Bartolo Colon is back with the Texas Rangers' organization and is going to start for them Monday at Oakland.
After that, his status is in a gray area. Charcoal.
All he is guaranteed is that one start next week in place of Martin Perez, who is going to open the season on the disabled list and at first glance is the reason the Rangers need Colon.
But that's not entirely the case.
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The Rangers have concerns about another left-hander, Mike Minor, who was a reliever last season for Kansas City and hasn't started a game in the major leagues since 2014.