At this time last year, the Milwaukee Brewers were also considering trading away one of their top arms who was entering his final year of team control before hitting the open market. While Milwaukee's front office finds themselves in a similar situation with their ace, Freddy Peralta, this offseason, it felt like more of a sure thing that the team would move Devin Williams an offseason ago. Before the calendar flipped from 2024 to 2025, the Brewers did just that: traded Williams to the New York Yankees in exchange for Nestor Cortes and Caleb Durbin.
In adding a 2x Reliever of the Year Award winner to their bullpen, the Yankees were expecting big things from Williams in 2025.