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Marlins Interested In Willis; Mets Are Not

By Ben Nicholson-Smith | May 31, 2010 at 11:32pm CDT

11:32pm: The Marlins have "mild interest" in Willis and are debating bringing him back to Miami, according to Capozzi.

9:00pm: Don't expect the Marlins or Mets to pursue Dontrelle Willis. As Joe Capozzi of the Palm Beach Post (via Twitter) and Andy Martino of the New York Daily News report, neither NL East team is interested in the former Rookie of the Year. The Mets have an expensive, struggling left-hander of their own in Oliver Perez, so it's not a surprise to hear that they aren't interested in Willis.

Martino reports that the Mets are not interested in the recently-designated Nelson Figueroa, either. The team apparently prefers its own pitchers to Figueroa or Willis. The D'Backs, however, are looking for pitching depth and are interested in Willis.

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  1. BravesRed

    15 years ago

    Should start making the: Dontrelle Willis Rumors: (Day of the week)

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  2. User 4245925809

    15 years ago

    Shame does not look like Will could be headed to Florida, but as far as Lowell for Willis.. Forget that.. At least Lowell has some value as a hitter and can play some semblance of defense (short term) at 1B and 3B, mentally stable and a team leader, while Willis is libel to fall apart at a moments notice. Boston does not need another Milton Bradley type (tad less) on the roster. Let him work on a low pressure situation so he does not deteriorate and become a problem and hopefully find himself again with a small market and hopefully NL team.

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    • Johnnie

      15 years ago

      Did you really just compare a total nut case to a nice guy who just can’t find the plate?

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      • User 4245925809

        15 years ago

        Just as far as being unstable. Did not say he is not a nice guy. Remember Willis quite fondly from his days as a member of the Fish, but once he got to detroit, he had a pile of mental problems, just not the serious kind that seem to afflict bradley.

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  3. 04Forever

    15 years ago

    He would probably be a better investment at this point then Pedro Martinez, he could go back to the NL and put up some decent stats

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  4. ludafish

    15 years ago

    Joe Capozzi just reported that the marlins have a MILD intrest in willis. blogs.palmbeachpost.com/marlins/2010/05/31/florida…

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  5. ludafish

    15 years ago

    Willis coming to the marlins is one of those…..eh? ideas… the marlins do need lefty reliever help, but detroit has already sent us a lefty and is paying their salary (Robertson)…do we trade Robertson back? i hope not, he’s been a solid #5. Miller and West are rehabbing in A and AAA….so the rotation could be crowded. But if Willis wants to come back as a reliever lefty i think i would work, he loved miami….but would he want to relieve? It would all be a trick to sell tickets since he is beloved here in miami….so its a good idea if we fall out of contention in the crazy NL East.

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  6. FishFan03

    15 years ago

    love the idea of the D-Train back in Miami!!!

    Reply
  7. mikefromNY

    15 years ago

    Bring him back to the Marlins… if for nothing else then to put some people in the seats!

    Reply
  8. brent

    15 years ago

    I know everyone is hot on the idea of Willis resurrecting his career because you can take a flyer on the guy for the league minimum, but he’s done. He was done before he signed the deal with Detroit (not sure what they were smoking on that deal) and he’s done now. IF he’s ever gonna figure it out, it’s gotta be in the minors or on a team that doesn’t care what he does to the scoreboard, cause it’s gonna get ugly. REAL UGLY. I think he’s done for good and even the flyer is a waste of money.
    I can see why the Fish might be interested in taking a chance on him, and glad the Mets are not, but it’s a waste of time and money. He’s done.

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  9. ludafish

    15 years ago

    Whats the deal with his leg kick? That seemed to be happening when he was successful and then it went away….i have a hard time believing that a pitcher that was once so reliable can turn into such a waste….no one? Not one scout or coach can fix him?

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