Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earns a save for the second straight day Tuesday versus the Royals. He struck out one while allowing a single hit. He would earn his eighth save of the season. It has been a rough season, but Colome likely has a long leash, as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. Stick with Colome in all leagues, but just know that the frequency of his save chances will be few and far between on a bad Rays team this year.

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earns a save Monday versus the Royals. He came into the ninth with a one-run lead and worked around a triple to earn his seventh save of the season. It has been a rough season but Colome likely has a long leash as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. It is hard to recommend dropping him in leagues that reward saves given the unreliability in the league among retaining the role of closer.

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome pitched an effective ninth inning in Game 2 of the Saturday doubleheader against Baltimore. He pitched a perfect ninth inning on only eight pitches to close out the 10-3 victory. It was his first appearance in nearly a week. It has been a rough season but Colome likely has a long leash as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. It is hard to recommend dropping him in leagues that reward saves given the unreliability in the league among retaining the role of cl[...]

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome took the loss Sunday versus the Blue Jays. He came into the ninth with the game tied 1-1 and the winning run scored on a wild pitch by Colome. The loss came a day after he had picked up his sixth save of the season. The loss was his fourth of the season already to go with his 5.17 ERA. It has been a rough season but Colome likely has a long leash as he tallied 84 saves the past two seasons. It is hard to recommend dropping him in leagues that reward saves given [...]

Alex Colome shouldn't have been needed on Saturday, but Sergio Romo got ambushed by the young Blue Jays hitters in the 8th inning, forcing manager Kevin Cash to call on his closer for the second straight night. Colome retired Josh Donaldson and Yangervis Solarte in the 8th, and went 1-2-3 in the 9th to lock down his sixth save of the season. Colome was awful in the first couple weeks of the season, but has rounded around to form nicely.

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome gave up the winning run Sunday versus the Red Sox. He came into a game tied at 3-3 and allowed the go-ahead run. It is his third loss already this season to go along with some blown saves. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should b[...]

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome saved his fifth game of the season Friday versus Boston. He threw a scoreless ninth inning to preserve a one-run lead while striking out two. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a catego[...]

Tampa Bay Rays relief pitcher Alex Colome earns his second victory of the season Sunday versus the Twins. Much like his victory Friday, he pitched a scoreless inning and then the Rays won in the bottom of the inning. He also struck out all three batters he faced. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to [...]

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned a win Friday versus Minnesota. He pitched a scoreless 1oth inning and the Rays would win in the bottom of the inning. Colome recorded an MLB-leading 47 saves in 2017, but his overall numbers elsewhere weren't as impressive as his 2016 campaign. His strikeout and walk rates both went in the wrong direction, and his ERA jumped up more than a full run to 3.24 from 1.90 in 2016. He still should be owned in all leagues where saves are a category. He saved 84 [...]

Tampa Bay Rays closer Alex Colome earned his fourth save of the season [...]