Prospect News: Enmanuel Can’t Stop Hitting or Pirate King Henry

Today is the day Cleveland will finally deploy one of its best pitchers, almost three months into the season. Gavin Williams earned this opportunity more than a month ago and hasn’t dominated to quite the same extent since he was left to linger. His 2.93 ERA and 1.09 WHIP with 61 strikeouts in 46 Triple-A innings still look good enough for us to glimpse his mountainous upside. Just anecdotal, but it feels like there’s a real reward for the teams who don’t drag their feet on promotions this year. The Reds have ripped off ten straight wins, and even they’ve been on the conservative side of aggressive, if that makes even a Strand of sense.