<h4><font size="2"><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>There's a feeling around baseball that this might be the winter the money-conscious Marlins trade Dontrelle Willis, lest risk paying him about $9 million in arbitration. You'd never get a Phillies front-office official to talk about potential interest in Willis - there are fines for tampering - but Rollins does not work in the front office. When asked if he believed his buddy Willis would be traded, Rollins said, "I hope so. I hope we get him." Rollins, 28, and Willis, 25, are both from Alameda, Calif., near Oakland, and were a few years apart at Encinal High School. Though they were never teammates, Willis remembers watching Rollins come in from shortstop to close out games with high heat. Rollins has heard Willis might go on the trading block. "I've asked him, and he says he wouldn't mind coming [to Philadelphia] if the situation presented itself," Rollins said. ... What if the Phillies wanted him? "I have friends over there," Willis said. "Jimmy loves it here and speaks highly of [Philadelphia]. It's passionate. They love the Phillies and there's nothing wrong with that. "Whatever happens happens. I'm with Florida and until I hear otherwise, that's the place I want to be." -- Philadelphia Inquirer</div></font></h4> <font size="2"></font></p> ... I don't think this is worth the risk. Not only would a team have to give up prospects or/and undesirable contract, you have to sign him long term. I'm not sure he's proven he deserves that kind of money/years.</p> -Petey</p>
