Gavin Williams! Gavin Williams! Gavin Williams! He and the Guardians winning on a Tuesday overshadowed the bad news that also developed in the past 24 hours.
Williams, a top 20 overall prospect according to MLB.com, is slated to start tonight for the Guardians. It will be his Major League debut. Minor league hitters didn’t stand much of a chance against him this season, managing to reach base 0.97 times per inning while striking out 12.1 times per 9.
Williams is needed because Triston McKenzie remains out, and will be so for quite some time. He’s been shut down for at least a month because of a sprained UCL.