http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/132 Recent articles about Bartolo Colon en-us Lance Berkman, Brandon Webb and Derek Jeter. All this and more in Public Knowledge! Fri, 16 May 2008 12:01:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267630 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267630 Everyone knows about the tiny sum that the Sox scooped up Colon for. A lot of people called it the best deal of the offseason in terms of the amount of money for pure potential. Well thanks to Gordon Edes and our friends at The Bottom Line Nation, we now have a little bit more in-depth numbers to work with: "The former Cy Young Award winner gets $18,000 per month on his minor league deal, with his major league contract valued at $1.25 million. He gets $100,000 for each game started between 8 and 15, and $175,000 for each game between 15 and 20. He gets $240,000 for each game, 21-25, and $350,000 for 26-30. Along with awards bonuses, Colon has bonuses for games finished if he were to come in as a reliever ($250,000 for 25, $350,000 for 35, $400,000 for 40, and $450,000 for 45). He will get $225,000 for 30 days on the big league roster and an additional $225,000 for each 30 games after that up to 150. Colon also gets $250,000 if he is traded." That looks like a lot of money to chumps like myself, but if you compare it to what 0-7 Barry Zito (around 14.5m this season) is making, we've got ourselves quite a steal. All Colon needs to do is keep us in games and get as many quality starts as he can because if he doesn't, Manny Delcarmen and David Aardsma are going to have their arms fall off. Fri, 16 May 2008 09:18:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267580 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267580 With Clay Buchholz being put on the disabled list with a broken fingernail, the Sox now have a hole in the rotation. Who better to fill it but Bartolo Colon? Colon, an ex-Cy Young winner, looked absolutely dominating in his start for the Pawtucket Red Sox last night. How about these numbers? - 6 innings pitched - 1 hit - 95 mph as his top velocity - 15 first-strike pitches - 64 total pitches, 48 for strikes Fri, 16 May 2008 09:01:02 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267574 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267574 Bartolo Colon and David Pauley both had solid outings in AAA on Thursday... so who will get the call to fill in for Buchholz on Tuesday against the Royals...? Fri, 16 May 2008 08:04:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267555 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267555 In the kind of news that would never happen to me if I owned him, John Lackey returned and was terrific last night for the Angels. Thu, 15 May 2008 10:27:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267238 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/267238 Free Agent pitcher Freddy Garcia is almost ready to start working out for Major League Baseball teams. Garcia had surgery back on August 30th to repair his throwing shoulder. Starting Thursday, he'll be officially working off a mound, so soon to follow comes team work outs. Lets take a look at what teams could use his services. Mon, 12 May 2008 18:35:47 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266222 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/266222 JD Drew, David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury all have nagging injuries at the moment.. get the full story at The Bottom Line. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:35:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261739 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/261739 Big Papi discusses the newest Red Sox vintage, Bartolo Robusto! Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:25:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/252119 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/252119 Misleading Headline: It's Tearing the Ass Out of Me Fresh off his bachelor party in AC, Mr. Met sent us along this little doozie from Boston.com's Red Sox page: Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:01:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231509 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/231509 Bartolo Colon's impressive start at AAA-Pawtucket on Thursday has earned him a trip to the bigs, in a couple weeks that is. Boston Red Sox manager, Terry Francona said the pitcher will join the team once he's ready. The team wants to stretch Colon out to about 100 pitches before calling him up. His last start he only threw 74. So essentially, he is in extended spring training but against much tougher opponents. Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:38:55 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229573 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/229573 Bartolo Colon struck out five in a 3-0 win for the Pawsox last night... will he replace Clay Buchholz in the Red Sox rotation? Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:31:01 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228659 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228659 PAWTUCKET, R.I. - Bartolo Colon delivered a major league performance Thursday night while pitching for the Pawtucket Red Sox in their International League opener against the Indianapolis Indians. (continued...) Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:10:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228652 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228652 Bartolo Colon started the season opener for the Pawtucket Red Sox last night and I'll be honest when I say I was shocked at how good he looked. Sure, it was against minor league hitters BUT his fastball topped out at 96mph and he routinely hit 93-95 on the radar gun. Not only that but he located his pitches where he needed to, throwing 74 pitches with 45 going for strikes. His final line was: 5IP 0ER 1H 1BB 5K. Looks good so far for a no-risk, high-reward situation. Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:16:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228619 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228619 Could Bartolo Colon be on the fast track to Fenway Park? The Boston Red Sox might, I repeat might, have found a no-risk, very high reward gem in this years free agent class. I've talked about Bartolo Colon before and said if he's healthy this could be a very good signing for the Sox. My original thinking, was a mid-season call up to help out for a struggling rookie or an injured starter. Well you know what, Colon might be pitching before Red Sox Nation a lot sooner then anyone thought. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:59:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228074 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/228074 Get the latest Red Sox news with Lunch Time Notes from The Bottom Line. Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:02:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/222442 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/222442