Red Sox Take Chance That Colon Won't Blow

The titles just write themselves. Anyways, the large, power pitching righty was signed to a minor league deal and invited to camp by the Red Sox. Last season Colon ran the gamut as far as pitcher injuries go; he had a torn rotator cuff and elbow issues that led to his worst season ever. (6-8, 6.34 ERA, 1.621 WHIP) The season before he threw a career low in innings 56.3 and went 1-5 in 10 games.

Needless to say, it hasn't been a good couple of years for the 2005 Cy Young Award winner. Now, however, he has a shot to make the biggest pitching rotation in the league: Curt Schilling and Josh Beckett are already sizable anchorsbut in order to help replace the lost girth of Eric Gagne, the Sox are hosting a Colonoscopy to get a better look. (Colon: Right)



While I'll take my spots at Colon, I think this is a good signing by the Red Sox. They are getting a Cy Young winner from just two years ago on a minor league deal. If it doesn't work out, they're no worse for the wear. If it does work out, they've given themselves an inning-eater who can pitch in place of Schilling if he is out for a prolonged period of time or if Jon Lester or Clay Buchholz doesn't perform the way the Sox expect.

Even if Colon just ends up in the pen as a guy with some experience who can do long relief and help some out some younger guys on the staff, this will have worked out. Either way, as a courtesy to the seafood buffets in Boston, the Red Sox should throw out some kind of memo about possibly changing their titles to almost all Bartolo Colon can eat; ya know, just to prevent law suits and stuff.