For all of you Red Sox fans living in Rhode Island, good news! At Pawtucket Red Sox games this year, you’ll get to see Bartolo Colon get lit up by a bunch minor league players! Yes, the Red Sox have signed former taco-eating champion Bartolo Colon.

I first saw this picture back in 2004 when it was on Dirt Dogs but I think its appropriate to bring it back out now that he’s here.

So what exactly does this mean for the Red Sox? Well, it means that the Sox probably believe Curt Schilling when he says he can’t rehab his shoulder and probably won’t pitch this year, so they need the extra depth. But we have 5 starters going in to the season. Julian Tavarez would probably be the extra, emergency 6th starter. Devern Hansack, who threw a 5 inning no-hitter on the last day of the season in 2006, is still around and will be the 7th guy on the depth chart. Kyle Snyder should be in the bullpen, but has proven to be good for a start if needed, so we’ll call him #8. Then, the Sox have Edgar Martinez waiting in the wings. If he has a good spring, you could see him called up for a spot start here and there, similar to how Buccholtz was used last year. This guy was signed when he was 16 from Venezuela. He’s probably the #9 starter, so to speak. He also bears a striking resemblance to said Taco-Eater Colon:

Coincidence? OK, of course it is. But anyway, this puts Colon as probably the 10th, but maybe as high as the 8th, pitcher who would be used as a starter. And all this assumes Schilling isn’t going to pitch even 1 inning.

Maybe I am wrong. Maybe, after having a horrible year and posting a 6+ ERA, Colon is planning on renewing his career and has worked harder than ever. Or, maybe, he’s just another fat guy looking to replace El Guapo in the hearts of New Englanders.

I wouldn’t plan on seeing Colon up with the club any time soon. And if he is up here, its going to be because someone is injured or something has gone very wrong. But either way, adding a former Cy Young winner for, really, no money whatsoever to the organization can’t be the worst move in the world.

But still, I wouldn’t bother drafting him in fantasy baseball, unless you are going for the fattest team possible.

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