After reviving his career with the Yankees last season, Bartolo Colon signed a one-year deal with the A’s on Sunday, according to ESPN.com.
The 2005 Cy Young award winner spent 2010 out of baseball before the Yankees took a chance on him. Colon started last season as the Yankees long reliever, but replaced an injured Phil Hughes in the Yankees rotation in April. Colon fizzled after a strong start, but still finished the season 8-10 with a 4.00 ERA.
The Yankees had considered re-signing the 38-year-old, but he was no longer needed after they traded for Michael Pineda and signed Hiroki Kuroda on Friday. Colon received a major-league deal from Oakland and is expected to fight for a spot in the A’s rotation.