Willis Mania

Ok I have to comment on Dontrelle Willis and the trade that sent him away. I keep hearing how the Alfonseca/Clement for Willis trade was bone headed or stupid deal. Really, last year people knew who Dontrelle Willis was? That's a shocker. I seem to remember a different trade, Alfonseca/Clement, for Tavarez trade.
In fact it was applauded for getting a half way decent closer. Not a great closer but a serviceable one (Remember Tom Gordon? He was injured). And a pitcher with a lot of potential that has never really lived up to it. For a guy that was pretty much hated in Chicago for his attitude and comments in Tavarez.
It was labeled as a "Steal", "Brilliant", "Shrewd", "Genius", and a more off collar remark as "raping" the Marlins GM of his players.
Reading some of the comments on message boards and listening to fans you would think these people knew who Willis was before April 1st of this year. I would go as far to say, as 99% of these people didn't know whom Dontrelle Willis was after May 31st. I sure didn't.

Their was no way to predict how good Willis was gonna be. And it's pretty silly and foolish to look back on it and say it was a bad deal. It was not a bad deal no matter how awesome Willis gets or how terrible Alfonseca gets (can it get much worse?).
We traded a little talent to fill some holes right away, unfortunately there was a diamond in the rough and his name was Dontrelle Willis. At least be comforted with the thought that 30 other GM's passed on him 5+ times each before the Cubs in the 7th round drafted him. Every team in baseball had a shot to get Willis mania on their team.