"The Phillies have an agreement on a one-year deal with Dontrelle Willis, pending a physical, according to source."
The deal is reportedly worth under 1 million dollars with incentives. I don't really understand the deal mainly because Willis has been awful over the past four years. He has posted an ERA of 5 or more in each of his last four seasons, and he clearly isn't the young and exciting pitcher that he used to be during his time with the
I do like the fact however that the Phillies signed Willis to be a relief pitcher. Willis will be a valuable lefty reliever and will definitely add depth to the bullpen. Also, given his track record as a starting pitcher, Willis can step in and be a starter if the Vanimal or Joey B get hurt, and he can also be a mop up innings eater in a blow out or rain delay.
But the stats certainly aren't promising and there is no telling if Willis will be effective out of the pen. Something tells me Ruben is not done in his wheeling and dealing.
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