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Marlins left-hander led the majors with 22 victories, five shutouts and placed third with a 2.63 ERA while collecting 24 hits as a batter
DONTRELLE WILLIS DEFIES conventional wisdom in every way possible.
He bats seventh in the Florida Marlins batting order and slides head first into bases. And he's a pitcher, of all things. When he's on the mound, his arms fly one way, his legs the other, his head skyward, but out of the strange hodgepodge comes a fastball approaching triple digits that has baffled National League batters for most of three seasons now.
He's 23 years old, and mature far beyond his years, a calming, yet excitable personality in a ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Dontrelle Willis: pitcher of the year.