small gathering of onlookers, including children, can be seen near 13 bodies, which have been dragged off the roundabout's central island and onto the road. Residents said the roundabout is at an intersection for roads leading to Tikrit, Kirkuk and the town of Al-Alam. They said the men who were executed were members of an anti-IS group of Sunni tribal fighters known as the Knights of Al-Alam who were captured by jihadists in Tikrit and Al-Alam around 10 days earlier. The city of Tikrit has been under IS control since the beginning of the jihadists' major offensive in Iraq six months ago. Iraqi government forces, backed by Shiite militia and in some areas by Sunni tribal fighters have inflicted a string of defeats on the jihadists in recentThis season with the Timber Rattlers, Williams has appeared in 5 games, starting 4 of them and pitching a total of 21.0 innings. He has a 1-1 record, a 4.29 ERA, and a WHIP of 1.286.

Despite his #9 status, Williams is not perfect. He has the ability to have a three pitch arsenal made up of a low to mid 90’s fastball, a slider, and a changeup. There have been some questions about Williams’ ability to command his pitches and he has had control issues arise in his short career. During the 2015 season, he averaged 3.6 walks per 9 innings and also had 19 wild pitches. He definitely has the potential to be a middle of the rotation guy, but he must work on his command in