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 [...]

The Mets have contacted the Marlins about LHP Dontrelle Willis, the Astros about RHP Roy Oswalt and the Brewers about RHP Ben Sheets, but have been told these pitchers are not available, writes Dan Graziano in the Star-Ledger.
…there is a lot of mixed buzz coming from Nashville about dontrelle…my sense is that, while the Marlins are not shopping him, [...]

According to MLB.com, citing ‘multiple sources,’ the Marlins are ‘still’ leaning towards keeping LHP Dontrelle Willis through at least next season’s trade deadline.
…willis will certainly earn at least $7 million next season, via arbitration, before being eligible to be a free agent one year from now…
…the buzz from miami continues to [...]

The Associated Press is reporting that while 3B Miguel Cabrera is being shopped heavily by the Florida Marlins, LHP Dontrelle Willis is not likely to be traded.
“The Marlins are less likely to trade left-hander Dontrelle Willis, who is in line to make $7 million or more next season. The former 22-game winner is coming off [...]

Tim Brown at Yahoo! Sports provides an in-depth run down on the players most likely to be talked about at the winter meetings.
He lists the Mets as the favorite for RHP Dan Haren, RHP Joe Blanton, LHP Dontrelle Willis, and as a possibility for LHP Johan Santana (favorite: Yankees) and LHP Erik Bedard (favorite: Diamondbacks).
Brown [...]

In a recent post to his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney details how difficult it is going to be for the Mets to acquire the top-flight starting pitcher they are looking for.
According to Olney, executives and scouts with other teams do not believe Mike Pelfrey or Phil Humber are close to being ready, considering the [...]