"I kind of thought I'd be going to L.A.," Williams said. "That was what I was being told. The Yankees snuck in there under the table and got the deal done."
Williams is entering the final year team control, which motivated the Brewers to trade him as a long-term extension was not in the cards. He was limited to just 21.2 innings due to a stress fracture in his back to start the year, but he finished out the season with a 1.25 ERA, 2.06 FIP and 0.97 WHIP with a staggering 43.2% strikeout rate and 12.5% walk rate.
The Yankees' willingness to include both a starting pitcher in Cortes and a middle infielder in Durbin likely pushed them over the top.
The Dodgers have also checked in on Tanner Scott, the top free agent reliever available, and there's mutual interest between the two sides.
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