Williams is a glove-first short stop with Plus-Power (23 Triple-A home runs in 2025) and a strong throwing arm. It is also equipped with above -average speed (although not nearly as fast as a teammate and Rays Outfielder Chandler Simpson), making it a potential future cornerstone in Tampa, albeit with a higher floor than ceiling.
However, his profile is not very well completed for all strengths of Williams. His general hit tool is, for example, below the average on the scout scale of baseball, which means that Power is the most important driver behind his respectable Triple-A Ops from .765. That is why Williams’s doll must translate when the main class arrives, just like his elite glove.
Fortunately, the defense plays at every level. That is also possible, especially when playing home games on George M. Steinbrenner Field, although it is important to note that this is only a temporary circumstance and Williams has to prove his strength when the rays return to Tropicana Field in 2026, which is not nearly so hitter-friendly.
The 22-year-old Shortstop will join a young harvest of the position players of Rays, head marks by budding star third baseman Junior Caminero. Together, Williams and Caminero have the potential to combine more than 60 home runs every season, while for years to man the left side of Tampa’s Infield, a scary proposition for the rest of the American League East.
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