"When you’re making good pitches, which I was, not getting those calls really changes the course of an at-bat,” Williams said. “Obviously, Correa hit the double, so I kind of had my back against the wall right away. Made some really good pitches to Sánchez, which [Walsh] missed two in that at-bat. You just keep going, right? But at the end of the day, that changes outcomes. I should have had Sánchez [who walked on five pitches] 0-2 instead of 2-1. ... The 2-0 pitch was a strike,” the right-hander said. “That turns into a 2-2 count instead of a 3-1 count.”
Frankly, given Williams's lack of professionalism, I'm surprised he understands the importance of throwing strikes. Though throughout his rant he displays a confusion about arithmetic, at least he understands the theoretical bedrock principle that strikes are good and balls are bad, from a pitcher's perspective.
From a pitcher's perspective, home runs are also bad. Runs. Hitting batters with pitches.
So maybe there's a long way to go before he's a professional pitcher, but it's baby steps.
He makes good pitches like Volpe makes good swings.
Volpe's 0-for-3 with 3 strikeouts was one of the most promising 0-for-3s I've ever seen, just given the subjective quality of his swings.
Same goes for Williams. If you ignore the two hits, the four walks, the four runs, and the 5.60 ERA for the season ... if you are fixated on the outcomes rather than the artistic aesthetic ... you may miss out on the true greatness of Devin Williams.
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