Jerome Williams Signs With Philadelphia Phillies

Jerome Williams signed a one-year deal to remain with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday as his team got a jump on the MLB off-season.

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Major League Baseball teams are discouraged from announcing major news during the postseason and World Series. You have the entire winter to make moves, after all. Can’t you just wait a week or two?

Apparently the Philadelphia Phillies were just too excited to wait when it came to their contract extension with journeyman pitcher Jerome Williams. On Tuesday, just hours before the start of Game 1 of the World Series, the Phillies announced a one-year, $2.5 million deal with Williams.

Phillies announce they have signed RHP Jerome Williams to one year contract worth 2.5 mill
— Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyNBCS) October 21, 2014

If Williams continues to turn his career around with the Phillies, the deal could be worth even more money.

Source: If all bonuses are reached, #Phillies deal with Jerome Williams could be worth a max of $4M.
— Chris Cotillo (@ChrisCotillo) October 21, 2014

With the Phillies giving him one of his last second chances last season, Williams thrived in a small sample. In nine starts, the 32-year-old right-handed pitcher went 4-2 with a 2.83 ERA. That made him worth this modest risk for the Phillies.

And hey, they weren’t trying to step on anybody’s toes with the timing of their announcement.

For what it's worth, #phillies did get MLB approval before announcing that Jerome Williams signing today.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) October 21, 2014

Just imagine the eye-rolls in the MLB offices with that request.

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