Willis sent to Class A Lakeland
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Willis to Lakeland
Published 6/10/2008 by Kurt at Mack Avenue Tigers
The Tigers optioned Dontrelle Willis to Single-A Lakeland today, the Free Press is reporting (hat-tip Bilfer for IM-ing me the news)
Something was seriously wrong that the organization was going to have to deal with in order to get anything resembling its investment out of him. The name of Rick Ankiel was tossed around, and Steve Blass. I didn’t see how much Wllis struggled to throw a strike with my own eyes, so I can’t really opine on that matter. Hopefully it isn’t that bad. But it really doesn’t sound good.
As Jim ...
Willis optioned to Lakeland
Published 6/10/2008 by Lee Panas (noreply@blogger.com) at Tiger Tales: A Detroit Tigers Blog
The Tigers announced today that they have optioned Dontrelle Willis to Lakeland so that he can work out his control issues in minor league games. As a five year veteran, Willis had to agree to the minor league assignment and he did so willingly. It became apparent last night, when he walked five and gave up eight runs in an inning and a third, that Willis does not have the control to pitch at the Major League level at this time. Jim Leyland says that the most likely candidate to replace him in the rotation is Eddie Bonine, a 27 year old right-handed pitcher with an interesting ...
The Scorecard: Hey NYT, here's America's best 'ballpark' food
Published 6/10/2008 at Big League Stew
... she isn't more well-known or famous. Hey, it worked when I did the same thing for Katherine Heigl a few years back. [Cuzoogle] • Who wants to see Mike Mussina start the All-Star Game? [Wicked Good Sports] • Yankees fans boo the sun because, just like Yahoo! Sports and the Stew, the big ball of gas is part of a universal movement to "hate on" the Yankees. [Lion in Oil] • Dontrelle Willis is back in Lakeland. [Free Press] • Keep your paws off Mr. Met, Chris Hansen! [The Sports Hernia ...