MLB: Sox Sign Colon
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I would guess KW is worried about getting another arm. Having Marquez and Poreda/Richard fill the back of the rotation is kind of scary at first blush.
If John Smoltz can get $5 million but can barely throw right now...why not sign Colon? Can't hurt...it was going to be Colon or Freddy Garcia!
LOL! Why not? Lots of experience there...maybe they could alternate months in order to stay healthy?
With the legs of Bartolo Colon, the chest of Freddy Garcia, the arms of Aaron Poreda and the left hand of Clayton Richard, we have our fifth starter.
I don't follow the Sox too much due to my dislike for their squad (no offense)... Something that I think many teams learn the hard way is that it's a more cost effective option (and productive as well) to have a decent AAA guy be the 4th or 5th starter as opposed to over-paying for a washed up veteran...
Overpaying? Colon is guaranteed $1 million. The most he can get is $3 million. This is ultimate low risk, high reward.
And they're still going to have a young pitcher have the 5th spot.
Yes, he pitched pretty well for Boston. He got hurt batting in interleague, not pitching.
He has a ton of innings in him, though. If it doesn't work out, it's no big deal.
Yes, $1-$3 million to basically guarentee a loss one every 5 days...
Look at it, John Danks and Gavin Floyd gets paid about $400k or so each right?
I realize they are getting paid low due to being young, but it's just funny to me that they are paying $1 mil for an over-the-hill guy and a combined 800k or so for two of their best pitchers...
It just seems like if you want a guy who will have about a 5+ ERA, might as well pay some minor leaguer 300K to do it instead...
