The Red Sox might bring up Bartolo Colon soon if any of their starting pitchers falter in the near future. Colon is getting the ball reportedly up to 97 mph in the minors right now. If that is indeed the case the Red Sox might have to bring him up soon or he will leave them as a free agent on June 1st. Colon has started 2 games in AAA-ball this season and he is 1-0 with a 1.13 ERA and a 0.75 WHIP. He has whiffed 7 batters and only allowed 5 hits in 8 innings this season.

The Red Sox have designated righty swingman Julian Tavarez for assignment. They will likely try to trade him to the Rockies who are said to be hot on his trail to use him in their starting rotation. Tavarez has pitched in 9 games (0 starts) for the Red Sox this season and he was 0-1 with a 6.39 ERA and a 2.13 WHIP. In three seasons with the Red Sox, Tavarez has pitched in 101 games (29 starts) and he was 12-16 with 1 save, a 4.94 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP. The Red Sox have activated 1B Sean Casey off the disabled list to replace Tavarez on the roster. Casey has played in 17 games for the Red Sox this season and he is 18 for 52 (.346 avg, .906 OPS) with 6 runs scored and 8 RBIs.

The Red Sox have traded 34-year old righty reliever Bryan Corey to the Padres for a player to be named later or cash. Corey was off to a rough start with the Red Sox this season. In 7 games (0 starts) for the Red Sox, he was 0-0 with a 10.50 ERA and a 2.33 WHIP. Corey had already been designated for assignment twice this season by the Red Sox so this will give him a good opportunity to stick in the major leagues.