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Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Edgy MD Dec 09 2013 11:46 AM

He's old. He's fat. And his representatives are talking with the representatives the New York Mets! Tracksuit is dubous. Andy Martino @MartinoNYDN I am told Mets likely not serious players for Bartolo Colon. Too pricey. Tracky doesn't run the world, though. (What a break it would be for Adidas if he did, though!) Can anybody explain how he was so good at 40 years old last year and how much that made him worth? Uh... two years and $23 million? Doesn't sound like something he'd go for but I'm shy about going higher, even if I have the munny.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 09 2013 11:54 AM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

A two-year contract to a 41-year-old pitcher? Pretty scary, unless it's incentive laden.

TransMonk Dec 09 2013 12:01 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Per Rubin: Colon went 18-6 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts for the Oakland Athletics last season. I had no idea that he did that. Still, depending on pitchers over 40 to produce similar results again is tough to do.

Frayed Knot Dec 09 2013 12:07 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

TransMonk wrote: ...depending on pitchers over 40 to produce similar results again is tough to do. And depending on ones built like Dom Deluise to do it again is even tougher. Really Frayed ... you couldn't come up with an example never than the 1970s? Actually, I could not.

Benjamin Grimm Dec 09 2013 12:09 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

There's always Rob Ford as a go-to-guy for a fat joke.

Edgy MD Dec 09 2013 12:10 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Well, that's just a number I threw out there, being as close to what I was imagining he might be asking for as I was willing to go. Add your own offers.

Zvon Dec 09 2013 12:59 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Per Rubin: Colon went 18-6 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts for the Oakland Athletics last season. I had no idea that he did that. Still, depending on pitchers over 40 to produce similar results again is tough to do. ditto. He's an innings eater but he retains all those innings he eats.

MFS62 Dec 09 2013 10:02 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

On WCBS radio, I heard "Mets (static) Bartolo Colon (static)" Did they sign him? Later

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Dec 09 2013 10:10 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

They met him. Florida is only so big, though; I'd imagine it's hard to walk around a Disney resort occupied by Bartolo Colon and NOT run into him at some point. Per Rubin: Colon went 18-6 with a 2.65 ERA in 30 starts for the Oakland Athletics last season. I had no idea that he did that. Still, depending on pitchers over 40 to produce similar results again is tough to do. He's started at least 24 games each of the last three years, and put up a ERA+ of 123 since age 35.

Frayed Knot Dec 10 2013 05:58 AM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

MFS62 wrote: On WCBS radio, I heard "Mets (static) Bartolo Colon (static)" Did they sign him? No, but they did static him. Film at eleven.

metirish Dec 10 2013 06:33 AM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Burkhardt live from the meetings on SNY yesterday at 7pm with Martino and Jim Duke...with the money will command no on Bartolo....more likely Santana will be back with an incentive laden contract.

Edgy MD Dec 10 2013 07:02 AM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

It would be a curious move. Whatever the upside, he would almost certainly be another guy they wouldn't ask 32 starts from. Maybe you bring him along slowly --- start his season in mid-May, so he's (hopefully) fresh at the end when they're shutting Mejia/Montero/Syndergaard down.

metirish Dec 11 2013 03:15 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

The Mets and Colon apparently could be close to a two year deal......Murti

Edgy MD Dec 11 2013 03:19 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

And here I am, the only one with the stones to put a dollar sign on the muscle.

metirish Dec 11 2013 03:21 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Murti pulls back his original tweet claiming a two year deal had been agreed to now saying they are still talking.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 11 2013 03:27 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Madden says done deal? Wow.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Dec 11 2013 03:30 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

would not have expected this would be considered good use of rare $$. I'd have guessed maybe they'd squeeze Livan hernandezish year out of him but that's on a bargain. I guess I need to respect his success.

G-Fafif Dec 11 2013 03:31 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: would not have expected this would be considered good use of rare $$. I'd have guessed maybe they'd squeeze Livan hernandezish year out of him but that's on a bargain. I guess I need to respect his success. And Qualcomm.

Edgy MD Dec 11 2013 03:33 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

HAH! Looks like I overbid.

smg58 Dec 11 2013 03:47 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Two years is definitely risky at Colon's age, but he has ace upside and more lives than a cat.

d'Kong76 Dec 11 2013 04:44 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Can't wait for the poll on this!

themetfairy Dec 11 2013 04:46 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

The Colonoscopy poll?

Lefty Specialist Dec 11 2013 05:22 PM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Perdóneme mientras vomito.

dgwphotography Dec 12 2013 09:26 AM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

Frayed Knot wrote: TransMonk wrote: ...depending on pitchers over 40 to produce similar results again is tough to do. And depending on ones built like Dom Deluise to do it again is even tougher. Really Frayed ... you couldn't come up with an example never than the 1970s? Actually, I could not. Well, you could have gone with Mickey Lolich...

Edgy MD Dec 12 2013 09:38 AM Re: Vamos a hablar de Bartolo Colon

But, well, he doesn't have to produce similar results. Good ones will do.