When he was in the strike zone today, it was elite stuff, and it’s good to see the adjustments he made form three days ago and the work that he put in. You can obviously see the talent, you can see the velocity, you can see the stuff. It was night-and-day difference from the first time I faced him. “Definitely someone that’s very talented. “Wow,” said Pillar, one of McWilliams’ strikeout victims. McWilliams, 25, threw a live batting-practice session on a backfield against Kevin Pillar, Albert Almora Jr., Mallex Smith and Bruce Maxwell, flashing the arsenal that has made him an intriguing arm in the Mets’ organization, even if he mixed in a few wild pitches along the way. The right-hander offered a glimpse of the reason why on Saturday. LUCIE - Sam McWilliams has never thrown a pitch in the major leagues, but he received a major league deal from the Mets this offseason. Mets expected to interview intriguing female GM candidate No W for Bobby V: Ex-Met manager Valentine loses Stamford mayor race Mets star grabbed teammate by throat during ‘rat-raccoon’ altercationįormer Yankees exec on Mets’ radar as front-office search continues