MLB Trade Rumors 2019: Top 25 assets

LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 20: San Francisco Giants pitcher Madison Bumgarner (40) throws a pitch during a MLB game between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 20, 2019 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Brian Rothmuller/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JUNE 18: Alex Colome #48 of the Chicago White Sox pitches in the 9th inning for a save against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on June 18, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox defeated the Cubs 3-1. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

23. Alex Colome

The Chicago White Sox are showing signs of pulling out of their rebuild this season, but are likely still at least two years away from being ready to contend in a meaningful way. There has not been much movement by the front office to make any more trades to acquire one more wave of prospects for the next championship window since the huge fire sale.

The White Sox have worked around the fringes to try and add names to their roster who could potentially offer trade value down the road. That approach worked well last summer with reliever Joakim Soria, and it appears to be working again with closer Alex Colome this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays tired of Colome’s high-wire act last season and traded him to the Seattle Mariners. The 30-year-old right-hander settled down after the trade last season before the Mariners flipped him again to the White Sox. In 30 games this season, he has a 2.15 ERA and has saved 16 games.

Colome might still be a tough sell as a slam-dunk ninth-inning man for the top contenders, and thusly won’t generate a huge return. He allows home runs at a fairly high rate for a closer and does not strike many hitters out at this point of his career. Still, he could warrant two or three prospects at the deadline if he keeps pitching well.

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