He didn’t get called up to the Majors. He pressed and turned his season from a disappointment into a disaster. And he was benched multiple times for issues dealing with his attitude.
It was an awful, horrible, no-good, very bad year for Nick Williams in 2016. But that’s why his performance this spring has been so encouraging.
During his time in big league camp, Williams is playing like a top-100 prospect, hitting homers, making spectacular defensive plays and, most importantly, showing the kind of plate discipline that has eluded him for large stretches of his pro career.