Brady Williams
Brady Charles Williams
- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 180 lb.
- School Pasco-Hernando Community College
- Born October 18, 1979 in Salt Lake City, UT USA
Biographical Information[edit]
The son of Jimy Williams and brother of Shawn Williams, third baseman Brady Williams was selected in the 45th round of the 1999 amateur draft by the Boston Red Sox. He hit .256/~.400/.446 his first year, leading the GCL Red Sox in homers (5) despite being a part-timer. His 25 RBI were second on the club, as were his 29 walks, though he also struck out a team-high 45 times. His Three True Outcomes percentage was a whopping 52.7%.
Promoted to the Augusta GreenJackets in 2000, Brady batted .225/.359/.348, drawing 48 walks and striking out 107 times as a backup 3B-1B-DH. In 2001, Williams struggled for the Sarasota Red Sox (.195/.318/.359, 80 K in 195 AB) as a utility man. The next year, he improved in the Florida State League, contributing a .234/.356/.433 line in 50 games for the Fort Myers Miracle in the Minnesota Twins system and smacking 7 homers. He drew 27 walks and struck out 49 times in 141 AB, for a TTO percentage of 49.4%. He also was with the New Britain Rock Cats - in his only exposure to AA baseball, the corner infielder went 1 for 17 with 3 walks and 8 strikeouts.
In 2003, Jimy's son went 2 for 9 with five strikeouts for the Bakersfield Blaze, a Tampa Bay Devil Rays farm team after getting one appearance in spring training with Tampa Bay, then went to the independent Berkshire Black Bears and batted .221, slugging .382 as the club's main third baseman.
Williams moved to the Pennsylvania Road Warriors in 2004 and hit .243/.310/.398, but led the club in homers (15), RBI (49), runs (57) and hits (107). Joining the Bridgeport Bluefish for the 2005 season, Brady batted .259/~.354/.415 and tied for the team lead with five triples.
Williams was a hitting coach for the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays in 2006, Columbus Catfish in 2007 and Vero Beach Devil Rays in 2008. He received his first minor league managerial assignment in 2009, with the Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Penn League. Williams was scheduled to manage the Durham Bulls in 2020 before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. He did manage them in 2021 and 2022, then in 2023 was promoted to the major league Tampa Bay Rays to serve as third base coach.
Year-By-Year Minor League Managerial Record[edit]
Sources: 2000-2006 Baseball Almanacs, Thebaseballcube site
Related Sites[edit]
"You're going to The Show": How Williams made a show of it - mlb.cm
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