Twins sign Colon!

[drjim]

 

Hopefully just for interleague play so he can still hit.

[JustinCB]

Uffda

[amjgt]

Santana trade insurance

[jud6312]

Ugh

[drjim]

Deal finalized in between Machado bombs.

[notoriousgod71]

Time to get a jersey!

[biggentleben]

Sorry about that.

[Old Twins Cap]

I generally don't like the retread signings.  But I love this one.

 

The humor/human interest dimensions of having the world's oldest baseball player is priceless.

 

And, he is a card carrying member of the Clown Club. 

 

Get him some long, curled shoes -- let's get 'er done.

[Puckett34]

Meh.  If they can get a handful of decent starts out of him, I'd call it a good signing.

[wsnydes]

I've seen the club announcement and I'm still hoping to find out that it's April Fool's day. What a joke.

 

This was my PG post because how I really feel about this will get me banned.

[Hosken Bombo Disco]

#analytics

[Darius]

Look out AL Central, Daddy's home.

[notoriousgod71]

Return of the poster Bartoloyourcolonisdirty?

[spinowner]

I guess since it's a minor league contract we don't have much to lose. Let's see if he can do anything at all in AAA.

[King]

I know people make jokes but I love this signing. Colon has been a remarkably consistent 2.5-3 win starter going back for 6 years prior to this. Don't know what the cause of his struggles were this season, but if he can figure it out, there is significant upside here, and little to no downside.

[Mike Sixel]

I am not impressed.

[Mike Sixel]

I've seen the club announcement and I'm still hoping to find out that it's April Fool's day. What a joke.

 

This was my PG post because how I really feel about this will get me banned.

I also tried hard to be polite....I don't understand this at all.

[drjim]

Santana trade insurance

Interesting idea.

[King]

I wish I understood the disdain about this signing.

[Brandon]

He is this generations version of our Steve Carlton signing in 1987...also same year we won the World Series....

[wsnydes]

I wish I understood the disdain about this signing.

I was hoping for Jamie Moyer...

[Brandon]

Also i think the minor league signing was to give him a start or 2 in the minirs before we need a 5th starter again since we wont need one fir a bit with the all star break and rotation reset afterwards.

 

Aaron Gleeman is happy now....

[DaveW]

Meh, he had success last year and seems to be a good "team guy" at the very least, if he sucks in AAA cut him loose, it's not like he is blocking any real prospects there....and if he pitches in the majors he will be far from the worst pitcher the Twins have put on the mound this season.

[GCTF]

 

Time to get a jersey!

I'm just going to replace the name on my old Ponson jersey.

[jud6312]

 

I was hoping for Jamie Moyer...

His spin rate can't compare to Big Sexy's.

[DocBauer]

Seriously? Anyone is upset about this? Why?

 

I know his age and weight have been sort of a running joke for a while now...but has anyone looked at his numbers the past few years? Guy pitched 190 innings and won double digit games last season alone. So what if he's been bad this season? He's on a milb contract and maybe finds himself and can throw even close to what he did last season.

 

Look at his numbers people. If he's toast...he's toast and he's gone! But thus could end up being pretty smart.

[USAFChief]

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Bartolo+Colon+New+York+Mets+v+Cincinnati+Reds+uBmljwHqkzgl.jpg

 

I wonder if Bartolo still has perspiration issues?

[drjim]

[yarnivek1972]

The Twins were the final stop on Jesse Orosco's long train ride as well.

[Danchat]

I'm not the biggest fan of this signing, but why not sign a 44 year old guy who's 285 pounds? Joking aside, he should be a fun personality and it's not everyday you bring in a guy who pitched back in 1997. On the downside, he had a 8.10 ERA (decent FIP tho) and can barely touch 88 mph. As long as Falvey doesn't give him a long leash (I don't think he will), I'm fine with this.