"The Marlins should trade Dontrelle Willis this winter. There is so little pitching available this winter that if the Marlins dangled Willis, there would be a robust trade market for him. Willis turns 25 this winter, he's left-handed, he has a World Series ring. The Marlins could get the kind of top outfield prospect that they need if they agreed to deal Willis.
"But if Florida keeps Willis, whose salary could be in the area of $8 million next season after he goes through arbitration, and he has a season similar to what he posted last year -- a decent-but-not-great 12-12, 3.87 ERA -- his trade value will drop, as his salary rises, as he gets closer to free agency.
"There are questions about how long Willis can maintain his complicated delivery, and whether he'll stay healthy. And Florida has enough depth in its rotation (Josh Johnson, Scott Olsen, Anibal Sanchez, Ricky Nolasco) to trade Willis now and still be competitive next year. His value will never be higher than it is right now, and the Marlins should take advantage of that." (SheaNation)
ALTHOUGH: Bleed Cubbie Blue thinks Willis would be "relatively cheap... I think a package of Murton, Marshall, and a lower end prospect would be totally reasonable and that the Marlins would be insane to pass that up." (BleedCubbieBlue)
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