How about Dontrelle Willis being spun off to the Mets?  According to Metsblog.com, the Tigers have talked to the Mets about trading Willis in a salary dump package with Pudge Rodriguez.  

As reported by Metsblog.com, WFAN beat reporter Sweeny Murti said…

  “ The Tigers are interested, perhaps, in moving Willis and Ivan Rodriguez and dumping his salary, which is $13 million next season.  So, if the Mets wanted Willis from Detroit, they’d have to take on that salary.  The thing is, he has a no trade clause, so to get him to waive it you’d probably have to give him another year.”

There was no report of what the Tigers would be asking the Mets for in return.  However, both Willis and Rodriguez have been trade targets of  the Mets and if the request was reasonable then this is a trade that Omar would have to consider.  If the Mets could make this deal with a couple of prospects plus Brian Schneider then it certainly makes sense to pursue.

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