Colon did not make his way to Citi Field until 2014, when he already had pitched in 411 games.
“I’ve never seen anybody make the adjustment from being an absolute power guy to a finesse pitcher with great command of all the pitches he threw,” Collins said of Colon, who finished three seasons with the Mets with a 3.90 ERA and typically was the only reliable starter in a fragile rotation. “Nothing was ever in the middle of the plate.”
Or maybe they will remember the many swings that ended with a bit of a twirl and a helmet falling off Colon’s head.
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