Baseball Yankees Call Up Williams, Trade Carpenter by Staff Post June 11, 2015 Northjersey.com The New York Yankees announced on Thursday that the team will be calling up outfield prospect Mason Williams. Williams will take the spot of closer Andrew Miller, who hit the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday with a strained flexor mass muscle in his left forearm. Williams will be in Baltimore on Friday following the Yankees’ off day on Thursday. The 23-year-outfielder was hitting .318 with 22 RBI, 13 stolen bases and a .795 OPS between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Once one of the Yankees’ top prospects, it appeared that Williams would turn out to be a bust following underwhelming 2013 and 2014 campaigns. While Williams did move from high Single-A to Double-A in 2013, the season was nothing special for a kid that was named the game’s 32nd-best prospect by Baseball America heading into the season. A lefty hitter, Williams put up a .245 average, four homers, 28 RBI, 15 stolen bases and a .641 OPS. The 2014 season went even worse, as Williams’ average fell to .223 and his OPS dropped to .593. Now it seems the center fielder has regained some of what made him standout out in New York’s farm system not too long ago. In other news, the Yankees traded reliever David Carpenter to the Washington Nationals for minor league infielder Tony Renda. Carpenter was designated for assignment after he recorded a 4.82 ERA in 22 appearances. Renda was hitting .267 with 13 stolen bases for Double-A Harrisburg. The 24-year-old second baseman was drafted in the second round of the 2012 draft by the Nats and was ranked the organizations’ No. 12 prospect prior to the season by Baseball America. The two moves are the latest in a high-volume number of roster moves made by the Yankees this week. Post Views: 1,764 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsDavid CarpenterMason WilliamsNew York YankeesTony Renda Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... The Mets Need To Acquire A Bat Even If That Means Parting With Some Pitching Rutgers Baseball: Mark McCoy Drafted by Kansas City Royals