A year ago, there was an argument to be made that Devin Williams was the best relief pitcher in baseball. He had just wrapped a six-season stint at the back of the Brewers bullpen that saw him compile a 1.83 ERA and save 68 games over 235.1 total innings. All that stood in between him and a massive pay day was a contract year in the Bronx.

Williams’ lone season with the Yankees did not go well. He had been traded there in the offseason to be their lockdown closer. But by the end of April he had a 9.00 ERA, an opponent OPS of .820, and nearly as many walks (eight) as strikeouts (10) across 10 innings of work. That was enough to get him booted from save opportunities altogether.

The rest of the season saw Williams try to get his numbers closer to his normal impressive level. While he certa

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