as over 300 innings of 3.22 ball since 2012 can't be ignored. Colon's career, elbow, and shoulder were resurrected in an April 2010 stem cell procedure, and he was later suspended 50 games for a positive PED test in August of last year in an apparently unrelated incident. He'll pitch most of next season at 41, and is succeeding with a subpar strikeout rate.

Josh Johnson – Johnson's final start of the year came on August 6th in Seattle, and at least that one outing was reflective of what we used to say about him: he pitches well when he's on the field. His final injury was a strained forearm that will not require surgery, but unlike years past, Johnson did not pitch well while on the field thisEric Gay/Associated Press

Nearly three weeks after getting traded to the Toronto Raptors, small forward Kawhi Leonard released a statement Thursday regarding his departure from the San Antonio Spurs.

As seen in the following tweet courtesy of Yahoo Sports' Shams Charania, Leonard thanked his fans and teammates in San Antonio, as well as Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich:

Leonard wrote, "THANK YOU Pop I'll always be grateful for my growth under your guidance."

The two-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year capped off his statement by writing, "While I'm looking forward to the next chapter in my career, I'll always remember the city and the people of San Antonio!"

After Leonard's desire to be traded went public, he was shipped to Toronto along with shooting guard Danny Green for All-Star shooting guard DeMar