Sox to sign Bartolo Colon to minor league deal

An unnamed source told Jerry Crasnik that the Red Sox have reached an agreement with Bartolo Colon on a minor league contract.

I have to admit that I was a bit blindsided by this move. I’d heard some rumors that the Red Sox might be interested, but none of them were terribly credible. I expected him to end up with the White Sox or Astros, who were more vocal in their interest.

Many people are speculating that Colon will be used as a starter to fill the hole left by Schilling. Though that’s certainly possible, I doubt that the Red Sox are expecting him to be reliable in that role given his poor performance in winter ball and his frequent injuries the last couple seasons.

I see him more as an additional arm in the bullpen who can potentially start in a pinch—this is all assuming, of course, that he ever gets called up.

Nice low-risk signing by Theo and friends.

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