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Bartolo has proven he’s a number one starter in the Indians rotation. Colon has averaged over fifteen wins per season since 1998 and has an ERA of 3.91 over that same time. “I’ve known Bartolo his entire pro career, he’s always wanted to be the man, he’s got a big arm and a good heart,” said Indians pitching coach Mike Brown.
“Bartolo might be the major reason we have decided to put our ballclub in transition from a power-packed offensive team to a club based on outstanding pitching,” says Indians General Manager Mark Shapiro.
“We’ve got a number of young arms to go along with him, but there’s no doubt he’s the most proven young pitcher we have,” says Shapiro.
A way to measure how well a starter has done over his career is to measure his hits versus innings pitched. Going into this season he has allowed only 771 hits compared to 819 innings pitched. That ratio is considered good by just about everybody in baseball.
Colon has quietly became one of the best starters in the American League. Bartolo is, by nature, a quiet man. He is a native of the Dominican, where much of his you
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“He can be a great one,” says Shapiro ”Bartolo has the arm, the makeup, the heart
and the stuff to be the anchor of our staff.
Bartolo has pitched over 200 innings in three of his first four full seasons with the Indians. He shut down Boston in game one allowing only two runs on five hits, striking out eleven in eight innings. Now he’s added a good breaking ball and a solid change-up.
“Man, that Bartolo’s an inning eater. ”
Colon’s confidence in himself is shown on the field. Every fifth day, you send him out there and he gives you six, seven innings and everything he’s got while he’s doing it, and he pitches really great in in the games you need him to,” said skipper Charlie Manuel.
Bartolo is 28 years old and entering the prime of his career and can only get better. If I’m pitching good , I know I am pitching good. Colon has pitched well in his four season with the tribe but he seems to get better as the season goes on and into the playoffs.
Colon’s only blemish came in game four of the same series against Boston. Bartolo pitches very well in postseason games,” Said Mark Shapiro
Some critics believe Bartolo may never get above the 15-18 wins he has achieved in his first four seasons in the majors.
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