In addition to my usual Yankees Chick posts, I have also begun writing regularly for AOL's FanHouse blog. I will post the beginnings of those articles here on YC, and then you'll have to click the link to jump on over to FH to read the rest... stick with me here, amigos!
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The Red Sox are probably the last team about which one would think "boy, do they need some help with their pitching!", but they've added another name to their list of available hurlers in Bartolo Colon. Several teams, including the White Sox and Cardinals, had expressed an interest in Colon during the off-season, but the Sox managed to woo him with promises of a winning season and playoff contention and signed him to a minor league contract; if he makes the major league roster he would earn $1.2 million.

The large and in charge former Angel was once a Cy Young winning dominator, but over the past two years injuries have thwarted his pitching performance. After starting 33 games to the tune of a 3.48 ERA during his 2005 Cy Young season, he started just 10 in 2006 and 18 in 2007 and combined for a 5.72 ERA during those two dismal years.

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