![]() The 27-year-old Dark Knight from Connecticut What happened with Dontrelle was like nothing I’d ever seen before.” “The next day I had a meeting and I called Loria and said, 'Dontrelle will be pitching night,'" recalls Beinfest. The ugliness happened in this order: single, double, walk, walk, hit by pitch, walk. That night against Houston, starting pitcher Justin Wayne, a 24-year-old righthander, failed to retire any of the first six batters he faced. The next year, 2003, Willis was dominating Double A (4–0, 1.49 ERA in six starts) when Florida reached a breaking point on May 3. He tore through those levels with a 12–2 record and a 1.83 ERA. The Marlins sent Willis to Class A, then promoted him to high A ball. Who will be National League's breakout players in 2016? That was the first time I saw him throw.” I said, ‘Oh, my,’ turned around and left. “He turns his back to the plate, spins and throws his first pitch halfway up the screen behind the catcher. “I saw this funky delivery,” Beinfest said.
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