Nearly a Giants world champion: Dontrelle Willis, who signed with the Giants in 2010 AND 2014. He totaled a 4.50 ERA across both stints in AAA Fresno. In 2010 he had 10.1 K/9. I woulda loved to see this Oakland native get a call up and a ring!

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  1. He looked right in a Giants uniform. Our rotation was stacked in 10 so unfortunately he never got a chance. My favorite windup

  7. The Giants should have traded Jose Cruz Jr. to the Marlins for Dontrelle in 2003. That way, the D Train would be pitching for us, and Sabean’s bad dumpster dive, Cruz Jr., could have gone 0 for the series, and dropped that easy fly ball as a Marlin in the 2003 NLDS instead of killing our chances to win that series.

  9. He has a ring from the marlins. And grew up a diehard A’s fan. Source: used to bowl with his mom.

  10. He you to be the guy back then. I don’t know if he was hurt or what but after leaving the marlins he just lost it.

  11. Rich Aurilia was just one season away from being a world champion. I really would’ve like for that to happen

  12. I always wanted to see a pic of Dontrelle and E-40 together. They both just ooze East Bay swagger.

  16. Willis’ 10.1 K/9 in 2010 was in 5.1 innings in Fresno. He also had a 6.8 BB/9, if we’re going to look at samples that small.

    His problem was that by 2010, he was just completely done. His career has a very strong resemblance to Lincecum, just a tiny bit lesser (though Willis could hit – career 75 OPS+ – and Lincecum could not). Just sort of collapsed after a few good years and then never recovered.

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