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Originally Posted by Jayhawk Bill
Not to burst your bubble, but you're blowing smoke.
Rotowire had him at 87-89 mph on January 22, and Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register wrote that he was at 89-91 mph on January 24. At February 7 at BP, Derek Jacques wrote that Colon hit 92 mph in the Caribbean World Series. FWIW, Clay Davenport had him listed as the 11th-best starting pitcher of the Winter Leagues, despite his shock at seeing how the stats came out.
Bartolo Colon is good enough to stand a chance. Let's see how he does in real games with real hitters before we try to belittle his chances while we claim he's throwing 6 mph less than the radar guns are showing.
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zing! beat me to the punch. my verdict is the same as everyone else's, little risk high reward, great move, etc.