The New York Yankees have one of the best closers of the last 10 years but things haven't gone their way so far this season.
Devin Williams is in his seventh big league season and it has been the toughest year of his career so far. He has allowed 13 earned runs this season which is the same amount that he allowed over the last two years combined. His career-high for runs allowed in a season is 15 runs and it's a pretty safe bet that he's going to surpass it this year.
Williams was moved out of the closer role and currently has a 9.24 ERA across 15 total appearances this season. Speculation has already picked up about his future in the organization and the New York Post's Joel Sherman talked about the possibility of a trade.
"I am starting to wonder, do they have to make an in-season trade of Devin Williams someplace else?" Sherman said on "The Show" podcast. "It's his walk year and I think it's probably pretty clear that there's — of the 30 teams, the Yankees would not be at the top of the list, I would think, to stay. And he needs to get better to make some money... Am I crazy to think that he might not make it to the finish line with them?"
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Wouldn't that be something? The Yankees traded young infielder Caleb Durbin and pitcher Nestor Cortes to the Milwaukee Brewers for Williams. Things haven't necessarily worked out, but a trade at this point would make New York's decision look even worse.
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