Colvin has been up and down. I like to see the recent upswing, but, he needs more than a really good week to make the big club next year. His path is blocked by big contracts at all three spots. Another year and maybe. We can’ get out of the Bradley deal relatively cheaply after next year.

He’s had a really nice hot streak this past week, but he had a sub-.600 OPS in July. I’m not ready to say he’ll be ready to challenge for the RF job next spring.

Aside from that, the team has a pretty crowded OF already. The guys in front of him have much more distinguished minor league resumes (and some of them have more distinguished. There’s no reason to assume that Colvin will be able to challenge for a job.

Now, 2011 is another matter. If he continues to hit in AA and hits well in AAA next year, maybe he’s a September 2010 call-up and can compete for a spot in 2011.

I think he’s probably a year away. I’m giving Colvin the benefit of the doubt, because I dont believe he’s been healthy swing the bat for almost two years. Like Fleita said, he doenst have his complete strength back from the Tommy John surgery and he had six different episodes with that arm in the last 3 years where he had to shut down for awhile and this last off season he didnt get to train like most everyday players in this last off season because of the surgery, He’s been a little streaky but probably is rebuilding strength in that arm which probably has affected his swing to some degree and Colvin has never complained about it or used it as an excuse, I think we’ll see a much different Colvin who will probably play in Iowa, I would guess.