Gavin Williams DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams picked up his fifth win of the year in a 4-2 victory over the Angels on Sunday. He pitched a quality start, allowing two unearned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out six. It was a nice bounce-back outing after he failed to last five innings in his last time out against the Dodgers. It's been an up-and-down season for the 25-year-old, who was a popular breakout pick heading into the season. He's had some solid starts but has ultimately struggled with control to the tune of a 13.2% walk rate. The youngster should be considered a back-end rotation type for fantasy that you can play the matchups with, but won't fully be able to be trusted until he can get the ball in the zone more consistently.

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams allowed four hits and no runs across five innings of work in Friday's 6-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. The East Carolina alum struck out eight and walked four while improving to 3-2 on the year. Williams again dealt with command issues, hurling 53 of 98 pitches for strikes and walking at least four batters for the second straight start. On the bright side, he's struck out 17 batters over that time, so it hasn't all been bad. Still, command like that will continue to limit his upside and force him from starts early. The 25-year-old's underlying metrics aren't all that inspiring, but he'd be an interesting fantasy asset if he could get the free passes under control. Look for him to line up against the Milwaukee Brewers or the Cincinnati Reds in the middle of next week.

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Gavin Williams posted arguably his best outing of the season versus the New York Yankees on Monday. The right-hander went 6 1/3 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts in the win. This was a nice bounce back outing from Williams who gave up five earned runs during his last start. Outside of his one bad start, Williams has allowed two earned runs or less in four of his five starts this season. He'll look to keep the good times rolling against the Boston Red Sox tough lineup in his next start.