RotoworldBartolo Colon has reportedly reached a preliminary agreement with the White Sox and is taking a physical.The White Sox are believed to have offered Colon a one-year deal with a low base salary last month. It didn't interest him at the time, but he probably couldn't do any better after a rather unimpressive showing in winter ball. Colon would compete with John Danks and Gavin Floyd for two spots in the White Sox rotation. Feb. 19 - 11:34 pm et
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Originally Posted by Scooter
A move like this certainly wouldn't have hurt the Reds....
From MLBTradeRumors:
WEDNESDAY, 10:41am: Ozzie Guillen says the Sox haven't met with Colon's people for weeks, according to Mark Gonzales. So maybe this rumor is dead.
Im all for signing Colon but I thought reports on redszone from winter ball said his fastball velocity just wasn't there.
It isn't.
That's why no one has signed him yet.
This isn't 1999 Colon.
Championships for MY teams in my lifetime:
Cincinnati Reds - 75, 76, 90
Chicago Blackhawks - 10, 13, 15
University of Kentucky - 78, 96, 98, 12
Chicago Bulls - 91, 92, 93, 96, 97, 98
“Everything that happens before Death is what counts.”
― Ray Bradbury, Something Wicked This Way Comes
“I don’t care,” Votto said of passing his friend and former teammate. “He’s in the past. Bye-bye, Jay.”
I was a proponent of signing Colon until his performance in winter ball. His velocity was way down (reportedly mid to high 80's) and he quit throwing as well.
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The White Sox are idiots if they offer him a major league contract
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