Dontrelle Willis is signing a minor league deal with the #Orioles

[SammyBirdland]

After the Phils cut him I was going to start a thread asking if we should be interested, but I thought it would be silly.

[luismatos4prez]

He's had enough chances to reclaim his form. It isn't going to happen.

[ChaosLex]

[weams]

Dan Connolly ‏ @danconnollysun

Confirming @jcrasnick report. #orioles have signed dontrelle Willis to a minor-league deal w a split contract that's worth $700k for bigs

[33rdst]

I read a tweet from a national writer(I think it was Hayman) the other day that said Dontrelle's fastball was sitting in the high eighties.

[weams]

2011 Reds (AAA) 5 2 0 13 13 75.1 8.00 2.39 0.60 .304 74.1 % 2.63 3.12

2012 Steamer 3 3 0 22 5 46.0 6.84 3.93 0.75 .310 4.18 4.03

2012 Bill James 5 8 0 19 19 117.0 6.54 4.46 0.85 .312 4.69 4.44

2012 RotoChamp 8 9 0 120.0 6.60 5.55 0.75 .317 4.50 4.50

2012 Marcel 4 7 0 20 19 103.0 6.82 4.63 0.79 .309 70.6 % 4.63 4.31

2012 Fans (8) 4 3 0 35 3 56.0 7.71 4.02 0.80 .300 73.6 % 3.82 3.99 0.4

2012 ZiPS 4 5 20 18 98.1 6.78 5.13 0.92 .312 70.1 % 4.85 4.68

[Spoonless]

Zero sounds about right.

We must have used the same methodology. I came up with "zero" as well.

[Lucky Jim]

Why would anyone complain about this, exactly?

[TheBee]

Nobody ever says things like that outside of your imagination.

What about Gurgi under the influence of Ambien?

[MarylandAaron]

Dan Connolly ‏ @danconnollysun

Confirming @jcrasnick report. #orioles have signed dontrelle Willis to a minor-league deal w a split contract that's worth $700k for bigs

So does he get the $700K if he is called up to the bigs at any point this season? Or is it like, he would have to be on the roster the whole season to get the $700K (or $350K for half the season, etc.).

[weams]

Why would anyone complain about this, exactly?

Per Roch

Left-handers batted .127 against him last season. Maybe he's viewed as a lefty specialist. Or a reclamation project.

[weams]

So does he get the $700K if he is called up to the bigs at any point this season? Or is it like, he would have to be on the roster the whole season to get the $700K (or $350K for half the season, etc.).

I think it is 700k divided by the number of MLB payrolls x number of payroll periods on the 25 man roster whether active or disabled.

[weams]

What about Gurgi under the influence of Ambien?

He begs, He demands...

He never says that we will win. He only talks to Kangaroo Adam. And gives instruction. On how the team may improve.

[Slappy]

Whatever, but he hasn't been any good since 2006.

[waroriole]

To be fair, when you have to get up that early to host a radio show no one can hear, it tends to screw up your mind.

So, he is from WNST? I thought so, but didn't know