Mike Williams  
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players

Pitching
He has the ability to coax groundballs, which helps him succeed. Williams can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Williams is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Williams has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Williams as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2010 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Williams. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
1998 OAK 71 65 72 46 57 48 53 53 52 0 46 54 53 0 0 0 28 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 10 23 51 209
1998 FA 1B 35 50 33 51 53 63 53 49 48 34 0 Free Agent 50 35 . 194
1999 OAK 75 65 73 46 57 48 53 53 52 0 46 54 55 0 0 0 29 7 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 55 216
1999 FA 1B 33 50 32 51 53 63 53 49 48 35 0 Free Agent 51 35 . 187
2000 OAK 74 66 73 46 57 48 53 53 52 0 46 56 55 0 0 0 30 8 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 59 217
2000 FA 1B 32 50 30 51 53 63 53 49 48 36 0 Free Agent 51 34 . 182
2001 OAK 81 67 73 47 57 48 53 53 52 0 46 56 55 0 0 0 31 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 60 226
2001 FA 1B 29 50 27 51 53 63 53 49 48 37 0 Free Agent 51 34 . 171
2002 OAK 80 70 73 48 57 48 53 53 52 0 49 57 57 0 0 0 32 10 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 53 234
2003 SAN 80 73 73 48 57 48 53 53 52 0 51 57 58 0 0 0 33 11 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 46 240
2004 SAN 80 73 73 47 57 48 53 53 52 0 51 57 58 0 0 0 34 12 Overhand Active 0 0 0 46 238
2005 SAN 79 71 73 47 57 48 53 53 52 0 51 57 58 0 0 0 35 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 234
2006 SAN 81 70 73 47 57 48 53 53 52 0 51 57 59 0 0 0 36 14 Overhand DL 0 0 0 56 235
2007 SAN 81 74 73 47 57 48 53 53 52 0 52 57 59 0 0 0 37 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 54 240
2008 FA 81 73 73 46 57 48 53 53 52 0 52 57 59 0 0 0 38 16 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 54 236
2009 FA 79 72 72 46 57 48 53 53 52 0 52 57 59 0 0 0 39 17 Overhand Free Agent 0 0 0 52 231
Ratings Delta   -2 -1 -1                           +1 +1           -2 -5
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.