Free-agent closer Alex Colome has agreed to a deal to join the Minnesota Twins, a source told ESPN’s Jeff Passan on Wednesday.
The deal is guaranteed for a year with a club option and $ 6.25 million, according to the source. Colome’s base salary for 2021 will be $ 5 million, while his base salary for the option year will be $ 5.5 million.
Colome has been the closer for the Chicago White Sox for the past two seasons, who picked up Liam Hendriks in January – considered the top-closer in the free-agents market -.
Colome, 32, has a career ERA of 2.95 and 138 saves in eight seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners and White Sox.
He was named an All-Star in 2016 and finished first in saves in the American League in 2017 with 47 with the Rays. He was traded to the Mariners during the 2018 season and then was acquired by the White Sox in November 2018. He had one of his best years in 2019, converting 30 of 33 save opportunities and going 4-5 with a 2 , 80 ERA.
Colome made his first postseason appearances after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, earning one save in two games and an 0.00 ERA when the White Sox were eliminated in the AL wildcard series against the Oakland Athletics.
This report uses information from The Associated Press.