become Marlins manager after Will Venable moved to the White Sox and Craig Albernaz remained in Cleveland.

White Sox star Garrett Crochet is available again.

The Dodgers and Padres were among the teams that made offers for Crochet last summer, but the innings issue prevented them from getting the right value and they should do better now, even if they are just two years away from free agency stand.

It's unlikely that the South Siders will be a low-sell on the highly talented Luis Robert after his down year. He is a candidate who needs to be dealt with in a timely manner.