Los Angeles Dodgers: Three new options to close if not Kenley Jansen
By Jason Reed
2. Alex Colome
When putting together these kinds of lists, I like to keep it reasonably realistic for the reader. You see a lot of these articles that simply slap the three-best options available without exploring why or how that is possible.
If I were to do that then Brad Hand would be on this list. However, after what the Cleveland Indians gave up for Hand, I highly doubt they move on from him so fast, even if they are a small market team that is known for reducing payroll.
A realistic and talented arm that I could see getting to the Los Angeles Dodgers is Chicago White Sox’ reliever, Alex Colome.
Colome had a really solid 2019 campaign for the White Sox. Colome had a 2.80 ERA with 62 appearances and 34 saves. He only had three blown saves on the year, which is not all that bad for how often he was on the mound.
The White Sox also gave up young talent for Colome as they traded catcher Omar Narvaez to the Seattle Mariners for Colome. Narvaez had a breakout year for the Mariners, slugging 22 home runs and hitting .278 in 132 games, but he was never a top-30 prospect and was not someone who the White Sox were losing sleep over trading.
So why would they look to trade Colome? Colome is in the last year of arbitration before being a free agent, meaning that he is essentially on an expiring deal. Knowing that there is going to be a team out there that is willing to pay him, the White Sox should be inclined to get some minor league talent in return for Colome.
The Dodgers are the perfect fit for that. They can give the White Sox more than they paid for Colome because they have the resources and the Dodgers get the comfort of knowing that they are not taking on long-term financial risk.
The Dodgers can offer the White Sox a pitching prospect in the high 20s of their top 30 and it should be enough to get the deal done for one year of Colome.