Colon is planning to retire, Mitch Bannon of SI.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Colon has been in professional baseball since 2010, and he first reached the majors in 2014. He spent the majority of his career as organizational depth, including 2021 when he played at Triple-A Buffalo. For his career, he logged a .249/.312/.310 line across 418 major-league plate appearances.

Colon agreed to a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays on Tuesday.

EDGE Analysis

Colon will join the Blue Jays after the organization purchased his contract from the independent American Association's Kansas City Monarchs, with whom the infielder spent two months. The 31-year-old will likely report to Triple-A Buffalo when the minor-league season begins next week.

Colon Lynn Worthy of The Kansas City Star of the independent American Association on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Colon will return to the city where he spent the majority of his big-league career. It's possible he figures something out in independent ball and returns to the majors one day, but as a 31-year-old with a career .249/.312/.310 slash line at the highest level, it wouldn't be at all surprising if his major-league career was over.

Colon cleared waivers and was outrighted to the Reds' alternate training site Monday.

EDGE Analysis

Colon struggled with inconsistent playing time in the majors over the start of the season as he hit .130 with a double and two RBI over 23 at-bats. As a result, he was designated for assignment by the Reds on Friday, but he'll remain in the organization after he was unable to find a spot on another team's 40-man roster.

Colon was designated for assignment by the Reds on Friday.

EDGE Analysis

Colon appeared in 11 games and had a .341 OPS this season, so the Reds opted to remove him from the 40-man roster. The 31-year-old could return to the team's alternate training site if he goes unclaimed on waivers.

Colon will start Monday's game against Cleveland, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Colon was scratched from Monday's lineup to make room for Joey Votto (illness), but he'll rejoin the starting nine as the designated hitter after Nick Senzel was scratched with a sprained left ring finger. Colon will bat eighth in Monday's contest.

Colon was scratched from the lineup Monday against the Indians.

EDGE Analysis

Colon was initially slated to play first base in the Reds' series opener against Cleveland, but he'll take a seat after Joey Votto (illness) was activated and put in the starting nine. With Votto available once again and Mike Moustakas (forearm) back in the lineup, Colon's playing time should take a significant hit.

Colon went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a stolen base in a win over the Tigers in the second game of Sunday's doubleheader.

EDGE Analysis

Colon gave the Reds some extra cushion with his two-run single in the seventh inning. Prior to Sunday, the 31-year-old had gone hitless in three at-bats this season. At the moment, there's no room for him to get regular playing time in the Cincinnati lineup.

Colon had his contract selected by the Reds on Friday and was added to the 30-man roster.

EDGE Analysis

The 31-year-old was in camp as a non-roster invitee and was able to show enough for the team to justify creating room for him on the 40-man roster. Colon appeared in eight games for the Reds in 2019 and spent most of the season at Triple-A Louisville, where he had a .300/.372/.443 slash line in 136 games. He's unlikely to see significant playing time as a reserve infielder.

Colon will be a part of the Reds' 60-man player pool this season.

EDGE Analysis

Colon is not on the 40-man roster but was in camp this year on a minor-league deal. If he plays in the big leagues this year, it would likely be as a bench infielder.