DTrain Signs Extention

[Cornbread Maxwell]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3163167

3 yrs $29 mil.

Pretty cheap if you ask me.

[brandnew]

Is he from the area? He must really like it already to sign an extension without pitching there yet.

[ayebatter]

Hey, get a load of that lineup, how could you not.

[Another Blown Save]

Is he from the area? He must really like it already to sign an extension without pitching there yet.

He's only giving up 1 year of free agency, so he's not losing out that much.
I'm pretty neutral about this extension. Again, Willis is only losing 1 year of FA, so it's not a huge deal. If he bounces back, the Tigers will save a little bit of money, and if he stinks it up, the Tigers will lose a little bit of money.

[MotorCityKitties]

Is he from the area? He must really like it already to sign an extension without pitching there yet.

He's only giving up 1 year of free agency, so he's not losing out that much.
I'm pretty neutral about this extension. Again, Willis is only losing 1 year of FA, so it's not a huge deal. If he bounces back, the Tigers will save a little bit of money, and if he stinks it up, the Tigers will lose a little bit of money.

This signing looks fantastic when you compare it to the Silva signing. At least D-train has some upside. Silva is just the hispanic Paul Byrd.

[Another Blown Save]

Is he from the area? He must really like it already to sign an extension without pitching there yet.

He's only giving up 1 year of free agency, so he's not losing out that much.
I'm pretty neutral about this extension. Again, Willis is only losing 1 year of FA, so it's not a huge deal. If he bounces back, the Tigers will save a little bit of money, and if he stinks it up, the Tigers will lose a little bit of money.

This signing looks fantastic when you compare it to the Silva signing. At least D-train has some upside. Silva is just the hispanic Paul Byrd.

Yeah, but it's different when your talking about a player who's still in arbitration.

[jfg]

Makes sense to me. Willis gets close to 4 million dollars more a year and only loses a year of FA. The Tigers avoid arbitration. Win-win.

[NZ F]

Dontrelle Willis early success was almost entirely due to unfamilarity and his funky unusual style. I can't deny that he is a horse and on that score alone is good value but from a fantasy perspective you could make a good argument for not drafting him at all in standard leagues.

[Cornbread Maxwell]

Dontrelle Willis early success was almost entirely due to unfamilarity and his funky unusual style. I can't deny that he is a horse and on that score alone is good value but from a fantasy perspective you could make a good argument for not drafting him at all in standard leagues.

So by that logic since he is switching leagues and facing a completely new batch of hitters he will revert back to his 2005 numbers plus more Ws? Sounds like a top 5 pick!!!

[AussieDodger]

Is he from the area? He must really like it already to sign an extension without pitching there yet.

No he's from Oakland.
I think his mum still lives there.
There's a lot about him in License to Deal by Jerry Crasnick. http://www.amazon.com/License-Deal-Season-Maverick-Baseball/dp/B000SOVCCS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1198222330&sr=8-1
Seems like a good guy.