Did we just sign Bartolo Colon?

by ryanmoser on Jan 15, 2012 7:05 AM PST

mlbtraderumors.com is reporting (Colon) just signed with an unnamed team and is waiting for his physical (good luck with that one Bartolo) to name the team....If so and cheap, not a bad move by Beane. Just might also mean that Dallas is not going to be ready for the season opener - Colon could be really good in the A's uni and could provide a low level prospect at the trade deadline - he can still throw some gas

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Guess we need a new fatso after DFAing Powell! Zing!

And Colon did frustrate the hell out of me last season, exposing our amazing offense. Well, let’s hope this is the move that lets us hit our “salary floor”

by Chief Bender on Jan 15, 2012 8:04 AM PST reply actions

I guess Livan Hernandez was unavailable

by coffee roaster on Jan 15, 2012 8:29 AM PST reply actions

My thoughts exactly

I see this move from a making a trade at the deadline stand point for some prospect. But there are some better and younger ones out there for that. Hernandez, Penny (I hear nothing about him did he decide to retire or something?) or Oswalt.

by OnlybuyBeaneJerseys on Jan 15, 2012 9:09 AM PST up reply actions

Transparency Alert:

I just edited “Fatso” from the headline, and from the post, and replaced it with Bartolo Colon’s name.

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by Nico on Jan 15, 2012 9:22 AM PST reply actions 4 recs

I'm a little upset it wasn't edited to "Playfully Plump Bartolo Colon"

Surely that should be permissible

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by dwishinsky on Jan 15, 2012 1:30 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

i like Transparency Alerts and i would like more of them.

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by Athletica on Jan 15, 2012 2:01 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs

I'm learning ;-)

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by Nico on Jan 15, 2012 3:36 PM PST up reply actions

re-edit to Shrek

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by stm72 on Jan 15, 2012 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs

heehee

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by Tutu-late on Jan 15, 2012 5:13 PM PST up reply actions

Fatso is more accurate

To be fair I love “Big Fat Bartolo Colon” and think he is a decent signing by the A’s.

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by King Billy Royal on Jan 16, 2012 11:38 AM PST up reply actions

I miss Bobby Cramer

Sisko: All right Niners, let's hear some chatter!
Kasidy: Hey batterbatterbatterbatterbatter!
Leeta: Hey batterbatterbatter! Batterbatterbatterbatter!
Worf: DEATH TO THE OPPOSITION!!!

by CmdrKhraanik on Jan 15, 2012 10:48 AM PST reply actions

I don't think he's on a major league roster, is he? We could probably pick him up.

by Billy Frijoles on Jan 16, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions

He is probably a relief teacher

"Trying not to rec a "***k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."-anonymous
"i guess i just like beer"-stm

by Tutu-late on Jan 16, 2012 1:01 PM PST up reply actions

Or pitching in Mexico.

Sisko: All right Niners, let's hear some chatter!
Kasidy: Hey batterbatterbatterbatterbatter!
Leeta: Hey batterbatterbatter! Batterbatterbatterbatter!
Worf: DEATH TO THE OPPOSITION!!!

by CmdrKhraanik on Jan 16, 2012 3:06 PM PST up reply actions

Or, that...

"Trying not to rec a "***k the Giants" post is like trying not to look at boobs."-anonymous
"i guess i just like beer"-stm

by Tutu-late on Jan 16, 2012 3:09 PM PST up reply actions

La Flama Blanca?

by danmerqury on Jan 16, 2012 9:39 PM PST up reply actions

Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy

I’ll clear my calendar for October.

by StewCrew on Jan 15, 2012 12:13 PM PST reply actions

I don't care for the way Colon smells

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by Flashfire on Jan 15, 2012 12:23 PM PST reply actions 1 recs

If Meta World Peace can change his name

why can’t Fatso Colon?

Lance "you sunk my" Blankenship

by ryanmoser on Jan 15, 2012 2:44 PM PST up reply actions

Someone referred to Colon as Jabba the Hut last year which I found amusing.

Just think of the press conference after the A’s win the 2012 World Series: “Ohta su marvalic plesodoro” (Let them marvel at our splendor; Jabba’s favorite expression)

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by theoriginalrods on Jan 16, 2012 10:20 AM PST reply actions

*too much star wars pal

but otherwise, quite clever.

by Clip$ on Jan 16, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

Good signing but

is he a headcase? I can’t imagine Beane signing one.

Re-sign Josh Willingham now!

by sf drift king on Jan 16, 2012 4:09 PM PST reply actions

When the Giants wanted an aging Cy Young winner

They got future HOFer Randy Johnson.

When the A’s wanted an aging Cy Young winner, they got Bartolo Colon.

Sigh.

by Ciderbeck on Jan 16, 2012 9:38 PM PST reply actions

You'd prefer Barry Zito?

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by EddieVegas_NRAF on Jan 17, 2012 10:34 AM PST up reply actions

Honestly,

Money issues aside, I wouldn’t mind watching Zito. After the horrendous 2008 season he settled into a groove of two solid years as a back-end inning-eater type workhorse. He’s actually exactly the sort of pitcher the A’s could use right now.

I’m still not convinced that Colon has truly beaten Father Time and that his improved fastball velocity will continue in 2012. If the heater fades for Colon, I could easily see Zito putting up the better season of the two.

And I still think trading the Giants trading Barry Zito to us in exchange for territorial rights and massive salary relief idea floated earlier this month is pure genius.

by Ciderbeck on Jan 18, 2012 7:41 PM PST up reply actions