The day after renewing Nelson Cruz’s ink in a deal, the twins added a notable name to their relief body:
BREAKING: The twins agreed to a deal with former All-Star Reliever Alex Colomé, sources say @TheAthletic.@DanHayesMLB reports that Colomé will make $ 5 million in 2021, and the twins will have a $ 5.5 million team option or $ 1.25 million buyout for 2022.
– Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) February 3, 2021
While Alex Colomé has spent the past two years as White Sok*, he spent the first five seasons of his career in Tampa Bay. In 2016, his first year as a closest full-time team, Colomé joined the All-Star team, posting a 1.91 ERA with 37 saves. A year later, he led the league with 47 saves.
After a season split between Tampa and Seattle, Colomé signed with the White Sox and served as the closest team for the past two seasons, recording 30 saves in 2019 and 12 on last year’s short schedule, in which he posted an ERA of 0 , 81.
Colomé immediately provides stability for the bullpen, a reliable veteran arm who can close games or take the team out of a difficult situation at the end of the shift. Whether Minnesota will use him as his player in the ninth inning or use multiple players in that role, including Taylor Rogers and Tyler Duffey, is yet to be seen.
The Twins have Colomé under contract for 2021, with a mutual option for 2022, according to several reports. Whether he comes back or not next season, we all have 2021 ahead of us. A toast to an improved bullpen to go along with a reinforced lineup and another solid veteran at the clubhouse.
* this is the correct spelling of the singular, in my view; I encourage its widespread use