Signed to a 2-year/$13M free agent deal last winter, Trevor Williams returned to starting full-time after pitching in a swing role for a few seasons, with what could politely be described as mixed results (a 5.55 ERA, 5.98 FIP, NL-leading 34 homers allowed, and a .300/.359/.533 line against in 144 1⁄3 IP).
Despite his struggles, the Nationals’ brass talked this winter about the 31-year-old veteran posting up and taking the ball 30 times in the first year of his deal.
Did he show enough to remain part of the rotation this season?
Or would he return to swinging between the bullpen and starting mix?