Fausto Carmona: Future Colon?

On Thursday, the Cleveland Indians retained Fausto Carmona. Carmona signed a 7-year, $48 million contract. “This is a guy who has shown he wants to be great,” said General Manager Mark Shapiro. “He has exceptional toughness, exceptional talent and intelligence. Those things combined with his work ethic made this a very easy decision.”

During his career, Carmona has assembled a 21-19 record. He has posted a 3.59 earned run average. In 2007, Carmona racked a 19-8 campaign. He registered a 3.06 earned run average.

From 1997-2002, Bartolo Colon amassed 75-45 record. Unfortunately, he exchanged Cleveland for California. Will Carmona mirror Colon? The Indians hope not entirely.