Which two Brewers pitchers may be most impacted by pitch clock?

A new rule coming to Major League Baseball this season is the implementation of a pitch clock. The rule states that pitchers will have 15 seconds to throw a pitch with the bases empty and 20 seconds with a runner on base. If the motion to begin throwing has not been started upon expiration of the clock, a ball will be added to the pitch count.  Of all the Brewers pitchers, there are two players that may be impacted the most.

Statistics for this article were taken from Baseball Savant. This website has a “timer equivalent” measurement that shows how long (in seconds) it took a player to start the motion of his delivery from when the ball was received in his glove. This is when the pitch clock will start in 2023.

Brewers pitcher #1 that may be impacted by pitch clock: Devin Williams

Among all qualified pitchers last season, Williams was the fifth slowest in regards to timer equivalence in 2022 with no runners on. It took Williams 18.7 seconds to deliver a pitch with the bases empty. When there was a runner on, that number rose to 24.5 seconds.

Both of those are in violation of the pitch-clock rules that give players 15 seconds with nobody on and 20 seconds with runners on. He will need to shave 3.7 seconds off when there are no runners on and 4.5 seconds when a runner is on base.

Per Dominic Controneo and Sophia Minnaert, Williams is already working on this at Brewers camp. Here is a video of him with a timer. The Brewers also had a visible pitch clock running as well.