Billy Nicholas Williams… Engaged to Brianna Goodfriend (4/23/17)… 2012 graduate of Galveston Ball High School (TX)… Batted .537 with 13 HR, 30 RBI as a junior and .422 with 25 SB as a senior…Was rated by Baseball America as the 100th-best position prospect and the 31st at the high school level going into the 2012 First-Year Player Draft… Had committed to Texas A&M University before signing with the Rangers… Hobbies: Top Golf, going to the movies and spending time outdoors… Signed by: Jay Heafner.
2017
Among NL rookies, ranked 3rd in AVG (.288), 4th in OBP (.338), T-4th in triples (4) & OF assists (4), T-5th in multi-hit games (25), 6th in RBI (55), 7th in SLG % (.473), 8th in total bases (148), 9th in hits (90) and T-9th in runs (45)... Began the season with Lehigh Valley (AAA)... Slugged 2 HR, 5/28 vs Louisville, his third consecutive game with a HR (4 HR)... Had 7 HR over 8 games, 5/20-28... Drove in 15 runs over a 5-game span, 5/24-28... Named International League Player of the Week, 5/22-28 (.435, 5 HR, 15 RBI)... Recalled on 6/30... At the time of his recall, had the following International League rankings: 3rd in total bases (144) & games (78), 6th in HR (15) & SLG % (.511), 9th in RBI (44), T-9th in AB (282) and 10th in hits (79) & OPS (.839)... Prior to his call-up, had reached base safely in 14 consecutive games (.308, 16-52, 6 2B, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 8 BB)... Made his ML debut, 6/30 at NYM, in a start in LF and collected his 1st ML hit (singled off Jacob deGrom)... Had a 4-game hitting streak to begin his ML career, the first Phillie to do so since Jimmy Rollins in 2000 (6 G)... Slugged his first ML home run and recorded his first RBI, 7/9 vs SD (Trevor Cahill)... Became the first Phillie with 18 RBI in his first 20 games since Leo Norris in 1936 (22)... Collected 2 triples, 7/19 at MIA, to become the first Phillies rookie to accomplish the feat since Jimmy Rollins, 6/24/01 at FLA... Had a career-best 12-game hitting streak, 9/2-14 (.415 AVG, 22-53)... Clubbed his 1st ML grand slam, 7/16 at MIL (Tyler Webb)... Had 33 hits in September, which were the most by a Phillies rookie in September since 2003 (Marlon Byrd, 36 hits)... Hit an inside-the-park HR on the final day of the season, 10/1 vs NYM (Rafael Montero)... In September/October, ranked 2nd in the NL in RBI (25) and was T-3rd in hits (35)... With the bases loaded, went 5-for-9 (.556), 2B, 2 3B, HR, 17 RBI, 1.444 SLG %... 7 of his 12 HR either tied a game or gave the Phillies a lead... His 39 hits through his first 35 career games were most by a Phillie since Jimmy Rollins had 40 in his first 35 career games... Made 79 ML starts: 56 in RF, 12 in CF, 10 in LF and 1 as DH... After making his ML debut on 6/30, among all NL rookies, ranked 1st in AVG (.288) & RBI (52), T-1st in times on base (116), 2nd in hits (90), OBP (.338), SLG % (.473), total bases (148) & runs (45), T-2nd in triples (4) & XBH (29) and T-3rd in doubles (14).
2016
Spent the entire season with Lehigh Valley (AAA)...Was T-2nd in the International League in runs (78), T-3rd in doubles (33), T-4th in triples (6) and 5th in XBH (52)...Reached professional highs in doubles, runs and games (125)..Led the team in OF assists (6)...Played 50 straight games without going hitless in back-to-back games, 6/2-7/30...Had a season-best 11-game hitting streak, 6/14-26 (.326, 15-46, 7 2B, 3B, 5 RBI, 5 BB, 6 R)...Collected a season-high 4 hits, 7/15 vs Buffalo...Played 50 games in LF, 38 in CF and 35 in RF...Appeared in 3 IL playoff games
2015
Began the season with Frisco (AA)... Played for Team USA in the All-Star Futures Game, 7/12 at CIN's Great American Ball Park (1-2, RBI, R)... Traded to the Phillies on 7/31 and assigned to Reading (AA)... Went 4-for-5, 5 R, 2B, 2 HR, 3 RBI, BB in his 2nd game for Reading, 8/5 at Trenton... Was on the 7-day DL, 8/28-9/6 (concussion)... Hit 3 HR in 8 Eastern League playoff games... Reduced his SO rate from 28.8% in 2014 to 18.8% in 2015... Batted .330 with a .914 OPS vs RHP as opposed to a .210 AVG and .602 OPS vs LHP... Following the season, was named the 2nd-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system by Baseball America... Participated in Florida Instructional League.
2014
Began the season with Myrtle Beach (A)... Named both a midseason and postseason Carolina League All-Star... Ranked 2nd in the CL in OPS (.837), 5th in AVG (.292) and T-6th in HR (13)... Was on the 7-day DL, 6/6-23 (left hamstring strain)... Promoted to Frisco on 8/15... Played for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League... Selected to the AFL Rising Stars Game... Following the season, was named the 4th-best prospect in TEX's minor league system and the 84th overall by MLB.com.
2013
Spent the season with Hickory (A)... Named a South Atlantic League postseason All-Star... Led the SAL in triples (12) and fi nished 3rd in SLG % (.543), 7th in AVG (.293) and T-10th in HR (17)... Batted .303 with 7 HR and 17 RBI over his first 18 games... Was on the 7-day DL twice: 4/25-5/23 (dislocated left shoulder) and 8/1-7 (stomach infl ammation).
2012
Spent his 1st pro season with the Arizona League Rangers (R)... Posted a professional-best .375 OBP... Finished 4th in the AZL in triples (6).
