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Braves announce 1-year deal with Colon
- Updated: November 17, 2016
ATLANTA — Nearly 25 years after being in the Dominican Republic to see a young right-hander named Bartolo Colon sign his first professional contract with the Indians, Braves president of baseball operations John Hart is looking forward to reuniting with Colon, one of the latest additions to a new-look Atlanta rotation that will certainly look a little older.
Although Colon’s one-year, $12.5 million deal was confirmed by multiple sources last week, the Braves did not officially announce the deal until Thursday, once the results of the 43-year-old pitcher’s physical were reviewed.
“We’re catching him late, but he’s driven and he’s always been a winner,” said Hart, who served as Cleveland’s general manager while Colon was with the Indians. “He wants that record, and he wants to pitch. He’s a guy that makes your club better in a number of ways. This is a deal that made a lot of sense for us. If you’re a young pitcher hanging around Spring Training and you don’t pay attention to the way he goes about his business, you’re making a big mistake.”
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Over the course of the past week, the Braves altered their rotation’s makeup with the additions of Colon and R.A. Dickey, a 42-year-old knuckleballer whose one-year, $8 million deal will become official once he completes his …
