Buzz: No Chance of Willis to Mets
Yesterday, WFAN’s Sweeny Murti broke down a rumor that suggested the Mets could acquire LHP Dontrelle Willis from the Tigers, as well as C Ivan Rodriguez and his $13 million salary.
However, last night, at his blog for Booth Newspapers, Tigers beat reporter Danny Knobler debunked the idea, writing that the 
Tigers did ‘briefly consider’ such a move, “But it’s barely worth talking about now, because it’s not happening, and the Mets know it.”
According to Adam Rubin, though, in today’s Daily News, citing ‘team sources,’ the Mets believe the Tigers may still look to ‘flip’ Willis, who was recently acquired from the Marlins along with Miguel Cabrera.
“The Mets would be interested in speaking with the Tigers,’ writes Rubin, “but no dialogue is believed to have occurred yet.”
…as i wrote last night, from what i can gather, while the Tigers most certainly would have requested a pretty significant package from the Mets, they’d want RHP Aaron Heilman, as well…
Nevertheless, at his blog for the Bergen Record, Steve Popper writes that while talks about Willis and the Mets may be based on truth, it ‘never came close to actually being true.’
By the way, on his blog for WFAN, Murti writes, “Not a chance this happens. The Mets will have no interest in taking on that much salary and giving Pudge another year.”
…of course, despite their own beat reporter making the above statement on his blog, it has not stopped the radio station’s morning hosts from discussing the deal…
…long live the Hot Stove, i guess…
