Braves sign another senior starter in Colon

The Atlanta Braves and free agent righthanded starter Bartolo Colon have reportedly agreed to a one-year deal worth $12.5 million. The 43-year-old Colon of the Dominican Republic would be the second senior arm the Braves have added to their rotation following Thursday’s deal with 42-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.

Atlanta will become the first team with two starters in their 40s since the 1990 Texas Rangers (Nolan Ryan and Charlie Hough).

Colon owns a 232-162 record over 19 major league seasons and has the third-most career wins among Latin American pitchers behind Nicaragua’s Dennis Martinez (245) and Dominican Juan Marichal (243).

Colon went 15-8 with a 3.43 ERA last season for the New York Mets and was named to the National League All-Star team.

He won the American League Cy Young Award in 2005 when he won a career-best 21 games for the Angels.

Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a three-year, $33 million deal with designated hitter Kendrys Morales on Friday, a move that may point to the end of Edwin Encarnacion’s tenure with the franchise.

Morales, 33, batted .263 with 30 homers and 93 RBIs for the Kansas City Royals. It was the second 30-homer season of his career. Toronto targeted the switch-hitting Cuban after negotiations with free agent Encarnacion began to break down.

Encarnacion is reportedly seeking a five-year, $125 million deal after matching his career high of 42 homers and setting a career best with 127 RBIs.

Also on Friday, the Blue Jays signed Cuban infielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to a seven-year, $22 million deal, according to reports.

The 23-year-old Gurriel defected from Cuba along with his older brother during the Caribbean Series in the Dominican Republic in February.

His brother, 32-year-old Yulieski Gurriel, signed a five-year, $48 million deal with the Houston Astros in July, and hit .262 with three home runs and 15 RBIs in 36 games this season.