Contract status: 2012 - One year, $850,000
Signed by Philadelphia Phillies as free agent on December 15, 2011
2011 Statistics:
Reds -
75.2 IP
57 SO
37 BB
5.00 ERA
4.10 FIP
4.08 xFIP
4.29 SIERA
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 fall from Willis's career year in 2005 while pitching for the Marlins, when the then 23 year old Willis won 22 games, posted a 2.63 ERA and finished second in Cy Young balloting. The mercurial Willis has had a rough road recently, including a well-publicized stint on the disabled list in 2009 due to social anxiety disorder.
Willis signed a minor league deal with the Reds in 2011 and had a just so-so run as a starter. Peel back the layers and there are some very promising indicators for Willis in the bullpen. Specifically, his ability to get left-handed batters out. For his career, lefties have only managed a .200/.274/.288 line against Willis, whose delivery has surely been described by one Mr. Chris Wheeler as "funky." Left handed batters were even more hapless against Willis in 2011: .127/.169/.200, with 20 strikeouts against 60 batters faced, and only two walks.
So, it doesn't take a baseball supergenius to see that Willis could have a very bright future in the league as a lefty specialist, the elusive LOOGY the Phillies have been seeking.
Willis just turned 30 in January, and on a one year deal for a measly $850,000, it's hard to imagine how the Phillies relationship with Willis could turn out poorly. With minimal risk and substantial upside, the Phillies could be the beneficiaries of a terrific career resurrection if Willis is able to harness his lefty-killing abilities and reinvent himself as an elite left-handed relief pitcher.
Oh, and the career .665 OPS at the plate doesn't hurt, either.
- 1 year/$0.85M (2012)
- signed by Philadelphia as a free agent 12/15/11
- performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 5, 10 games started. $50,000 each for 15, 20 GS. $0.1M each for 25, 30 GS. $0.1M each for 125, 150, 175 IP. $25,000 each for 15, 25 relief appearances. $50,000 each for 35, 45 relief appearances. $75,000 each for 55, 65 relief appearances. $25,000 for 30 PAs.
- award bonuses: $25,000 each for Gold Glove, Silver Slugger. $50,000 each for All-Star, LCS MVP. $0.1M each for WS MVP, Cy Young, Rolaids ($75,000 for 2nd in vote, $25,000 for 3rd.)
Contract details courtesy Cot's Contracts.
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | Awards | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | CHC-min | Rk | 3 | 1 | .750 | 3.86 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1.214 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 7.1 | 2.75 | CBZ · ARIZ | ||
| 2001 | 19 | CHC-min | A- | 8 | 2 | .800 | 2.98 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93.2 | 76 | 36 | 31 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 374 | 1.014 | 7.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 7.4 | 4.05 | BOI · NORW | ||
| 2002 | 20 | FLA-min | A,A+ | 12 | 2 | .857 | 1.83 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 157.2 | 115 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 128 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 606 | 0.882 | 6.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 7.3 | 5.33 | KNC,JUP · MIDW,FLOR | ||
| 2003 | 21 | FLA-min | AA | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.49 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36.1 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 0.908 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 7.9 | 3.56 | CAR · SOUL | ||
| 2003 | 21 | FLA | NL | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.30 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 160.2 | 148 | 61 | 59 | 13 | 58 | 0 | 142 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 668 | 127 | 1.282 | 8.3 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 8.0 | 2.45 | AS,MVP-34,RoY-1 | |
| 2004 | 22 | FLA | NL | 10 | 11 | .476 | 4.02 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197.0 | 210 | 99 | 88 | 20 | 61 | 8 | 139 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 848 | 102 | 1.376 | 9.6 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 2.28 | ||
| 2005 | 23 | FLA | NL | 22 | 10 | .688 | 2.63 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 236.1 | 213 | 79 | 69 | 11 | 55 | 3 | 170 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 960 | 152 | 1.134 | 8.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 6.5 | 3.09 | AS,CYA-2,MVP-11 | |
