GLENDALE, Ariz. -- White Sox reliever Alex Colomé likes to keep the peace.

Pitching in high-leverage situations has taught him to remain calm in any situation, so he’s never been one to panic. He’s also been around long enough to know that worrying about things out of his control can be a problem for any professional baseball player, especially one that is expected to close out games, so he’s simply not going to do it.

It’s no surprise that the soft-spoken six-year veteran isn’t concerned that he doesn’t have a defined role in the White Sox bullpen on the final day of February. It’s the regular season that matters, he says, and he’ll pitch wherever the club needs him.

“I just have to keep working as normal and we’ll see what happens,” Colome, 30, said. “I don’t know what my role is right now and it’s not something we have talked about. That’s fine. I’m concentrating on being ready and healthy for the regular season.”

In Thursday's 8-3 loss to the Mariners, Colome made his Cactus League debut, pitching a perfect third inning while recording two groundouts and a flyout.

Colome, who led the Majors with 47 saves with the Rays in 2017, joins Kelvin Herrera and Nate Jones as candidates at the back end of Chicago's bullpen. Colome said he’s fine pitching in any inning.

“We have three guys that have been used in multiple situations, whether that’s the seventh, eighth or ninth,” White Sox manager Rick Renteria said. “I’d love to be able to slot guys in at one, two and three -- that would be the best scenario -- but as the games continue to progress and the game dictates it, we’ll see how we will manage their usage. I don’t want to limit myself on when I should use them or not use them.”

Colome combined for a 7-5 record with a 3.04 ERA, 30 holds, 12 saves and 72 strikeouts in 68 innings over 70 appearances last season between Tampa Bay and Seattle. He went 5-0 with a 2.53 ERA, 30 holds and 49 strikeouts in 46 1/3 innings over 47 appearances with the Mariners after being acquired from the Rays on May 25.

“This guy is pretty good,” Renteria said. “If you ask any of the hitters that stood in there or any of the catchers, he’s a pretty solid reliever. We are in a good situation right now with those three guys and the other guys that are competing.”

The first pitcher in Major League history to record at least 10 saves and 30 holds in one season, Colome was acquired by the White Sox from Seattle in exchange for catcher Omar Narvaez on Nov. 30.

"I’m always ready to pitch,” Colome said. “That’s who I am. I’m calm and ready to go.”