RHP Ryan Williams assign to Low-A South Bend

July 21, 2018 - Carolina League (CarL1)
Myrtle Beach Pelicans News Release

The Chicago Cubs have announced the following roster moves affecting the Myrtle Beach Pelicans:

-RHP Ryan Williams has been assigned to Low-A South Bend from Myrtle Beach.

Williams did not appear in a game for Myrtle Beach. He made six starts with Short Season Class A Eugene, going 1-5 with a 5.64 ERA. The Morgan Hill, Calif., native was a non-roster invitee to Spring Training in both 2016 and 2017, but injuries cut short each of those campaigns with Iowa. In 2015 with Low-A South Bend and Double-A Tennessee, Williams went 14-3 with a 2.16 ERA in 26 games, 24 starts, covering 141.2 innings to earn the Cubs' Minor League Pitcher of the Year honor. He was originally drafted by Chicago in the 10th round of the 2014 draft out of East Carolina University, where he earned a Louisville Slugger Third Team All-America selection in 2014 as a reliever.

The Pelicans' roster sits at 24 active players, with five players on the disabled list.

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