Aug 12, 2006 9:55 PM EST

Bartolo Colon thinks that with rest and rehab, his partially torn rotator cuff should heal by spring training.

"I feel confident that everything is going to be fine," the 2005 AL Cy Young Award winner said Saturday in his first extensive remarks since being told August 4 his season was over.

Colon has been told he will spend about eight to 10 weeks in Arizona rehabilitating the shoulder. Team physician Dr. Lewis Yocum said he doesn't need surgery.

Via AP