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Redsauce Having him on our team will put my colon through the ringer...
Couldn't resist the pun...
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allonthefield I suppose it's a pretty low-risk gamble, but this moves seems superfluous; with Beckett, Lester, Bucholz, Matsuzaka, Wakefield, and Schilling already in the fold, why add a guy like Colon? From everything I've read, his best days are behind him.-
Patrick There is a chance that Schilling has throw his last pitch of his career, which was probably the main driver of this trade for the Red Sox.
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McLovin This is the #1 story? Really?
Sox Reach Agreement With Bartolo Colon
The Joy of Sox —
ESPN: 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. If he makes the Opening Day roster, Colon would provide rotation insurance for Boston, which will be without Curt Schilling ... Colon suffered through an injury-marred 2007 for the Los Angeles Angels, posting a 6-8 record and a 6.34 ERA -- the worst of his career.Small risk, possible reward. Why not?
Bartolo Colon signs with Sox
Over the Monster —
In what isn't quite a head-scratcher, the Red Sox signed former American League Cy Young winner Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract. ...
Report: Sox, Colon agree
Extra Bases —
The Red Sox have agreed to the terms of a minor league deal with right-hander Bartolo Colon, a source told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick.
Colon was 6-8 with 6.34 ERA last season, which was the worst of his career. Colon is 146-95 with a 4.10 ERA in 11 seasons. He won the 2005 Cy Young Award.
Colon Reportedly Signs With BoSox
Spring Training '08 —
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. ESPN.com
Sox Get A Whiff Of Bartolo Colon
Fenway West - A Boston Red Sox Blog —
... Add yet another name to the list of pitchers trying out for the #5 spot in the rotation, the Red Sox have agreed to a minor league deal with free agent Bartolo Colon. Last year Colon was not good and ended up with a 6-8 record and a 6.43 ERA. There is very little risk for the Sox in this deal and a great deal of upside. Colon has been a good starter in the past and could revive his career in Boston. Nice move Theo. ...
Source: Red Sox, Colon agree to minor league deal
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Source: Red Sox, 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. If he makes the Opening Day roster, Colon would provide rotation insurance for Boston, which will be without Curt Schilling, who is working his way back from a shoulder injury. The White Sox, Cardinals and Astros had also been rumored as possible suitors for Colon this offseason.
Red Sox sign Bartolo Colon
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. —
... According to ESPN.com, the Boston Red Sox and free-agent righty Bartolo Colon have reached a preliminary agreement on a minor-league deal. ...
Schilling Expresses Relief
Empyreal Environs —
With the signing of Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract, Curt Schilling demonstrated marked relief.
“This is awesome! That butterball eats so much, most of the food that supplies the big league club will have to be trucked down to Pawtucket. There won’t be as much food around here to tempt me to break my weight clause.”
Showing off his relatively svelte figure to the group of media people he cornered, Schilling also stated his hopes that Colon might contribute to the major league club. “And if he manages to make the roster, I’ll be sure to ...
Sox Sign Cy Young Winner
BostonsportZ —
... ESPN has just reported that The Boston Red Sox have signed 2005 Cy Young award winner Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract. ...
Red Sox Sign Bartolo Colon
Hot Foot —
Jerry Crasnick of ESPN is reporting that the Red Sox have signed pitcher Bartolo Colon to a minor-league contract.
Colon will be a low-risk/high-reward signing for Sox. He has played only 28 starts due to his battle with shoulder and elbow problems since the beginning of the 2006 season.
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Colon to the BoSox
Lone Star Ball —
... Posted on Sun Feb 24, 2008 at 06:17:02 PM EDT Boston has apparently reached a deal with Bartolo Colon, which gives them some insurance since Curt Schilling apparently won't be ready to go at the start of the season. I had thought that Chicago had a deal in place to bring Colon in, but apparently not... ' Display : ...
Now the Red Sox Have a Colon
YFSF —
... I'd rather be making immature bowel jokes because that beats considering the actual possibility that Bartolo Colon could be pitching on the Red Sox roster come April instead of Clay Buchholz. ...
Red Sox fill their empty ‘fat pitcher’ spot
River Avenue Blues —
... With Curt Schilling out indefinitely, the Red Sox needed to fill that over-the-hill, fat guy spot in their rotation. To that end, they have reportedly inked Bartolo Colon to a minor league deal. Colon, coming off a shoulder injury, was unimpressive in winter auditions and probably won’t make the Red Sox anyway. But we can still make fun of him. ...
