Diamondbacks to acquire Dontrelle Willis for Billy Buckner, pending physical
by Wailord on Jun 1, 2010 6:06 PM EDT
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PrintDontrelle Willis will attempt to resurrect his career with the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Detroit Tigers will trade Willis to the Diamondbacks pending completion of a physical, a major league source told FanHouse.
See the previous story on the SnakePit for more on Willis and Arizona - no detailed word yet on what the team has had to give up to get the former Rookie of the Year pitcher, but it's apparently a pitcher on the 40-man roster and we only have to pay league minimum. Here are the current residents of the 40-man roster.
Update: @Gambo620 Billy Buckner is the player going to Detroit in the trade for Dontrelle Willis
We'll update this story as more is known.
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Beat me to it
That’s why I always check the front page before I post a news story. =)
According to John Gambadoro on Twitter, we’ll give up a pitcher on the 40 man roster and we’ll only pay league minimum for the D-Train.
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
And
Nick Piecoro says that it’ll “almost certainly” need approval from Selig’s office since we’ll have cash changing hands.
(Seriously, as much as ’Skins loves to hate on Twitter, it is pretty awesome at times like this.)
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
I agree with that
I’ve been following along with Piecoro, Dave Burns, and Gambo and Ash all afternoon via Twitter on this
"You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations." - Zig Ziglar
I know right?
He totally misses out.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Sorry, dude
You just have to accept that your irrational prejudice penalizes you.
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
Not at all.
Saves me from annoying information overload.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
I think D-train's bat is a bigger asset
than his pitching
by SeanMillerSavior on Jun 1, 2010 6:19 PM EDT reply actions
His 2007 OPS
was, like, .856? Something like that. I forget the exact figure.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
Curse you, Willis...
I was about to enjoy a leisurely walk at lunch, but handling this news pretty much ate up the entire lunch-hour…
"We defy augury" -- Hamlet
STUPID QUESTION
but what price point is League Min?
Wonder who the pitcher will be to go.
Freeze it..and make a popsicle
Any chance he takes Haren's spot tonight?
We all know he is the pitcher involved in this trade lol
by SeanMillerSavior on Jun 1, 2010 6:29 PM EDT reply actions
Is Austin Jackson gonna play LF too?
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
unfortunately no. . however
you will have some guy named Casper Wells playing in the OF. .. and that name is just awesome
by SeanMillerSavior on Jun 1, 2010 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions
oh yeah....
if danny is traded, i will go on a shooting spree
"Twin-headed infinite swirling vortex of grotesque suckitude known as Tony Clark and Eric Byrnes"
Erm...
shooting… err, moose, right??
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
I can only assume
they won’t take a starter, Qualls, or injured guys… if so, that leaves:
Bryan Augenstein
Billy Buckner
Juan Gutierrez
Aaron Heilman
Zach Kroenke
Roque Mercedes
Kevin Mulvey
Jordan Norberto
Saul Rivera
Carlos Rosa
Leo Rosales
Leyson Septimo
Daniel Stange
Cesar Valdez
Esmerling Vasquez
AI really wouldn’t care if any of those guys were taken, except for Heilman.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
Dunno why that A's there
supposed to say “I really”.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
I'd hate to see roque mercedes go.
Along with septimo or rosa. That’s about the only guys i care about.
by C. Wesley Baier on Jun 1, 2010 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Don't take Heilman!
"You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations." - Zig Ziglar
On 2nd thought
Kinda looks like a version of us Dropping Eric Byrnes..hopefully i wont see Willis in my Tempe Softball league anytime soon. Ha
Freeze it..and make a popsicle
This move makes it official.......CHAMPIONSHIP TIME!!!!!!!
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
by Turambar on Jun 1, 2010 6:51 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Woooooooooo!
We fell asleep in the middle of the fury.
by soco on Jun 1, 2010 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
That's right! With our new found pitching strength all the MLB will bow before our might! [insert evil laugh here]
"Yeah I could have been king, but maybe I already am king. Hail to the king baby." Ash from Army of Darkness
uhm, you after that tub of ice cream? Looks like a sugar high to me
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 1, 2010 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Rec'd
just for the pure humor of posting a Seinfeld .gif in the aughts.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
time to
fire up the printing presses and get those 2011 season tix packages out.
"Firing A.J. Hinch since 6/7/09"
according to gambo on twitter
Billy Buckner is the player going to Detroit in the trade for Dontrelle Willis
I'm okay with that.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 1, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
You should
probably see a doctor about that.
Or a therapist.
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
Good
I actually predicted Buckner would go… I won’t miss seeing him. Sorry, BB, but you were terrible in your tenure here. Picking up Dontrelle for league minimum in exchange for Buckner is just fine with me.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
I was figuring it would be him too
because it wasn’t going to be Benson. I was also sorta hoping it’d be a reliever and send Buckner back down but looks like his clock just ran out w/ AZ…
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Gambo's gotta be dancin
in the studio. He was ripping BB a new one my whole drive to work. Pretty much said he needs to find a new career as he is no pitcher.
