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Apr 7, 2008 2:46 pm US/Eastern
Colon Put On Disabled List
BOSTON (WBZ) ―
Right-hander Bartolo Colon was placed on the disabled list Monday and will miss his next start, according to WBZ's Dan Roche.
Colon has a slight oblique strain. Doctors will examine him again Tuesday.
He allowed just one hit over five innings in a 3-0 win over Indianapolis in the International League opener for the Pawtucket Red Sox Thursday night.
The 2005 American League Cy Young Award winner is hoping to earn a promotion to the Boston Red Sox. Injuries have limited Colon to a total of only 29 major league appearances over the last two years.
The two-time All-Star signed a minor league contract during the offseason.
He was 6-8 with a 6.34 ERA last year for the Los Angeles Angels, bothered by elbow inflammation, and went 7-13 with a 5.72 ERA in 29 games combined over the last two seasons.
With 41-year-old Curt Schilling expected to miss at least half the season with a shoulder injury, Colon could become a starter for Boston at the back end of the rotation. If added to the 40-man roster, he would get a $1.2 million, one-year contract.
Roche has also learned that Coco Crisp will start in center field for Tuesday's home opener against Detroit. Crisp is a switch-hitter and the Red Sox believe he's a better match than Jacoby Ellsbury against Tigers left-hander Kenny Rogers.
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