Transparency is a good thing in life, but Milwaukee Brewers fans sure didn’t want to hear this from manager Pat Murphy.

A day after winning National League Manager of the Year honors, Murphy went on the popular “Foul Territory” show and delivered a not-so-good answer when asked about free agent shortstop Willy Adames.

Asked how much he wanted Adames to return to the club, Murphy said:

“If he comes back, it means he didn’t get the deal he was looking for.”

While it’s always been a long shot that Adames would return to Milwaukee, this essentially tells fans that there’s no way they could afford him.

While unfortunate, this is nothing new for Milwaukee, which has traded away Josh Hader and Corbin Burnes in recent seasons to avoid paying them big money. It should be noted that they gave a big deal to former MVP Christian Yelich.

If and when Adames leaves Milwaukee, it will be a huge loss for a group that won the National League Central a season ago. The Brewers won the division and advanced to the National League wild card round, losing to the New York Mets.

Adames hit .251 with 32 home runs and 112 RBI this past season. He helped carry the lineup, even if it was missing Yelich for part of the year.

A seven-year veteran from his time with the Tampa Bay Rays and brewer, Adames is a lifetime .248 hitter. He has hit 150 career home runs to be exact, with the 32 from this year being his career high.

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