Orioles sign Dontrelle Willis to minor league deal
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The Baltimore Orioles have signed pitcher Dontrelle Willis to a minor league contract with an invite to spring training.
Willis, who was released by the Phillies last Friday, made 13 starts for the Cincinnati Reds last season, posting a 1-6 record with a 5.00 earned run average, but was auditioning to become the Phillies' left-handed specialist out of the bullpen.
It would have been the 2003 NL Rookie of the Year's first stint in the bullpen of his career.
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Willis, though, struggled in his three spring training appearances for Philadelphia, allowing five runs on five hits and four walks with no strikeouts in 2 2/3 innings.
He has a career 72-69 record with a 4.17 ERA in 205 games -- 202 starts -- with Florida, Detroit, Arizona and Cincinnati.
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