Remember Dontrelle Willis?

Just five years ago, with the Florida Marlins, pitcher Dontrelle Willis won 22 games and finished 2nd in the NL Cy Young Award.

Those days are long gone. Now he's just a minor league journeyman, after being payed $12M to rarely be on the Diamondbacks roster last year. The 28-year-old was yesterday signed by the Reds organization to a minor league deal. Maybe there's a chance he'll get his control back, and be able to effectively use his amazing stuff. He's always been an above-average hitter for a pitcher. Could he do what Rick Ankiel did at first successfully, and become a position player? That's not so likely, but still a possibility. While Willis yearns to be the pitcher he once was, he'll need to fix himself in the minors first.

AL Cy Young Goes to....13 Game Winner?

Yes. Deservedly so, King Felix Hernandez was crowned the AL Cy Young award. His 13 wins are the lowest total ever for a Cy Young winner, but keep in mind, he played for one of the worst offenses ever and got dreadful run support. In twelve of his decisions the Mariners scored 0-2 runs. His record in those games was 2-10. His ERA? 2.84. That explains the win-loss record.

Hernandez was easily the best pitcher in the AL this past season. With 232 Ks, 249 IP and an amazing 2.27 ERA, King Felix showed he was deserving of the award. He did everything he could control. Had he been on, say, the Yankees for instance, he would have easily won twenty games. And there would have been no debate. Instead of winning 21 of 28 first place votes, he might have gotten them all, like Roy Halladay did. But that doesn't matter at all. What matters is the man who deserved the award got what he should have.

Unanimous Cy for Halladay

As expected, 21-game winner Roy "Doc" Halladay has won his second Cy Young award, joining the now five-man list of Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martinez, and Gaylord Perry as the only pitchers to receive the award pitching in both leagues. Halladay is the 13th pitcher to win the award unanimously, with Jake Peavy in 2007 being the last to do so.

While posting a 2.44 ERA, with a record of 21-10, and 219 strikeouts, the Phillies ace was the obvious favorite for the award. His perfect game against the Florida Marlins will be long remembered by Phillies fans, but not as much as his postseason no-hitter vs. the Reds, the second in the postseason ever, with the Yankees' Don Larsen being the first.

Halladay is well-known for his outstanding, unmatched work ethic, running countless miles and watching a ridiculous amount of tape. He rarely shows emotion, except for that glare he possessed in the NLCS vs. the Giants. His work ethic is what makes it possible for him to go deep into games almost every outing, and be arguably the greatest pitcher in the game today.