The Guardians are adding Gavin Williams as their third rookie pitcher in the 2023 starting rotation.
Gavin Williams will start for the Guardians tomorrow, the third Top 100 pitching prospect to debut for them this season.
— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) June 20, 2023
Selected 23rd overall in the 2021 MLB draft by the Guardians, MLB Pipeline ranked Williams as the third-best Guardians’ prospect entering the season (he is now ranked as their best prospect) and the 53rd best in baseball, FanGraphs ranked him as the Guardians’ sixth-best prospect and 81st on their top 100, ESPN ranked Williams as second best in Cleveland’s system and 33rd in baseball, the Athletic’s Keith Law had him as the fifth-best Guardians minor-leaguer and 53rd overall.