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Found December 13, 2011 on Mets Merized Online: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Dontrelle Willis,  Aramis Ramirez,  Aaron Rowand,  Ozzie Guillen,  Ruben Amaro Jr.
TEAMS: Cincinnati Reds,  Milwaukee Brewers,  Chicago Cubs,  Miami Marlins,  San Francisco Giants,  Chicago White Sox,  Philadelphia Phillies

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A major-league source confirmed that the Phillies have agreed to a one-year deal for under $1 million dollars with Dontrelle Willis pending a physical. Willis posted a 5.00 ERA in 75 2/3 innings for Cincinnati in 2011, but the Phillies apparently saw enough to guarantee the lefthander a one-year contract for 2012 based mostly on how effective he was against left-handed batters. The D-Train’s career numbers against lefties are tremendous, holding them to a .200 batting average and a .274 on-base, but in 2011 he was off the charts holding them to .127 batting average and a .369 OPS. Willis, 29, will become the Phillies lefty specialist according to Ruben Amaro Jr. who has said he wanted to add a lefthanded reliever at the winter meetings. * * * * * * * * * * The Milwaukee Brewers have agreed to a three-year contract with veteran slugger Aramis Ramirez, who was the top third baseman on the market. The deal is pending a physical. Ramirez, 33, hit .306 with 26 home runs and 93 RBIs...
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