Carson Williams
20-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.000
HR
0
RBI
0
R
0
SB
0
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Williams has all the tools except the most important tool (hit), but he may be able to make enough contact to still make it as an everyday shortstop in the Willy Adames mold. An athletic 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, Williams is a plus defensive shortstop with above-average speed and a 70-grade arm. After hitting 19 home runs in 113 games in his full-season debut as a 19-year-old, Williams hit 23 homers in just 105 games at High-A before getting bumped to Double-A and Triple-A to finish out the season (since those leagues had longer seasons). He'll head back to Double-A this year, and he'll be promoted as quickly as his hit tool warrants. The Wander Franco situation is difficult to project, but unlike Taylor Walls and Osleives Basabe (not enough offense) or Junior Caminero (not enough range), Williams is a no-doubt everyday shortstop as long as he can keep the strikeout rate in the 25-30 percent range. He has a 31.6 percent strikeout rate for his career and had a 31.4 percent strikeout rate in 2023, so he has plenty of work still to do. Read Past Outlooks
Boosted to Triple-A
The Rays promoted Williams from High-A Bowling Green to Triple-A Durham on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The 20-year-old shortstop has been lighting it up at Bowling Green recently with a .306/.390/.605 slash line since the beginning of July. The Rays are confident enough in Williams to have him bypass Double-A Montgomery and settle in at Triple-A, where he'll likely settle in as the everyday shortstop in the wake of Oslevis Basabe receiving a promotion to the majors. Williams is a long shot to join the Rays in 2023, but if his bat acclimates well to a higher level of competition, he could make his MLB debut next season.
The 20-year-old shortstop has been lighting it up at Bowling Green recently with a .306/.390/.605 slash line since the beginning of July. The Rays are confident enough in Williams to have him bypass Double-A Montgomery and settle in at Triple-A, where he'll likely settle in as the everyday shortstop in the wake of Oslevis Basabe receiving a promotion to the majors. Williams is a long shot to join the Rays in 2023, but if his bat acclimates well to a higher level of competition, he could make his MLB debut next season.
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
Williams had a 32.1 K% and 62.7 Contact% in his age-18/19 season at Single-A, yet he remains relevant in all dynasty leagues because his other four tools range from above-average (run) to plus-plus (arm). He has monster right-handed power for his age and is a lock to stick at shortstop. Williams slashed .252/.347/.471 with 19 home runs and 28 steals on 38 attempts (73.7% success rate). As is often the case with players this toolsy, the hit tool will make or break things for Williams.
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Raking in July
Williams is hitting .412 with four home runs, 10 strikeouts and seven walks in nine July games for High-A Bowling Green.
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Doing damage for Hot Rods
Williams has a .276/.373/.504 slash line with six home runs and eight steals in 33 games for High-A Bowling Green.
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Falls off after hot start
Williams is hitting .255/.347/.489 with 13 home runs, 21 steals and 41:125 BB:K in 82 games for Single-A Charleston.
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Enticing results in Single-A
Williams is hitting .323/.418/.600 with four homers, 12 steals, 1 RBI and 25 runs across 33 games for Single-A Charleston.
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Catches on with Rays at No. 28
The Rays have selected Williams with the 28th overall pick in the 2021 first-year player draft.
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