This winter, every Monday through Friday, Nick Williams has found sanctuary at Onnit Gym in Austin, Texas. The gym is a few years old, run by a former University of Texas running back, and has attracted several high-profile clients. It is where, one day, Williams realized he shared space with one of baseball’s most prominent free agents.
The Phillies rookie outfielder had someone take his picture with Jake Arrieta. He posted it to Instagram a week ago. There are 41 comments and at least 20 of them are some version of “Tell him to come to Philly.”
“I don’t even need to recruit him,” Williams said Tuesday at Citizens Bank Park.