#52 Bartolo Colon Pawtucket Red Sox  |  Pitcher

     
 

Age: 32
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)

Scouting Report: A Cy Young award winner in 2005, Colon struggled through injury problems in 2006 and 2007, including a torn rotator cuff, which pitchers are rarely able to fully return from.   Prior to his injuries, his 4-seamer regularly hit the mid 90s, complemented by an excellent sinker, a decent slider, and an average change-up.  In 2008, Colon's fastball is sitting between 88 and 91 mph.   His command remains very good. If he is unable to keep his velocity back into the low 90s, Colon could still succeed at the MLB level, as he's smart on the mound and mixes his pitchers well.  There are also reports that 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