Dontrelle Willis

Player Pages: Fangraphs; Baseball Reference. If the Phillies front office poobahs are to be believed, newly acquired left-handed pitcher Dontrelle Willis will be assuming a new full-time role in 2012, that of middle reliever. It's been quite a ...  

After two months, I'm starting to get more on board with the idea of Dontrelle Willis as a lefty specialist out of the Phillies' bullpen. I just took a glance at his situational stats, because those are the kind of things that I do when nobody is in the office to talk baseball with. I'm going to focus on 2010 and 2011, because I feel like that sample is most indicative of the Dontrelle Willis we're getting. Here are Willis'...  

We here at Philthy Stuff are counting down the New Year's resolutions of each member on the Phillies and what they can do to guide this team back to October. Next up, Dontrelle Willis. When Willis signed with the Phillies back in December, I really didn't ...  

Can the D-Train return to form in 2012?  

Dontrelle Willis Jimmy Rollins and Willis both attended Encinal High in Alameda, are longtime friends and often trade barbs about who is better. But they've never been teammates, until now. Well, maybe. "He was probably...  

In Jim Thome, Jonathan Papelbon and the pending agreement with Dontrelle Willis, the Phils have added name recognition to the roster. In order to avoid becoming the Internet's wettest blanket, I've set a quota that every fifth post needs to be positive in nature. So this one is designed to celebrate coming to terms with the game's most intriguing second loogy, Dontrelle Willis, who will become a Phillie as long as he passes his physical...  

At least one member of the Philadelphia Phillies is campaigning hard for Jimmy Rollins to come back. We haven't heard much from the members of the 2011 team. However, newly signed pitcher Dontrelle Willis has made a pitch to bring Rollins back. Willis didn ...  

Bleacher ReportDontrelle Willis & 10 Players You Won't Believe Still Have MLB ContractsBleacher ReportOver the last 20 months, Dontrelle Willis has been a member of five different organizations, spending 2010 with the Detroit Tigers, Arizona Diamondbacks and San Francisco Giants, 2011 with the Cincinnati Reds and recently signing with the Philadelphia ...  

Willis’ last two deals had been minor league contracts ... The last true LOOGY and second left-handed option out of the Phillies bullpen was Scott Eyre in 2009. Eyre pitched 30 innings that year, and that was on a team whose rotation does not pitch ...  

Reds manager Dusty Baker gave Willis another opportunity last season, but he struggled. He's hoping moving to the bullpen can salvage his career. “I have to step back and have fun,” he said. “Sometimes in your career, you often get into a grind where ...  

PHILADELPHIA — Dontrelle Willis has a new role on another new team. The Philadelphia Phillies signed the left-hander to an $850,000, one-year contract on Thursday. Willis joins his fourth team in three seasons, looking to revive his career out ...  

... a point in his career where he is ready to make the transition to being an effective reliever," general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said in a statement. "Because of his experience, past success and overall positive energy, we feel this will be ...  

“[Rollins] was probably more excited about the deal than I was,” Willis told Matt Gelb of the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s pretty surreal to come full circle. I think our families are more excited for this than we are.” That almost ...  

MLB.comGirardi relishes time with family during holidaysMLB.comBy Bryan Hoch / MLB.com | 12/23/11 10:00 AM EST Joe Girardi helps out at the Yankees' 18th annual food drive earlier this month. (New York Yankees) NEW YORK -- It should be no surprise that some of the gifts Yankees manager Joe Girardi most recalls ...and more »  

PHILADELPHIA -- Dontrelle Willis has a new role on another new team.