Devin Williams
29-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Back
Est. Return 7/20/2024
2024 Stats
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
After another spectacular season in 2023, Williams finds himself at the center of trade rumors - similar to former teammate Josh Hader a few years ago. Williams is under team control for 2 more seasons before he becomes a free-agent in 2026 and there's no question he would command a haul if Milwaukee were to trade him. For now, the 2-time All-Star enters 2024 as the Brewers' unquestioned closer after tallying a career-high 36 saves last season. Williams' devastating "Airbender" changeup remained effective (.097 BAA), while his mid-90's 4-seamer generated a career-best 42% whiff rate. His walk rate was poor, but consistent with recent outputs and he improved his ratios for the second consecutive year. The right hander's 1.53 ERA was 6th-best among qualified relievers, while his 0.92 WHIP was 4th-best. Consistency is what you can expect from Williams, who is a candidate to be the first closer off the board in drafts this spring. Read Past Outlooks
Aims for return by All-Star break
Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said Wednesday that Williams (back) is expected to be out until around the All-Star break, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
ANALYSIS
Initial estimates in mid-March when Williams was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back had the closer missing three months. Arnold's timetable appears to be more conservative than that, although with Williams yet to resume baseball activities, any timetable is approximate at this juncture. Abner Uribe has been serving as the Brewers' closer early on this season.
Initial estimates in mid-March when Williams was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back had the closer missing three months. Arnold's timetable appears to be more conservative than that, although with Williams yet to resume baseball activities, any timetable is approximate at this juncture. Abner Uribe has been serving as the Brewers' closer early on this season.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-38%
BAA vs RHP
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .177 | 57 | 28 | 33 | 2 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .109 | 126 | 30 | 24 | 4 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .152 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .107 | 61 | 10 | 11 | 4 | |||
2022vs Left | .207 | 31 | 10 | 18 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .110 | 65 | 20 | 13 | 0 | |||
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Since 2022Home | 1.41 | 0.83 | 63.2 | 14.3 | 4.1 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.10 | 1.11 | 55.2 | 13.3 | 4.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 1.07 | 0.80 | 33.2 | 13.4 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Away | 2.16 | 1.08 | 25.0 | 13.3 | 4.3 | ||||
2022Home | 1.80 | 0.87 | 30.0 | 15.3 | 3.9 | ||||
2022Away | 2.05 | 1.14 | 30.2 | 13.2 | 5.0 | ||||
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Milwaukee considering trade
The Brewers have "entertained the possibility" of trading Williams, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Milwaukee dealt ace Corbin Burnes on Thursday, and while the team isn't expected to completely punt on 2024, trading other key contributors can't be ruled out if it would improve the Brewers' long-term outlook. Williams is owed $7.25 million this season and has a $10.5 million club option for 2025, so he has a team-friendly contract in addition to being one of the top relievers in baseball, making him a highly desirable trade chip.
Milwaukee dealt ace Corbin Burnes on Thursday, and while the team isn't expected to completely punt on 2024, trading other key contributors can't be ruled out if it would improve the Brewers' long-term outlook. Williams is owed $7.25 million this season and has a $10.5 million club option for 2025, so he has a team-friendly contract in addition to being one of the top relievers in baseball, making him a highly desirable trade chip.
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Williams made his first All Star team in 2022 after an impressive first half as Milwaukee's setup man. Once Josh Hader was traded, many assumed Williams would become the Brewers primary closer, but the team used him as part of a committee for a bit before finally turning things over during the final month. Williams finished with a career high 15 saves, including seven of Milwaukee's last nine. Momentum is certainly on his side as we forecast closers for 2023, especially since his Statcast metrics were off the charts. Williams was 99th percentile or better across nine diffferent metrics, including strikeout rate and hard hit rate. The one area that continues to be a problem is walks, but that's bound to happen when you have insane movement on your changeup - a pitch so filthy that it has its own nickname. While the "Airbender" gets the attention, Williams really improved the effectiveness of his 4-seamer (.090 BAA), which supplemented the change as a secondary strikeout pitch.
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Transferred to 60-day IL
The Brewers transferred Williams (back) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
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Heads to IL
The Brewers placed Williams (back) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
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Set to miss three months
Williams was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back Wednesday and will miss approximately three months, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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Set to see spine specialist
Williams is dealing with a sore back and will get a second opinion from a spine specialist in the coming week, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
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Avoids arbitration
Williams agreed to a one-year contract with the Brewers on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
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