According to multiple reports, the Tigers and recently-acquired LHP Dontrelle Willis have agreed to a three-year, $29 million contract extension, which will lock up the 25-year-old pitcher through 2010.
…good, at least we won’t have to read about rumors involving him and the Mets for another three years…

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.
However, while multiple reports suggest that this trade had been briefly discussed, it has since been dismissed by Jon Heyman in SI.com, Detroit’s Booth Newspapers, the Bergen Record, and Sweeny Murti from WFAN, [...]

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, [...]

Earlier in the day, 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, at his blog for Booth Newspapers, Tigers beat reporter Danny Knobler debunks the idea, by writing…

“While they were negotiating…with Florida, it appears that [...]

Speaking with WFAN, beat reporter Sweeny Murti said…

“Omar Minaya said he inquired about Dontrelle Willis, but the Marlins were not going to deal him within the division. 
“However, the Tigers have explored the idea of spinning him off, and they have contacted the Mets.  There wasn’t an official offer presented to Omar, but what was [...]

According to multiple reports, Mets GM Omar Minaya was unaware that the Marlins were willing to trade LHP Dontrelle Willis, who was sent to the Tigers yesterday along with 3B Miguel Cabrera.
…from what i can gather, it’s not that minaya had been unaware of dontrelle’s availability, it’s that he was not available to the Mets, either a) [...]

Mets GM Omar Minaya, regarding 3B Miguel Cabrera and LHP Dontrelle Willis headed to the Tigers, as quoted by John Delcos of the Journal News…
“Sometimes a player is available, but, he’s not available to you. There are teams that don’t like to trade in the division.”
…hmm,.that didn’t seem to stop Larry Beinfest and the Marlins [...]

According to MLB.com, the Tigers and Marlins are ‘hammering out the final details’ on an eight-player trade that will send 3B Miguel Cabrera and LHP Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a LHP Andrew Miller, OF Cameron Maybin and four other prospects.
ESPN’s Buster Olney and Peter Gammons are reporting the same information on ESPN News.
…Update…6:25 pm…
Ken Rosenthal [...]

Earlier today, at FoxSports.com, Ken Rosenthal wrote that the Tigers and Marlins are in ‘preliminary talks’ about a deal that could send Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a package of young players, such as OF Cameron Maybin and LHP Andrew Miller.
However, in a post to his blog for the Booth Newspapers in Detroit, Danny Knobler believes [...]

In a recent update for FoxSports.com, citing ‘major-league sources,’ Ken Rosenthal writes that the Tigers and Marlins are in ‘preliminary talks’ about a deal that could send Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis to Detroit for a package of young players, such as OF Cameron Maybin and LHP Andrew Miller.
…honestly, i’m starting to worry about the Tigers and [...]