Colon placed on revocable waivers

[CanadianHalo]

I expect this thread to pick up soon

[nando714]

Who else we got in house?

Randy wolf next turn fellas?

Ya make the call JD

[nando714]

If leblanc gets rocked tonight I wonder if some people are going to change their tune about adding a sp

I'll take my answer off air

[bloodbrother]

I think Matt LeBlanc could have pitched better

[ten ocho recon scout]

in case of Colon there's a good chance the Met's simply say "take him" and dump Colon with his whole contract on whatever team claims him. I'd laugh a bit if Beane claimed him just to block the Angels only to get stuck with an $11M contract he doesn't need and probably can't afford.

kudos for working 'colon' and 'dump' back to back right there

[ten ocho recon scout]

@MikeDiGiovanna: Veteran #Mets RHP Bartolo Colon does not appear to be a fit for #Angels, right now, and here's why: http://t.co/RKlX6aXCf7

Lots of things colon doesnt fit in to

[disarcina]

What?  Colon is signed through 2015???  Didn't realize that -- I couldn't believe that.......

 

no way should we pick him up.

 

I thought he was just signed through the end of this year........

 

LeBlanc got hit fairly hard tonight - the pen didn't help.

 

But our choices seem to be a performance like LeBlanc tonight by LeBlanc for close to the MLB minimum OR

 

a performance like LeBlanc tonight by Colon for $11 million-plus (as in close to $915,000 for Sept 2014 only and then $11 million for 2015)

[YouthofToday]

LeBlanc is not an option.

[AngelsLakersFan]

What?  Colon is signed through 2015???  Didn't realize that -- I couldn't believe that.......

 

no way should we pick him up.

 

I thought he was just signed through the end of this year........

 

LeBlanc got hit fairly hard tonight - the pen didn't help.

 

But our choices seem to be a performance like LeBlanc tonight by LeBlanc for close to the MLB minimum OR

 

a performance like LeBlanc tonight by Colon for $11 million-plus (as in close to $915,000 for Sept 2014 only and then $11 million for 2015)

 

You gona split hairs over $11 million at this point?

 

You can tell me Colon isn't good enough, but with this team I'll be pissed if it's money that is the issue.

[nando714]

What? Colon is signed through 2015??? Didn't realize that -- I couldn't believe that.......

no way should we pick him up.

I thought he was just signed through the end of this year........

LeBlanc got hit fairly hard tonight - the pen didn't help.

But our choices seem to be a performance like LeBlanc tonight by LeBlanc for close to the MLB minimum OR

a performance like LeBlanc tonight by Colon for $11 million-plus (as in close to $915,000 for Sept 2014 only and then $11 million for 2015)

Colon

LeBlanc

[disarcina]

OK.

 

But when Colon is pitching like LeBlanc and we're paying him $11 million plus..........well.......

 

Remember, this is the Colon who we refused to re-sign (how long has it been now? 6 years ago?) because his best years (including his Halos Cy Young year) were behind him and very few people , I mean few to none, complained THEN about not re-signing him and thought it was the right move.......Colon's won close to 75 MLB games since then but I still think we made the right decision back then.......so now we're going to sign him at age 41/42??

 

I say pass........

 

how's Randy Wolf doing at AAA?

[nando714]

Can't be serious? ^

[disarcina]

maybe if we sign Colon, we could offer contracts to Gary Matthews Jr., Vernon Wells, Bobby Abreu and Halo fav, Joe Blanton....

 

hire Kevin Appier as assistant pitching coach/ long relief pen guy and we're good to go for the September stretch run........

[nando714]

Wtf are you talking about?

[FabulousFabregas]

OK.

 

But when Colon is pitching like LeBlanc and we're paying him $11 million plus..........well.......

 

Remember, this is the Colon who we refused to re-sign (how long has it been now? 6 years ago?) because his best years (including his Halos Cy Young year) were behind him and very few people , I mean few to none, complained THEN about not re-signing him and thought it was the right move.......Colon's won close to 75 MLB games since then but I still think we made the right decision back then.......so now we're going to sign him at age 41/42??

 

I say pass........

 

how's Randy Wolf doing at AAA?

Colon basically got his arm rebuilt with some weird ass surgery (and PED's) a few years ago, he's not the same Colon we remember from 2007.

[Troll Daddy]

This is the Colon that improves the pitching staff.

This is the Colon that helps you win the division .

This is the Colon who helps go deeper into the playoffs.

There's no guarantees in baseball and no crying.

[tennischmp]

What?  Colon is signed through 2015???  Didn't realize that -- I couldn't believe that.......

 

no way should we pick him up.

 

I thought he was just signed through the end of this year........

 

LeBlanc got hit fairly hard tonight - the pen didn't help.

 

But our choices seem to be a performance like LeBlanc tonight by LeBlanc for close to the MLB minimum OR

 

a performance like LeBlanc tonight by Colon for $11 million-plus (as in close to $915,000 for Sept 2014 only and then $11 million for 2015)

Or a performance better than Leblanc by Colon

[Mark68]

At this point, I'd rather have Blanton than LeBlanc.

 

Maybe we should call Mark Mulder and find out where his rehab is...

[Troll Daddy]

Ask yourself this one question ... Is it possible that Colon can become the Ace of our staff as it is now?

???

Edited August 26, 2014 by Troll Daddy

[tennischmp]

Ask yourself this one question ... Is it possible that Colon can become the Ace of our staff as it is now?

???

No but he would be a nice #5

[Season Over]

Colon needs to come back for the "Colon Actually Marks for an Exclamation Point" thread to fully realize its potential. 

[Slegnaac]

I would hope that any trade would include some salary relief so that we aren't on the hook for the whole 11 million.

If we only have to pay say 8 mil would you do it?

Edited August 26, 2014 by Slegnaac

[ten ocho recon scout]

11 mill isnt a lot of money for an effective SP these days...especially for us, who both have the money and will be starting the season without at LEAST 2 of our SP's....

Im not saying get raked over the coals, but if It costs us a depth level prospect and a market average contract for next year (only one year) im all for it. Not because im a colon fan, but because im a far bigger fan of him than the leblancs, wolfs etc were gonna be forced to play over the next month

[gurn67]

Dude is 10-5 with a 2.97 ERA since mid-May on a team that has hit .237. Before Richards went down, I would have said no but after watching Marlins' batting practice Monday, and needing a one year replacement for Skaggs in 2015, is there really a better option?

[ten ocho recon scout]

^this

We NEED (unfortunately) to sign a real, legit FA pitcher this winter....and we also need to pick up a second one. Skaggs is still gone next year...our depth next year is as thin as it is now. We need 6 guys...colon for 11 mill and gone the year after when skaggs returns is a decent option (while still needing to sign shields)