Jesus Colome Rumors
By Steve Adams [September 6, 2009 at 1:17pm CST]
According to MLB.com's Adam McCalvy, the Brewers have released reliever Jesus Colome in order to free up a spot on the 40-man roster for another call-up. Colome spent 17 days on the disabled list with a forearm strain, and was activated on Friday, though he has yet to pitch since his activation. Colome pitched just 6.1 innings for the Brewers, allowing four earned runs. For the season, he's struggled tremendously, posting a 7.59 ERA and a 1.88 WHIP through 21.1 innings. Opponents are hitting .362 against him. Assistant general manager Gord Ash said Colome "just wasn't consistent enough." Sounds like...
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By Mike Axisa [July 26, 2009 at 9:13am CST]
MLB.com's Adam McCalvy reports that the Brewers have signed reliever Jesus Colome to a minor league contract. The Nationals designated Colome for assignment earlier this month after he pitched to an 8.40 ERA in 15 innings out of the bullpen. McCalvy says Colome will initially report to rookie level Helena to build arm strength back up .
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By Ben Nicholson-Smith [July 7, 2009 at 12:18pm CST]
Jesus Colome, who was just designated for assignment by the Nationals, has chosen to become a free agent, according to Pete McElroy of MASN.com. The 31-year-old allowed nearly two baserunners per inning with the Nats for an ERA of 8.40 with 12 strikeouts. Yesteday Colome's former teammate Kip Wells also chose free agency after being designated for assignment by the Nats.
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By Drew Silva [July 4, 2009 at 4:55pm CST]
According to the Associated Press, via ESPN.com, the Nationals have designated right-handed reliever Jesus Colome for assignment. Colome, 31, had an 8.40 ERA, 1.93 WHIP and 12/6 K/BB ratio in 15 innings of relief for the Nats this season. He allowed 29 total baserunners during his short time in Washington and will either be traded, released or outrighted to Triple-A Syracuse within the next 10 days. We're thinking he probably won't draw much interest on the trading block.
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