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 1, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Awwww! Poor kid!
I mean yeah he needs major work to be a ML pitcher but that’s meaaaan.
This is why I couldn’t be a commentator.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Yeah, the kid
was the least of our worries I thought. It’s Gambo though. I rarely agree with him on anything.
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 1, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
So
earliest we see the D-Train? Tomorrow?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
Oh
I guess I never considered a starting role. I guess that would make sense.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
... Well yeah
since we just gave up our current #5 starter for him. ;)
According to Steve Gilbert, he was always being considered as a starter, not reliever.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Well hey
going in, no matter what happens, Bucker won’t have been much better, so we’re essentially paying $400k to try out a former RotY instead of Buckner. Let’s do it.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
I think I like the idea of a fireballer out of the bullpen
the only issue is his accuracy
Blogging about my summer at a Chinese law firm.
NEW BLOG, as my original one is blocked by the Great Firewall.
http://ajinshanghai.wordpress.com/
Wait
Does this mean we’re skipping Buckner’s start?
Does this mean we get the Green Lantern on Saturday?
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
No, it still means Kennedy
Buckner’s start would’ve been Sunday, Lopez moves up Monday to Sunday…
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Wait, hold on. You're right.
Two days ago: Kennedy
Yesterday: Lopez
Today: Haren
Tomorrow: Jackson
Thursday: nobody
Friday: Kennedy
Saturday: Lopez
Sunday: Haren
Monday: Jackson
Tuesday: Willis
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
The Green Lantern??
OH. MY. GOSH. That would totally make your day, Kishi.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 1, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
Noooo no no no no
I don’t know how much yet, it just says “acquired Willis and cash.”
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
So I was gonna edit the title
to “Diamondbacks acquire Dontrelle Willis from Detroit for Buckner and cash”, but decided it’s now up to the editors to do any of that ‘cause it’s fp’d. It’s official, too:
“The Tigers have acquired RHP Billy Buckner from the Diamondbacks for Dontrelle Willis and cash. #mlb”, via the Tigers feed.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
Dbacks feed too
I was going to edit the title too but Jim might want to write up a full analysis on this so I’ll save it for him….
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Of course, the more he writes on this,
the less time he has to analyze just click approve on my pending fantasy trade……::pokes jim::
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Can I get a link
to y’all’s league so I can follow it?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
I have no idea if it's public?
http://azsp.baseball.cbssports.com/
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Error
This is a private fantasy league.
Nevermind, then. :x
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
OT: &^%$#@#**&^%$
Don’t tell me ANOTHER Tim Hudson start is going to be delayed by rain………
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
* not delayed
I meant rained out.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Yeah but if you're going to say no
I want to trade w/ someone else. :D
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
from john heyman on twitter
in d-train deal, #tigers get billy buckner, pay all but prorated minimum 400-grand salary to #dbacks
Indeed.
You rock.
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. ~Dave Barry
by 4 Corners Fan on Jun 1, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
So, what do you guys think,
what message does this send to us fans? It seems like they should be blowing it up, but this move actually improves the team right now (I think we can all agree D-Train is way better than any of the atrocities we run out there in the #5 slot).
Bring back the Baltimore Chop!
It strengthens it for now
No fire sale yet….. but, a win would really help.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Dan Haren pitching so badly
is probably the thing that’s keeping him here.
Bring back the Baltimore Chop!
Nobody honestly believes Haren is going to continue to suck
just like nobody really thinks Lincecum is going to walk 5 batters every game.
Things ’Skins has in common with foulpole for 400, please. -- soco
Haren has seen some hard luck
considering how many people he is striking out these days
Bring back the Baltimore Chop!
+1
His trade value will return, even though it really hasn’t dropped that much.
by C. Wesley Baier on Jun 1, 2010 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions
So the guys on ESPN
say that the “cash considerations should obviously be hefty” considering what Detroit paid him. I can assume they’re idiots, yeah?
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
I doubt ESPN
even knows where Arizona is
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 1, 2010 8:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Just making sure
I know most of them don’t know much, but when it’s accepted that we’re paying league minimum and they say the polar opposite, I figured they wouldn’t let something that big slip by.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
Steve Phillips
said he would give up Strasburg for Oswalt, and Keith Law did not include Chris Carpenter in his Cy Young ballot last year.
Bring back the Baltimore Chop!
Aaaaand
the BBWA should strip Law of his ballot.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
I'd also like to point out
that the same guy on ESPN said that Dontrelle was a CY winner.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
He won ROY in 03 IIRC
Over Webb. Now if he could regain his 2005 form and Webb could magically heal and regain his 2006 form and want to take a smaller contract and a unicorn would come and play left field….
2005 runner-up
to Carp.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
I'm gonna try and get his autogaph then
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
Pitchers don't sign
The day that they pitch…unless you’re going to try to get him after the game
"You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations." - Zig Ziglar
D-Train might.
He’s always been so charismatic and fan friendly.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
True...