Red Sox Sign Colon
Eli's MLB Rumors —
... According to ESPN.com, the Red Sox and Bartolo Colon have agreed to a minor league contract with an invitation to Spring Training. Colon provides depth to the Red Sox rotation, but is likely a fall back in case one of the younger pitchers goes down. Colon struggled to fully recovered from injury last season and it showed as he went 6-8 with a 6.34 ERA. The 2005 Cy Young winner is a long shot to make the team as his fastball has topped at 87 mpg.
BoSox Sign Colon, Hide Cheeseburgers
Bronx Liaison —
... According to ESPN, the Red Sox have signed Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract as an insurance plan for the unpredictable nature of Curt Schilling's future. ...
ESPN: Red Sox sign Colon
Scott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog —
According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, Bartolo Colon has agreed to a minor-league deal with the Boston Red Sox. Colon was hurt for much of last season, so it's not a given that he will produce. However, with Curt Schilling being hurt, the Sox felt that he could provide insurance for their starting rotation.
Hello Bartolo!
Boston Dirt Dogs —
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Hello Bartolo!
Sox Reportedly Sign the Big Man to a Minor League Deal
Red Sox Sign Bartolo Colon To A Minor League Deal
SOX & Dawgs —
... According to Jerry Crasnick at ESPN.com, the Red Sox and Bartolo Colon have a preliminary agreement on a minor league deal. ...
Sox to Test Colon
The House That Dewey Built —
Well, I’ve been waiting for over 10 years to work this guy’s name into a headline. I have to say, the comedic output isn’t as impressive as I thought it would be. Sorry.
Anyway, the Red Sox have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with former All-Star and Cy Young Award winner Bartolo Colon. Colon will be 35 this May, is coming off of a terrible season, is working his way back from injury, and is quite obese (5′11″, 250+ lbs).
Colon throws strikes, but his fastball is a shell of its former high-90’s self, ...
Monday Morning Wrapup
Mondesi's House —
... --The Red Sox signed Bartolo Colon to a minor league deal, thankfully killing off any hopes of the Pirates bringing him to town. --The PG had a great story on the 1988 Pitt Panthers and their upset loss to Vanderbilt in the tournament. ...
From the Go Corpulent or Go Home Department: The Sox sign Colon
Red Sox Monster —
So, you thought spring training was going kind of slowly, huh? Other than that Coco Crisp situation, not much to talk about, right? Let's add something fun, then: The Red Sox just signed Bartolo Colon, perhaps the only pitcher who will ever make Rich Garces seem tiny. From ESPN via ...
Colon Signs Minor League Deal
Babes Love Baseball —
... this season. The 2007 season was plagued by injury for the former Los Angeles Angels hurler, as he finished with a 6-8 record and 6.34 ERA, the crappiest mark of his 11-year career. However, he's still a two-time 20-game champ and 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner, boasting a career 146-95 record and 4.10 ERA. Get ready for a 4-way slugfest for the 5th spot in the rotation between Colon, Clay Buchholz, Julian Tavarez and Kyle Synder. [ESPN] | [SOX & Dawgs] | [Extra Bases] | [Over the Monster ...
Bartolo Is Worth a Flyer
ShysterBall —
While the Mets pat themselves on the back for picking up the guy who came in third for the 2005 AL Cy Young Award, the Red Sox swooped in and signed the guy who beat him out! The purpose of the previous sentence is to remind you in this election year that it's possible for a person to be full of crap even when they say something that is 100% true. Anyway, I think Colon is definitely worth signing to the kind of deal the Sox are apparently giving him. As U.S.S. Mariner's Dave Cameron noted back in October, there are many good reasons to ...
Bartolo Colon Signs With Red Sox
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... According to ESPN's Jerry Crasnick, the Red Sox have signed starter Bartolo Colon to a minor league deal. The deal has no guaranteed money. That's a far cry from the guaranteed two-year big league deal Colon wanted at the beginning of the offseason. ...
The Round Mound of the Pitcher's Mound
YankeesRedSox.com —
... In a move I never would have predicted, the Red Sox have apparently agreed to a minor league deal with Bartolo Colon. ESPN is reporting that should Colon make the opening day roster, it would be for a low base salary and incentives. ...
