Tribe may have drafted someone special with pitcher Gavin Williams – Terry Pluto

CLEVELAND, Ohio – When the Cleveland Indians took East Carolina's Gavin Williams in the first round of the MLB draft, a few things immediately came to mind:. 1. Thank goodness he wasn't a high school pitcher. Taking high school pitchers near the top of the draft is extremely risky because they tend to be so prone to injury. Yes, Triston McKenzie was a first-round pick (42nd overall) by the Tribe in 2015, but injuries also have haunted him.