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  • Rangers Sign Bartolo Colon To 1 Year $1.75 Million

    Bartolo Colon, 44, signs minor league deal with Rangers

    ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers have signed 44-year-old Bartolo Colon to a minor league contract and invited the pitcher to big league spring training.

    "Bartolo brings a track record of durability and success in the major leagues," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels said in a statement. "He pounds the strike zone and provides quality competition for our rotation."

    Colon was a combined 7-14 with a 6.48 ERA in 28 starts for Atlanta and Minnesota last season. He was released by the Braves in July, then signed with the Twins and went 5-6 with a 5.18 ERA in 15 starts for the team.

    Colon has 240 career victories in 20 seasons with 10 teams, including the Montreal Expos. The portly right-hander has posted 21 career wins against Texas, the most by any pitcher.

    A four-time All-Star, he won the 2005 AL Cy Young Award with the Angels.

    Texas was 78-84 last year. Rangers pitchers and catchers are set to hold their first spring workout Feb. 15 in Surprise, Arizona.
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