Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jan 30, 2021
Cubs sign RHP Trevor Williams
Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty ImagesAbout two weeks ago, I wrote an article here headlined “Why haven’t the Cubs signed this guy yet, Part 5: Trevor Williams.”
It took 12 days after that article was published for my wish to come true:
The Cubs are in a agreement with pitcher Trevor Williams on a one year deal, sources tell ESPN.
Williams has spent his whole career with the Pirates. 31-37 in 94 career starts, 4.43 ERA.
— Jesse Rogers (@JesseRogersESPN) January 30, 2021 Here are the reasons I gave in my January 18 article for signing Williams:
Because he’s still relatively young — turns 29 in April — and per Fangraphs he hasn’t lost velocity, still throwing his fastball around 91 miles per hour.