Devin Williams DVOA, Advanced Stats, & Fantasy Rankings

New York Yankees reliever Devin Williams allowed three hits and two earned runs, picking up his fifth save of the season in a 3-2 road win against the Los Angeles Angels. With fellow bullpen arm Luke Weaver presumably unavailable after pitching the last two days, the 30-year-old was brought into the bottom of the ninth with his team leading 3-0. Williams had gone eight scoreless outings before Tuesday, but immediately yielded a Yoan Moncada homer to lead off the inning before two more hits and a fielder's choice pushed across another run. Fortunately, he got Logan O'Hoppe to foul out and end the threat, but it's another shaky showing for the veteran. He holds an uncharacteristic 6.75 ERA and 1.55 WHIP (20 innings) in his first season with the Yankees.

New York Yankees right-handed reliever Devin Williams struck out two during a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday's win over the Texas Rangers and has now recorded ix straight outings without allowing an earned run. Nine of those 10 outings have come since he was removed as the team's closer, and his ERA on the year is now down to 6.88. Before being demoted from the closer's role, Williams had an ERA of 11.25 with four saves and a blown save in his first 10 games in New York. Despite Williams' recent turnaround, manager Aaron Boone said "no plans right now" when asked if Williams could take the closing gig back from Luke Weaver. Williams entered 2025 with a 1.83 ERA in his career with 65 saves in his last three seasons with the Brewers. Weaver has a 0.44 ERA and six saves this year, so Boone has no real incentive to change things up as they currently are.

New York Yankees relief pitcher Devin Williams continued his dismal start to the season in Monday's 4-3 loss to the Padres. Williams came in to pitch the top of the eighth inning with a 3-0 lead. He got the first out on a strikeout, allowed a walk and a single, and got the second out on a strikeout. He then allowed another walk before being relieved by Luke Weaver, who allowed two more runs to score, one of which was charged to Williams. The 30-year-old, who has been an excellent reliever throughout his career, has already been removed as the team's closer and owns a 10.03 ERA, a 1.97 WHIP, and a 10.03 K/9 rate in 11 2/3 innings of work. While Williams could theoretically earn his way back into save opportunities, he will need to drastically turn things around to make that a potential chance. Ideally, fantasy managers could hold onto Williams on their bench to wait for that chance if they can afford the roster spot.