A National League source confirmed Thursday that Willis is expected to rank among the top 17 percent of big leaguers with between two and three years of service time.
"I don't have a choice in the matter," said Carl Everett when asked about a potential trade. "If I had a no-trade clause, it would be different, but I don't have any say."
Justin Upton, a power-hitting high school shortstop from Virginia, was taken by Jeff Moorad and the Arizona Diamondbacks with the No. 1 pick in the baseball draft Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and pitcher Brad Penny have come to a tentative agreement on a three-year contract extension with a fourth-year option worth a reported $32 million.
The Detroit Tigers activated pitcher Troy Percival on Sunday after placing the veteran righthander on the 15-day disabled list with a partial tear of the right flexor pronator muscle mass.