UPDATE: The Orioles have just announced Dontrelle Willis? retirement.
The D-Train finally accepted what we all knew to be true: his time as an effective ballplayer had passed. ?But it was a good run for a while. For his career, Willis finishes with a career 72-59 record and a 4.17 ERA in 1221 and two-thirds innings. ?His first four years in the majors, however, were pretty nice. From 2003 through 2006, Willis was 58-39 with a 3.44 ERA.
While we all thought that was just a tease of good things left to come, it turned out to be the high water mark. ?Which is sad given how enjoyable it was to watch Willis in his prime, but sometimes that?s how it goes.
4:20PM: Dontrelle Willis continues to toil unsuccessfully in the Orioles? system, but that time may be ending. Roch Kubatko tweets that Willis will not make his next start and is considering retirement.
It?s been a looong time since Willis was effective. Setting aside his train wreck minor league season this year ? 8.53 ERA ? ?he posted a 5.00 ERA and 57/37 K/BB ratio in 76 innings for the Reds last season. Over the past five seasons he has a 5.65 ERA in 404 innings.
Nothing personal, but Willis is deader than vaudeville at this point, and retirement seems like a pretty decent option.
Source: http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/07/02/dontrelle-willis-is-considering-retirement/related
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