Bartolo Colon

Bartolo Colon is finally set to debut for the Boston Red Sox . Manager Terry Francona announced Sunday morning that the 34-year-old righty will start this Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park, picking up the slack left by the injured Clay Buchholz ... who broke a nail. Colon has impressed the Sox in his three starts with AAA Pawtucket , putting up a 2-0 record and 0.64 ERA, striking out 11 batters over 14 innings. Last season, Colon went 6-8 with a 6.34 ERA in 18 starts for the Los Angeles Angels . Boston called up right-hander Justin Masterson from the ... Read Full Story

Bartolo Colon has reportedly signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox . If he makes the cut for the Opening Day roster, the husky right-hander would be a temporary replacement for veteran starter Curt Schilling , who will continue to rehab a shoulder injury into the first part of 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 ... Read Full Story

The Los Angeles Angels activated Bartolo Colon from the 15-day disabled list prior to Sunday's game against the Cleveland Indians, after the irritation had left the righty's pitching elbow. The 34-year-old Colon, out of commission since July 24th, pitched five minor league games during his rehab stint, going 3-0 with an impressive 1.07 ERA. The two-time All-Star is 6-6 with a 6.72 ERA in 16 starts this season, re-joining an 84-59 Angels club that have the playoffs well under-wraps. With just 19 games left of their season, the Halos are 8 long games ahead of the Seattle Mariners , boasting the second-best record in ... Read Full Story

This time of year always brings about a few baseball signings that leave a fan scratching his head. Every team has a few holes, so they'll pore over the scrap heap of free agents. Mostly clubs are looking for someone to push their prospect for a roster spot, or fill out a few innings in split-squad games. Rarely do these signings ever elicit more than a yawn from me. Until the Red Sox signed Bartolo Colon. I apologize, Spanish speakers, that the House of Georges does not have access to the little accent marks needed to differentiate this pitcher from the piece of human ... Read Full Story

With Clay Buchholz on the DL, most of Red Sox Nation immediately turned their attention to Pawtucket, where Bartolo Colon would be making his 3rd start for the Paw Sox. With a chance to get back to the bigs, Colon did not disappoint. He threw 64 pitches, 45 for strikes over 6 solid innings . He had five 1-2-3 innings and did not walk a batter, while topping out at 95 miles per hour. Colon's record with the PawSox is now 2-0 with an 0.64 ERA. In 14 innings, he has allowed one run on six hits, while walking just one and striking out ... Read Full Story