BARTOLO COLON RUMORS

Evolution of a Trade: Bartolo Colon and the Cleveland Indians

When I started 85% Sports, one of my first columns was Evolution of a Trade, where I’d look at a player that was dealt and all of the subsequent moves as a result of the deal. I think the first one was how Mark Mulder brought the A’s Michael Taylor (using players such as Dan Haren, Matt Holliday, and others). Well, I’ve started the column back up. But I’m...
Via 85% Sports  |  29 days ago
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2012 Fantasy Baseball Week 4: 2-Start Pitchers and Sit Em, Start Em

Bartolo Colon (credits below) Two-Start Pitchers to Start Bartolo Colon |Oakland Athletics| (28.8%) – Bartolo Colon has rekindled the fire that once burned bright in his belly. Whether he’s throwing down the calories or fastballs, Colon should be in for another great week. He faces the White Sox at home to start the week off. In his current resurrection, Colon has...
Via The Fantasy Fix  |  April 23, 2012
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Bartolo Colon threw 38 consecutive strikes

Bartolo Colon gave new meaning to the phrase "pounding the strike zone" in his Wednesday night start agains the Angels. And, no, that isn't a fat joke, as far as you know, but rather a way of pointing out that Colon at one point in the game threw 38 consecutive strikes. It was a streak that started with his second pitch of the fifth inning and did not end until the...
Via The Outside Corner  |  April 19, 2012
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Athletics 6, Angels 0

Bartolo Colon threw 38 consecutive strikes at one point and pitched four-hit ball for eight innings to help the Oakland Athletics beat the cellar-dwelling Los Angeles Angels 6-0 on Wednesday night. Colon (3-1) struck out five and walked none, helping drop his former team six games behind two-time defending AL champion Texas in the AL West - just 12 games into the season. The 38...
Via AP on Fox  |  April 19, 2012
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Colon throws 38 straight strikes

Via Rant Sports  |  April 19, 2012
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Game Recap 4/18/12: Too Much Colon - Athletics 6, Angels 0

Bartolo Colon threw eight shut-out innings against the Angels tonight. Yes, I know. Bartolo Colon.Atheltics 6, Angels 0  Where do I even begin? Do I begin with Yoenis Cespedes' three-run home run off of Ervin Santana in the first inning? Or shall I fast foward to the bottom of the 8th inning when the Angels finally presented a threat to Colon's merciless outing? As the...
Via Monkey with a Halo  |  April 19, 2012
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Colon, Cespedes carry Athletics to split of Mariners

Bartolo Colon tossed eight solid innings and Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes belted a two-run homer in the seventh as the Oakland Athletics salvaged a split with their American League West rival after a 4-1 win over the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Josh Reddick and Jonny Gomes also went deep for the Athletics, who rebounded from a 3-1 loss in 11 innings in Wednesday's season...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  March 29, 2012
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Bartolo Colon healthy, eager to pitch for A's

Bartolo Colon had no idea how he would bounce back from a stem-cell procedure that saved his career. Two years ago, fat and bone marrow stem cells were collected from Colon and injected into his troublesome right elbow and shoulder in an innovative and unproven technique. Colon had no idea how it would turn out, but he responded and spent 2011 with the Yankees. ''I was...
Via AP on Fox  |  February 18, 2012
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D-backs interested in veteran starter Colon

The Diamondbacks, who have been saying all offseason that they're eying a veteran starting pitcher for the back of their rotation, have expressed interest in free agent right-hander Bartolo Colon, a major league source said Friday night. Colon, 38, was 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA in 26 starts for the New York Yankees last season, and he fits the exact specifications of a veteran the...
Via Fox Sports Arizona  |  January 14, 2012
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Yankees 2011 Season in Review: Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon hadn’t pitched a full season in the majors since 2005, but that didn’t stop the Yankees from extending a non-guaranteed offer to him after he pitched well in the Winter Leagues while playing for manager Tony Pena. EXPECTATIONS: It’s safe to say that nobody expected much from Colon. Even though he pitched well in spring training, he barely got a spot...
Via Bronx Baseball Daily  |  November 09, 2011
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