Why Yankees didnt sign Willy Adames despite amazing call

Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees.There was a time last offseason when it seemed Willy Adames might end up playing full time in The Bronx.The Yankees had a need in the infield and Adames was near — or perhaps at the top — of their list.The mutual interest from player and team led to a Zoom call which the shortstop — who ultimately signed with the Giants — called “amazing.”“I knew it was a possibility for me to play here,’’ Adames told The Post following the Giants’ win over the Yankees in the series opener Friday night at the Stadium.

“We had a conversation and it was amazing.”Adames, who grew up a huge fan of Derek Jeter and wears No.2 in his honor, was impressed by the Yankees’ sales pitch.“It was really good and interesting,’’ Adames said of the meeting.

“It was very different from everybody else.It was more about me the person than about my stats.

I really liked that.”Aaron Boone was on that call and was similarly impressed with Adames.“We’re a big fan of that player and getting to talk to him,’’ Boone said Saturday before the Yankees’ 8-4 win.“He’s definitely a guy we were very interested in and really liked.”The issue, though, was that Adames, who went 2-for-5 on Saturday, was intent on getting his free agent deal done before Christmas and at the time of their meeting, the Yankees were still involved in the Juan Soto sweepstakes, which they ended up losing to the Mets.They weren’t willing to pay Adames with the possibility of re-signing Soto still out there.“We were going through the Soto stuff and weren’t able to commit to him, one way or the other,” Boone said.

“He went off the board pretty quick there.”The 29-year-old agreed to a seven-year, $182 million deal with the Giants on Dec.7, just days before Soto got his 15-year, $765 million contract from the Mets.“The timeline didn’t ...