| 2006 | 24 | FLA | NL | 12 | 12 | .500 | 3.87 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 223.1 | 234 | 106 | 96 | 21 | 83 | 6 | 160 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 975 | 112 | 1.419 | 9.4 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 1.93 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | FLA | NL | 10 | 15 | .400 | 5.17 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205.1 | 241 | 131 | 118 | 29 | 87 | 4 | 146 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 942 | 84 | 1.597 | 10.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 1.68 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | DET-min | AAA,A+ | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.47 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | 64 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 249 | 1.580 | 10.2 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 1.52 | TOL,LAK · IL,FLOR | ||
| 2008 | 26 | DET | AL | 0 | 2 | .000 | 9.38 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 35 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 122 | 49 | 2.208 | 6.8 | 1.5 | 13.1 | 6.8 | 0.51 | ||
| 2009 | 27 | DET-min | AAA,A+,AA | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.58 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 1.420 | 8.0 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 1.15 | TOL,LAK,ERI · IL,FLOR,EL | ||
| 2009 | 27 | DET | AL | 1 | 4 | .200 | 7.49 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.2 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 61 | 1.931 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 0.61 | ||
| 2010 | 28 | SFG-min | AAA,Rk | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 1.500 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 8.6 | 1.40 | FRE,GNT · PCL,ARIZ | ||
| 2010 | 28 | TOT | MLB | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.62 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 6 | 56 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 316 | 76 | 1.949 | 9.9 | 0.8 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 0.84 | ||
| 2010 | 28 | DET | AL | 1 | 2 | .333 | 4.98 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43.1 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 29 | 0 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 202 | 85 | 1.777 | 10.0 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 1.14 | ||
| 2010 | 28 | ARI | NL | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.85 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 63 | 2.284 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 0.52 | ||
| 2011 | 29 | CIN-min | AAA | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2.63 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.1 | 71 | 29 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 67 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 1.208 | 8.5 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 3.35 | LOU · IL | ||
| 2011 | 29 | CIN | NL | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.00 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 78 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 334 | 78 | 1.520 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 1.54 | ||
| 9 Seasons | 72 | 69 | .511 | 4.17 | 205 | 202 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1221.2 | 1251 | 612 | 566 | 114 | 500 | 24 | 896 | 61 | 7 | 48 | 5325 | 101 | 1.433 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.79 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 12 | 12 | .511 | 4.17 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 204 | 209 | 102 | 95 | 19 | 84 | 4 | 150 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 890 | 101 | 1.433 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 6.6 | 1.79 | |||||
| FLA (5 yrs) | 68 | 54 | .557 | 3.78 | 162 | 162 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1022.2 | 1046 | 476 | 430 | 94 | 344 | 21 | 757 | 52 | 4 | 26 | 4393 | 111 | 1.359 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 2.20 | |||||
| DET (3 yrs) | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.86 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 | 103 | 77 | 77 | 11 | 92 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 484 | 64 | 1.931 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 0.74 | |||||
| ARI (1 yr) | 1 | 1 | .500 | 6.85 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.1 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 114 | 63 | 2.284 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 10.9 | 5.6 | 0.52 | |||||
| CIN (1 yr) | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5.00 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.2 | 78 | 42 | 42 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 334 | 78 | 1.520 | 9.3 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 1.54 | |||||
| NL (7 yrs) | NL | 70 | 61 | .534 | 3.93 | 181 | 180 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 1120.2 | 1148 | 535 | 489 | 103 | 408 | 23 | 828 | 57 | 6 | 38 | 4841 | 106 | 1.388 | 9.2 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 6.6 | 2.03 | ||||
| AL (3 yrs) | AL | 2 | 8 | .200 | 6.86 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101.0 | 103 | 77 | 77 | 11 | 92 | 1 | 68 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 484 | 64 | 1.931 | 9.2 | 1.0 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 0.74 | ||||