There was no assurance about the conditioning of Bartolo Colon . He hasn't picked up a ball since throwing 4 1/3 innings in the Caribbean Series against Venezuela Feb. 6. Nor were there any indications about his weight, with which he's struggled throughout his career. All that was known was that, two years after he won ... (Full article: 1226 words)

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