Theo speaks on Colon signing

Theo described the signing of Bartolo Colon as “a no risk potential high reward signing. He’s on a minor league contract, going to show up here at camp tomorrow and we’ll do an evaluation of how far he is away from helping us. But it takes more than five starting pitchers to get through a season. Obviously he’s an accomplished guy and if we can get him back to a point where he’s throwing well, he can certainly help us at some point this season.”

There is no guaranteed money in the Colon deal.

The Red Sox have set a date on which they’ll measure his effectiveness and decide whether or not to pursue the out clause. However, they’re not going to reveal that date to the media—and rightly so. It would put counterproductive pressure on Colon.

I’m still skeptical that Bartolo will ever pitch a meaningful inning for the Red Sox, but it would be really nice if I’m wrong.

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