Trevor Williams started strong in the second season of his 2-year/$13M deal in D.C. earlier this year, with the 32-year-old right-hander (5-0) with a 2.22 ERA, 2.82 FIP, 16 walks, 47 Ks, a pair of home runs allowed (after he gave up an NL-high 34 in 30 starts and 144 1⁄3 innings in 2023), and a .221/.272/.299 line against over 11 starts and 56 2⁄3 innings pitched, but a right flexor muscle strain forced him to the Injured List on June 4.