"Williams had the worst year of his career in 2025, sporting a 4.79 ERA across 67 appearances. However, his strikeouts numbers (90 strikeouts across 62 innings) remained exceptional, and his expected stuff was much better, indicating some bad luck. Williams had an expected ERA of 3.09 and an expected opponents' batting average of .195. He was in the upper echelon of pitchers in terms of chase percentage, whiff percentage and strikeout percentage."
""I kinda thought I'd be going to LA," Williams said at his introductory press conference with the New York Yankees after being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers. "That was what I was being told. And the Yankees snuck in there under the table and got the deal done." Maybe he was just a year ahead of schedule. Williams, coming off a down year with the Yankees, is now a free agent for the first time in his career."
Approximately a dozen teams, including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Boston Red Sox, have shown interest in right-handed reliever Devin Williams. Williams believed he would go to Los Angeles after offseason contact but was traded to the New York Yankees and later became a free agent for the first time at age 31. Williams posted a 4.79 ERA in 2025 across 67 appearances but recorded 90 strikeouts in 62 innings. His expected ERA was 3.09 with an expected opponents' batting average of .195, and he ranked among the leaders in chase, whiff and strikeout percentages. He had sub-2.00 ERAs the prior three seasons and is expected to command a substantial free-agent contract after a strong late-season finish.
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