The D-Train will not stop in Philadelphia this summer as the Phillies released Dontrelle Willis on Friday morning. The hope with Willis was that he'd be a legit late-inning LOOGY option for Charlie Manuel out of the bullpen but he struggled this spring to find his command. Clearly the Phillies trust a number of their younger bullpen options more than Willis. He would have been one of the more fun players to have around -- and we're sad we won't get to see him pinch hit -- but his stuff just wasn't working for him or the Phillies this spring.
UPDATE: According to Ryan Lawrence, Willis didn't exactly have the best understanding of his contract a few weeks ago, thinking it was guaranteed.
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