MLB Rumors: Chicago White Sox Have Eye On Adam Ottavino

The Chicago White Sox are reportedly in the market for a relief pitcher, and one name that could fill in that void is Adam Ottavino. The 33-year-old is a veteran free agent and someone who could make sense to further ramp up their bullpen.

With the White Sox trading away Alex Colome, Ottavino could fill up the void, with Chicago likely to get some lift from the right-handed pitcher in 2019, Fansided suggested. So far, the 33-year-old has pitched for eight seasons. He made his debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2010. Unfortunately, he appeared only in five games.

He eventually took his act to the Colorado Rockies in 2012, a team that is also planning to bring him back. In 2018, he appeared in 75 games and posted a 6-4 record with a 2.43 ERA, six saves, 112 strikeouts and a 0.991 WHIP. Ottavino had just 36 walks in 77.2 innings pitched the past season.

Should they be able to strike a deal, bringing in a veteran like Ottavino would shore up the bullpen. With an experienced relief pitcher, team owner Jerry Reinsdorf could get the needed assurance starting pitchers for backup and make sure that leads do not just slip away.

For Ottavino, the change in scenery will also become a new challenge, not to mention an opportunity to see if he can help in the title-contending efforts of the team.

Speaking of titles, it may still depend on which high profile player they can snag from free agency. The past weeks have seen the names of Manny Machado and Bryce Harper as big catches, but nothing has materialized thus far.

But if this latest report from the New York Post is true, the White Sox may still have a chance since both Harper and Machado are reportedly not big fans of the Philadelphia Phillies. Philly was seen as the most logical place for either to end up with, but this development somehow changes everything.

"Word is neither player particularly likes Philadelphia and both would have preferred the Yankees, who have shown little interest in Harper," NY Post said

All of this should be taken with a grain of salt for now. But as far as the White Sox is concerned, hearing that there is still no closure on where Harper or Machado will end up with still gives them a chance to potentially become either player's next team.