Roman Colon will be taking his glove, iPod, and right hook to Kansas City where he has been traded. Colon, as you may remember, broke his minor league teammate's jaw after getting into an argument about the volume of his iPod. He was later charged with felonius assault.None of that seemed to matter to Royals GM Dayton Moore, who although he appears to be a solid baseball man, just might lack some basic parental instincts.
"Obviously, there are some legal issues," general manager Dayton Moore said, "but I know Roman Colon (from time together in Atlanta), and I'd trust him with my kids.When I reached Dayton's children for their response, they just kept repeating over and over,
"He is a responsible guy with great character who got involved in an unfortunate incident."
"Can't sleep. Colon will beat me."Colon will first be punching teammates with the Royals rookie club in Arizona, but he won't be staying long. Since he's out of options the Royals can only keep him there for a week before they add him to the 25-man roster. Moore is familiar with Colon because he spent a couple of seasons in Atlanta before being shipped to Detroit along with Zach Miner for another angry pugilist, Kyle Farnsworth.
Previously at FanHouse:
Minor League Spotlight: Don't Mess With Roman Colon's iPod
Roman Colon Charged with Felonius Assault
