Through five starts and 26 1⁄3 innings pitched before last night, in his first year pitching for Washington, after signing 2-year/$13M free agent deal in D.C. this winter, 30-year-old starter Trevor Williams had a serviceable if not spectacular 4.10 ERA, a 4.87 FIP, and a .275/.313/.461 line against,
Prior to his fifth start in a Nationals uniform, manager Davey Martinez talked about why they liked Williams and gave him that two-year deal this winter.
“I love his competitiveness. I love the way he attacks the strike zone,” Martinez explained.
“Facing him, the guy competes, and the guy’s a gamer, and that’s something that I really love.