The Devin Williams Experience Has Been A Major Let Down | Pete Hoffman
WFAN Daily
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🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Pete questions Devin Williams spot as the closer for the New York Yankees - its time to move into a less relied upon spot until he can figure it out!
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| 0:00.0 | I'll never say that you have to keep a closer in their role because it's quote, they're the closer. |
| 0:06.6 | So Devin Williams right now has completely, to me, lost his quote unquote closer role, his ninth inning role. |
| 0:14.4 | It is gone. Take it away from him. Make sure that the next position he is in, it is not a tight game. It is a low |
| 0:24.3 | leverage situation and just have him work on his stuff. But this is what Devin Williams does |
| 0:32.3 | in April. It's like Francisco and Dorr for the Mets. |
| 0:39.6 | Typically, his Aprils are the worst month of his season. |
| 0:46.8 | And right now, he is basically going above and beyond to prove to you that April is his worst month of the season. |
| 0:55.5 | Sitting with an 11.25 ERA, his first, by the way, only his first blown safe. |
| 1:03.7 | Only his first blown safe. |
| 1:05.8 | Now, he's, trust me, he's had some rough outings. |
| 1:09.7 | But only his first blown safe. |
| 1:13.2 | And Devin Williams, who I thought, I thought Brian Cashman completely ripped off the brewers with |
| 1:24.5 | by giving up Caleb Durbin, who everyone was like, |
| 1:28.0 | who is that? |
| 1:29.9 | You know, there's somebody that, he may start for us this season. |
| 1:33.4 | Toss them in with the Nestor Cortez and get the best closer in baseball. |
| 1:38.3 | Best closer in baseball. |
| 1:41.8 | Devin Williams. |
| 1:44.6 | And then he came in with the 7.88 ERA going into last night's game versus the Blue Jays. |
| 1:51.0 | And he left with an 11.25 ERA, as he couldn't do anything right. |
| 1:58.5 | He couldn't get anybody out. |
| 2:01.0 | Gives up two more runs, blows the game, and the fans now are bullying. |
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