Red Sox sign former Cy Young winner Colon

 
Free agent pitcher Bartolo Colon will get a chance to prove his fitness after he was signed by the Boston Red Sox to a minor league contract Monday and was invited to join its spring training camp. (link)

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Source: BoSox, Colon agree to minor league deal

The Boston Red Sox have reached preliminary agreement on a minor league contract with right-hander Bartolo Colon, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
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The Bottom Line: Theo on Colon

Red Sox GM Theo Epstein discusses the Bartolo Colon signing.
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Theo on Bartolo

Here's what Theo Epstein had to say on the signing of Bartolo Colon, which was made official today: "Well, signing Colon to a minor league deal, we think, is a no risk potential high reward signing. He's on a minor league contract, going to show ...
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Check Your Colon Boston

Whether or not Bartolo Colon earns a spot in the Red Sox rotation, his minor league addition does mean one thing: The Sox aren't counting on a combination of Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz as much as you might think.
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Red Sox sign Bartolo Colon

The Boston Red Sox are taking a "no-risk, high-reward" shot on Bartolo Colon . The Red Sox came to terms Monday on a minor league contract with the 2005 Cy Young Award winner. The 34-year-old righty, who last pitched on Feb. 6 in the ...
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Former AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and will report to spring training. The 34-year-old Colon right-hander was 6-8 with a 6.34 ERA in 19 games last season with the Los Angeles ...
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Former AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and will report to spring training. The 34-year-old Colon right-hander was 6-8 with a 6.34 ERA in 19 games last season with the Los Angeles ...
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Bartolo Colon,34, has just been offered a minor league contract with the hometown Boston Red Sox.  Colon however has been invited to join the Major League spring training session, and is to report on Tuesday.  To me I think that ...
BoSox, Colon agree on minor league deal
Former AL Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox and will report to spring training. The 34-year-old Colon right-hander was 6-8 with a 6.34 ERA in 19 games last season with the Los Angeles ...