6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog: Colón Catechism

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Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Colón Catechism

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: Colón is an overpaid number two. His previous years' ERAs document this; he's good, but he'll blow up on you unpredictably, just like he did in today's exercise in running the sewers backwards. No hitting, weak pitching -- well, almost none, unless you count Sele's (hello, Mike) quality outs. This is a fragile club, and not just as far as the DL is concerned; with Colón as an "ace", the team's ability to stop the other guys will be in question all season.

In fact, just about the only good news came on the heels of a Glaus two-run homer, and the announcement that Eckstein's recovery is remarkably rapid, and he may not need to hit the DL. Anderson, on the other hand, did get some DL time, a not unexpected event. This robs the team of a legitimate excuse to put Figgins in leadoff -- which they actually did today -- on a more permanent basis. But is Eckstein coming back in his current state really a positive? While I loved Sean's creative suggestions about what the Angels should do on the 25-man roster, the fact that (a) Amezega got the callup, and -- gulp -- actual playing time today, (b) the possibility that Eckstein's groin injury might further degrade his already rank OBP, and (c) his propensity from coming back from injury half-repaired (recall last year's nerve problem, which dogged him at the plate the rest of the year) leads me to think the fish has left the frying pan and has made its way into the fire.

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