Bartolo Colon Pitcher

     
 

Born: May 24, 1975
Altamira, DR
Height: 5-11
Weight: 245
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Drafted: Not drafted
How Acquired: Minor league free agent (Feb. 2008)
 

Signed with Chicago (AL)

Scouting Report: A Cy Young award winner in 2005, Colon struggled through injury problems in 2006 and 2007, including a torn rotator cuff, from which pitchers are rarely able to fully return.   Prior to his injuries, his 4-seamer regularly hit the mid 90s, complemented by an excellent sinker, a decent slider, and an average changeup.  In March 2008, Colon's fastball was sitting between 88 and 91 mph.   In early May, he was getting up around 93 mph (pay no attention to the inaccurate radar readings of 97 mph from the McCoy Stadium gun).  His command remains very good. If his velocity remains around 92-93 mph, Colon should still have some success as he's smart on the mound and mixes his pitches well.  However, his endurance is an increasing concern, which is not surprising given his size.

 
   
    Career Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l % era g gs cg sh sv ip h r er hr bb so k/bb
  1994 Burlington App Rk Cle 19 7 4 0.636 3.14 12 12 0 0 0 66.0 46 32 23 3 44 84 1.91
  1995 Kinston Caro A+ Cle 20 13 3 0.813 1.96 21 21 0 0 0 128.2 91 31 28 8 39 152 3.90
  1996 Canton East AA Cle 21 2 2 0.500 1.74 13 12 0 0 0 62.0 44 17 12 2 25 56 2.24
  1996 Buffalo Amer AAA Cle 21 0 0 --- 6.00 8 0 0 0 0 15.0 16 10 10 2 8 19 2.38
  1997 Buffalo Amer AAA Cle 22 7 1 0.875 2.22 10 10 1 1 0 56.2 45 15 14 4 23 54 2.35
  1997 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 22 4 7 0.364 5.65 19 17 1 0 0 94.0 107 66 59 12 45 66 1.47
  1998 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 23 14 9 0.609 3.71 31 31 6 2 0 204.0 205 91 84 15 79 158 2.00
  1999 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 24 18 5 0.783 3.95 32 32 1 1 0 205.0 185 97 90 24 76 161 2.12
  2000 Buffalo IL AAA Cle 25 1 0 1.000 1.80 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 6 1 1 0 0 4 ---
  2000 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 25 15 8 0.652 3.88 30 30 2 1 0 188.0 163 86 81 21 98 212 2.16
  2001 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 26 14 12 0.538 4.09 34 34 1 0 0 222.1 220 106 101 26 90 201 2.23
  2002 Cleveland AL MLB Cle 27 10 4 0.714 2.55 16 16 4 2 0 116.1 104 37 33 11 31 75 2.42
  2002 Montreal NL MLB Mtl 27 10 4 0.714 3.31 17 17 4 1 0 117.0 115 48 43 9 39 74 1.90
  2003 Chicago AL MLB Chw 28 15 13 0.536 3.87 34 34 9 0 0 242.0 223 107 104 30 67 173 2.58
  2004 Anaheim AL MLB Ana 29 18 12 0.600 5.01 34 34 0 0 0 208.1 215 122 116 38 71 158 2.23
  2005 LA Angels AL MLB Laa 30 21 8 0.724 3.48 33 33 2 0 0 222.2 215 93 86 26 43 157 3.65
  2006 Rancho Cucamonga Calif A+ Laa 31 0 0 --- 0.00 1 1 0 0 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1 3 3.00
  2006 Salt Lake PCL AAA Laa 31 0 1 0.000 6.17 2 2 0 0 0 11.2 14 8 8 4 2 3 1.50
  2006 LA Angels AL MLB Laa 31 1 5 0.167 5.11 10 10 1 1 0 56.1 71 39 32 11 11 31 2.82
  2007 Rancho Cucamonga Calif A+ Laa 32 1 0 1.000 1.86 2 2 0 0 0 9.2 6 2 2 0 1 10 10.00
  2007 Salt Lake PCL AAA Laa 32 2 0 1.000 2.40 3 3 0 0 0 15.0 12 4 4 0 3 8 2.67
  2007 LA Angels AL MLB Laa 32 6 8 0.429 6.34 19 18 0 0 0 99.1 132 74 70 15 29 76 2.62
2008 Pawtucket IL AAA Bos 33 3 1 0.750 2.27 9 9 0 0 0 31.2 23 9 8 2 6 21 3.50
2008 Boston AL MLB Bos 33 4 2 0.667 3.92 7 7 0 0 0 39.0 44 23 17 5 10 27 2.70
2009 Kannapolis SAL A Cws 34 0 1 0.000 2.57 1 1 0 0 0 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 8 8.00
2009 Charlotte IL AAA Cws 34 1 1 0.500 3.75 2 2 0 0 0 12.0 10 5 5 2 4 1 0.25
2009 Chicago AL MLB Cws 34 3 6 0.33 4.19 12 12 0 0 0 62.1 69 42 29 13 21 38 1.81
   
  Additional Player Info  
  Pronunciation: Kul-ohn
First Pro Contract: June 26, 1993 (Cle)
Signing Bonus: $3,000
MiLB Debut: June 1994 (Burlington)		 Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: April 4, 1997 (Cle)
     
  Awards
2005 AL Cy Young
2005 AL All-Star
1998 AL All-Star
1995 Carolina League Pitcher of the Year
1995 Indians ML Player ofthe Year		 SoxProspects.com Awards
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