Usually pitchers won’t, that is if they are really superstitious like Randy Johnson always was. It’s rare when you see a pitcher sign the day he pitches
"You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations." - Zig Ziglar
by Rockkstarr12 on Jun 2, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Noooooooo
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
Sok.
Let’s try to get his sig after the game. That’d be awesome.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
Yeah.
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
Love it.
Willis isn’t great, but IMO, he’s better than Buckner.
Some pretty good pluses:
They’re paying it all except for the prorated minimum.
We get rid of Buckner.
Willis is moving to the NL.
He’s a lefty.
He has a pretty cool nickname.
It’s a win in my book.
Leads/ties blown by the Diamondbacks bullpen in '10: 18
But he has to give up the nickname to Devin.
I am Angry and when BattleMoses is angry Mr. Bigglesworth is upset,and when Mr. Bigglesworth is upset people DIE!!!!!!!!!
Nah, it's okay
If I’m not gonna make the guy give up his Rookie of the Year award to Webby, I’m not gonna make him give up his nickname to me.
(But if he wants to give up either of them, I won’t complain.)
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
What, you talkin' 'bout Willis?
Too soon?
(insert funny/witty quote or comment here)
by VladHammer on Jun 1, 2010 9:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I was
thinking of making the same joke..
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
Willis...
"You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations." - Zig Ziglar
by Rockkstarr12 on Jun 2, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Next time,
just be sure to include a respectful “RIP”.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
I hit the POST before I could add it (was in PREVIEW beforehand)
"You cannot tailor make your situation in life, but you can tailor make your attitudes to fit those situations." - Zig Ziglar
I wasn't responding to you.
Was responding to Vlad.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
I'd assume
it heavily depends on Saturday.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
Even if he pitches well
I’d say we bring Benson back for the fifth spot seeing as how he was holding the fort pretty well before his injury. Then we could put Willis in the ’pen for some LHP relief and send down that lost cause of Saul Rivera so he can get some work in at Reno.
Wear your own fur.
by Marc Fournier on Jun 1, 2010 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Billy Buckner worth 8 million plus. Suckers! That’s Marlon Byrd money! I’m worth 1.5 then.
No Gutierrez, Sherlock!
i will go ahead & say
that a far better investment in the starting rotation would’ve had had been to give heilman a shot. dontrelle is burnt toast, imo…
Well
of course you would.
Just kidding, we <3 you.
Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like mouth?
not really sure why management does not see this
after all, wtf do we have to lose at this point? put dontrelle in the bp if aj wants him so badly….. :(
Heilman
Is the only thing even remotely close to reliable right now in the bullpen. We need him there.
Wear your own fur.
by Marc Fournier on Jun 1, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Well two things
1. Heilman’s been pretty solid from the pen, why mess with that?
2. We ain’t payin’ s*** for Dontrelle
by Clefo on Jun 1, 2010 9:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
dontrelle has earned a trip to the bp
heilman has eaned a trip to the sp. why not let dontrelle go in the pen and heilman start?
Again
I’m sure you’ve noticed how froompiecing awful our pen has been, Heilman has been Jesus amongst the lepers this season. Taking him out would just be a move that says “HEY PEN, FEEL FREE TO ASPIRE TO NEW LEVELS OF SUCK, THAT GUY WAS HOLDING YOU BACK!”
If there is something that is actually working, don’t mess with it, especially this season
I'm still not sure
what you’re trying to accomplish in saying this?
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
I don't know
And until he gets that apology from Jim, we may never find out.
"Can you do me a weird favor without asking any questions?"
"Isn't that the bedrock upon which our friendship was founded?"
checking Bless You Boys
Tiger fans seem mixed. Some are even saying BB is better the DW at this point.
Anyone who attempts to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of course, living in a state of sin.
by unnamedDBacksfan on Jun 1, 2010 9:56 PM EDT reply actions
Well,
they should also remember that the league switch is going to help D-Train’s numbers and hurt Buckner’s.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
As I Say "Meh"
A mediocre, small change, trade. Buckner wasn’t working; big surprise. To succeed with his weak “stuff”, you have to pitch like Gaylord Perry/Greg Maddux. Not happening here.
Willis has good “stuff”, but he has had some problems with his relationship with the strike zone. In fact, they had a breakup a few years ago. If Dontrelle could find his beloved strike, it could be a decent trade.
Or it might mean nothing.
Key to the game: Score More
i still don't see
how any of this matters if we don’t have a bullpen…..we’re not contending….
haha the tigers response about buckner is
Buckner was 0-3 with an 11.08 ERA in three starts, which Dombrowski said were
"not good," for Arizona this season. The 26-year-old righty has spent four years in the majors, going 4-6 with a 6.40 ERA in 13 starts last season for the Diamondbacks.He started the season at Triple-A Reno after failing to win a spot in the rotation this spring and failed to take advantage of a recent opportunity to pitch for Arizona.
"He gives us depth at Toledo," Dombrowski said.
ouch.
Well,
given that both Dontrelle Willis and Max Scherzer have also pitched for Toledo this season, that’s not an awful place to be “depth”.
Letting our bullpen pitch is like playing Russian Roulette...
...with an automatic.
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