In Spring Training, Everyone is an All-Star
South Side Sox —
... Elsewhere, Bartolo Colon apparently signed a minor league deal with the Red Sox, for reasons that escape me. It seemed like the White Sox were willing to give him a major league deal a few weeks ago, and may have been close to signing him last week. The Red Sox clearly have a more major league ready starters in camp right now. Colon would seem to be, at best, their 6th option right now. Outside of the hubris of the professional athlete, I don't understand why Colon would pick Pawtucket over Chicago. Better clam chowder, I suppose. ...
THT Daily: 5 Weeks To Go
The Hardball Times —
THT Daily: 5 Weeks To Go by Matthew Carruth February 25, 2008 Sox Nab Colon - No, not the White Sox, but the Red Sox and only a minor league deal with zero guaranteed money. It's a far cry from anything anyone would have guessed at the start of the winter, even with ...
The Dugout: Bartolo Colon Signs with Red Sox, Still Fat
FanHouse —
... You heard it here first! The injury prone former All-Star Colon signed a contract with the Red Sox for no guaranteed money, which is surprising. At zero risk I can't be displeased with the deal, but I'm pretty sure this is the last time we'll see his name atop any headlines. Well, maybe the sympathy "Former Cy Young Winner shelled for 6 in 2/3" in a couple of weeks, but that'll be under the carpet quicker than Bartolo at the hamburger store. I just hope he doesn't become a vegetarian. ...
The Rise and Fall of Bartolo Colon
Larry Brown Sports —
... is almost up? Before you know it, you’re gonna wake up one day in Spring Training and see your squad bringing in Barry Zito for a tryout since his once enormous seven-year deal is up. Crazy. With that in mind, I must bring up Bartolo Colon. The reports over the weekend were that the Red Sox had signed Bartolo to a minor-league deal. Just what, four years ago, Colon was one of the hottest arms on the free agent market getting a big-time four-year deal from the Angels for just over $50 mil. These days that’s what the Mariners ...
Around the Horn - 2/25
My Pinstripes —
... With Curt Schilling ailing, the Red Sox have reportedly turned to another veteran, also dealing with arm issues. According to ESPN, the Sox have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with former Cy Young winner Bartolo Colon. There is no guaranteed money for Colon, who nearly signed with the Mets last week before they backed off. ...
noonLinks: Lineups, Photos and Damaged Goods
MetsBlog.com —
... According to Jerry Crasnick at ESPN.com, the Red Sox have signed Bartolo Colon to a minor-league deal. ...
Bartolo Colon Signs Minor League Deal With Boston
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
Yawn. According to WBZ TV, he could earn up to $1M if he makes the team. Not bloody likely.
News from Beantown
N/A —
In case you missed it, Terry Francona will be making Joe Torre money with the Red Sox by signing a three-year extension worth $12 million dollars.
Boston also signed Bartolo Colon to minor league deal. Better put him on the Jenny Craig as well.
Note: Mets backed off of Colon
MetsBlog.com —
... As noted earlier, according to Jerry Crasnick at ESPN.com, the Red Sox have signed Bartolo Colon to a minor-league deal. ...
Red Sox sign Bartolo Colon
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. —
... Feb 24, 6:07pm (EST) - According to ESPN.com, the Boston Red Sox and free-agent righty Bartolo Colon have reached a preliminary agreement on a minor-league deal, a source has told Jerry Crasnick. If Colon makes the Opening Day roster, he will provide the Red Sox with an insurance policy for Curt Schilling and his ...
The Bartolo Colon media fat patrol begins
Red Sox Monster —
Well, that didn't take long, did it? Based on the initial response of the blogosphere to the Red Sox signing Bartolo Colon, we all had to realize there were going to be some snickers. The man, after all, has been out of baseball for quite some time, and the butt of jokes for a number of years, besides. Still, the reaction to him arriving in camp today was a bit surprising, if only because it's so mixed. Take the thoughts of The Boston Globe's Gordon Edes , for example: (Pitching coach John) Farrell was less impressed that Colon showed up at camp looking like he was auditioning for the Biggest Loser. Colon has always ...
Red Sox sign Bartolo Colon
MLB FLEECE FACTOR: Providing MLB rumors and deciding who gets FLEECED. —
... Feb 24, 6:07pm (EST) - According to ESPN.com, the Boston Red Sox and free-agent righty Bartolo Colon have reached a preliminary agreement on a minor-league deal, a source has told Jerry Crasnick. If Colon makes the Opening Day roster, he will provide the Red Sox with an insurance policy for Curt Schilling and his ...
