Dontrelle Willis. . .

``I couldn't believe it,'' he said. ``Seventh? I want the lineup card. I don't think anybody will believe that. I was nervous about it. I had fun. The guys were making fun of it, saying he would have me bat leadoff.''

He went 1-4 with a Sac.

-- gygax! (gygax0...), June 24th, 2005.

Could it be agreed by all that Dontrelle:
1) occasionally pitches like "A GOD WTF"
2) tends to pitch more like "A GOD WTF" during the beginning of the season
3) struggles with bouts of inconsistency
4) is "good" (ie, a top 7 NL pitcher with lots of upside)
5) has the benefit of pitching in a pitchers' park

Because I think we're all on the same page if so!

-- gygax! (gygax0...), August 18th, 2005 1:38 PM. (gygax!)

Dontrelle looks great through 6IP and about 90 pitches with Florida up 5-1... but then gets into trouble in the 7th at around 100 pitches with the game tied. Girardi then leaves him in for the 8th and he gives up a homer and then puts 2 guys before he gets taken out.

A Grand Total of 8 ERs which would have been 1-3 if he'd been taken out around 90-95 pitches. Is Florida's bullpen that bad?

HI DERE MARKERRY PRIORSCHMIDTWOOD

PacBell/SBC/AT&T Park is home to his worst career splits which include a 1-2 record (in 4 starts), 9.00 ERA, 1.94 WHIP and a .322 BAA.

Those stats do not include the 03 NLDS playoffs where Dontrelle made a relief appearance at Pac Bell, giving up 2 hits and recording one out.

Is Dontrelle's "poor performance" this season actually the result of Marlins mgmt. selling off their infield (cf, Brandon Webb in 2004)?

I guess I could look at his G:F ratio or BABIP-allowed, any other ways of validating this theory?

I read somewhere that Cabrera's defense this year ranks towards the bottom of the NL. Those other guys have bats, but as usually the case with infielders with big bats is that you give up a lot of D.

:-(

I wish I had him on my HACKING MASS team.

The last time I saw a pitcher this out of sync, it was the "staff" of my dad's slow-pitch softball team after having a few Ankiel.

I thought Hacking Mass was based off players expected to be good.

:-( otm

It's based off players expected to be good by their organizations for little or no reason.

Yeah basically you want to pick players who are lousy, but who managers put out there every day (or every five days) anyway.

So Jason Kendall, Juan Pierre, Steve Trachsel, etc. . .

Willis sent to class-A Lakeland.

trachsel was just dfa'd!

Part of me can't even believe Trachsel lasted this long.

The other part won't be surprised when the Reds pick him up and start him in place of Johnny Cueto.

Everything about Trachsel lasts way too long.

Yeah basically you want to pick players who are lousy, but who managers put out there every day (or every five days) anyway.

-- Alex in SF, Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:10 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Link

Thought they factored in the previous season so what you really wanted is someone who dropped off the cliff (i.e. D-train has had problems for awhile), may be wrong though. Verlander would have been a good pick unless he has righted himself recently.

I don't believe they factor in the previous season. I think they just show the 2007 rating when you are picking your teams.

Everything about Trachsel lasts way too long.

That's not what she said.

Single A Lakeland is harsh... Suck it up D-Train, hope to see you soon.

his delivery must be even more awkward than usual

The reasoning in sending him to Lakeland is because there is less pressure (but maybe more humiliation?). From the outside, his issues seem more mental, which would partially explain the mechanics. (And he floated a 3-0 fastball last night at around 80 mph.)

I wonder if he'll bat cleanup on non-pitching days. Dude can "rake".

"projectable body"

It would not be outside of the realm of possibility to see an Ankiel-like comeback from D-Train.

dan (nyc): rob, have we seen the last of (the good) dontrelle willis?

Rob Neyer: (12:18 PM ET ) I think he has an operation, and eventually comes back as the highest-paid LOOGY ever.

:-(

4.1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 37 strikes, 36 balls in his last appearance.

:-( indeed

Not so much a new windup as a more balanced, controlled, and not-as-fast version of the original. No walks in his start last night.

From a couple weeks ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF_9mQVnWoY

is that high-A?

Florida State League, yes.

trelle <3 <3 <3 <3

one more good start and ill be forced to break out my d-train whistle