For the fourth season in a row, the Milwaukee Brewers can boast a finalist for the National League’s top relief pitcher. This year, however, the Senior Circuit’s two-time defending Reliever of the Year winner Josh Hader is not the man up for the honor. Nor is it Corey Knebel, who was nominated in 2017. Instead, rookie right-hander Devin Williams is one of the three hurlers nominated for the award named after the legendary Trevor Hoffman.
Williams, recently turned 26 and a former second round pick by the Brewers, battled his way back from Tommy John surgery to make his MLB debut last season.