Bartolo Colon: Key to the Red Sox repeating in '08???

            Bartolo Colon was signed to a Minor League deal by the Red Sox back in February.   At the time, this signing looked like a depth signing more than anything.  Now with injuries to several members of the starting rotation already, more and more attention is being paid to this “No risk-High Reward” signing.  My question is this, “Just how important is Colon to the Red Sox chances of repeating as world champs?”  I argue that he just might be the lynch pin.  Reports out of spring training are raving about how he is finally healthy.  A report in the Boston Globe two days ago stated that he was again throwing around 95 mph.  His health is the main concern.  He has had elbow and shoulder problems the last two years that have reduced him to only 29 games in the last two years.  Health is also the main concern of the starting rotation as a whole.  Josh Beckett is ... [link]