2024 Stats
W-L
2-0
ERA
1.30
WHIP
0.83
K
26
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Romero was unable to win a spot in the Cardinals' bullpen to open the 2023 season, but managed to rapidly ascend the team's late-inning hierarchy upon his recall in early July. The 27-year-old even earned some looks as St. Louis' closer, logging three saves in 27 appearances before left knee tendinitis ended his season in September. While Romero primarily throws a mid-90's sinker to induce ground balls at a near-60 percent clip, he keeps hitters off-balance with an 86 mph changeup (45.3 percent whiff). Not to mention, the southpaw's 53.2 percent whiff rate on his slider was one of the highest in the league for that pitch type. This helped him produce above-average strikeout (28.6%) and walk (6.8%) rates, even if the sample was only 36.2 innings. Romero showed enough last year to continue to fill a high-leverage role for the Cardinals in 2024, but health has been an issue for him throughout his career. Read Past Outlooks
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Picks up win
Romero (2-0) allowed three hits and struck out one over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday over the Cubs.
ANALYSIS
Romero became the pitcher of record after the Cardinals rallied for the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. While this was a bit of a shaky performance, Romero was able to post his ninth scoreless appearance over 11 outings in May. The southpaw is at a 1.35 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 26:4 K:BB while adding 17 holds and one blown save through 26.2 innings. He's the Cardinals' top lefty reliever and continues to feature in a setup role.
Romero became the pitcher of record after the Cardinals rallied for the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning. While this was a bit of a shaky performance, Romero was able to post his ninth scoreless appearance over 11 outings in May. The southpaw is at a 1.35 ERA, 0.79 WHIP and 26:4 K:BB while adding 17 holds and one blown save through 26.2 innings. He's the Cardinals' top lefty reliever and continues to feature in a setup role.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
14
How many pitches does JoJo Romero generally throw?
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What part of the game does JoJo Romero generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-45%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-10%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .136 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .246 | 52 | 14 | 49 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .182 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .203 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .105 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .260 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .118 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .282 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-40%
ERA at Home
2024
-71%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 2.33 | 1.03 | 38.2 | 9.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.86 | 1.07 | 42.0 | 9.4 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0.61 | 0.95 | 14.2 | 6.8 | 1.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 2.08 | 0.69 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 1.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 1.96 | 0.87 | 18.1 | 12.3 | 2.0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.40 | 1.25 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 7.94 | 1.76 | 5.2 | 7.9 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.38 | 1.22 | 10.2 | 10.1 | 5.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does JoJo Romero compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
6.50K/9
8.5BB/9
1.3HR/9
0.3Fastball
93.9 mphERA
1.30WHIP
0.83BABIP
.257GB/FB
2.44Left On Base
88.0%Exit Velocity
83.0 mphBarrels/BBE
6.1%Spin Rate
2159 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.2%Swinging Strike
11.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Several key reliever signings have shaken up Ryan Rufe's closer rankings, allowing Jhoan Duran to move into the top three.
2021 Fantasy Outlook
Romero was exclusively a starter in the minors but was a reliever in his debut season last year, appearing 12 times and throwing 10.2 innings. He stumbled to a 7.59 ERA in those innings, but the underlying numbers don't paint nearly such a negative picture of his future. His 3.66 FIP and 3.53 xFIP indicated that he performed just fine, as he combined a slightly below-average 21.3 K% with a strong 4.3 BB% and 50.0% groundball rate. Whether the Phillies keep him in the bullpen or continue to develop him as a starter going forward remains to be seen. If he returns to the rotation, he'll likely need some more seasoning in the minors, as he produced a 6.88 ERA in 13 starts for Triple-A Lehigh Valley in 2019. The fact that he throws left-handed may cause the Phillies to elect to keep him in relief, where he'll have an easier path to a big-league role but is unlikely to find himself in a fantasy-relevant job.
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Allows run, snags win Saturday
Romero (1-0) allowed a run on three hits over one inning, taking a blown save but earning the win Saturday versus the Red Sox. He did not strike out or walk a batter.
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Earns 10th hold
Romero struck out two in a perfect inning to earn his 10th hold of the season in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Mets.
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Control issues popping up
Romero has allowed two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out three over three Grapefruit League innings.
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Agrees to terms
Romero agreed to a one-year contact with the Cardinals on Thursday, avoiding arbitration.
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Knee still bothersome
Romero (knee) is still dealing with weakness and instability in his left knee but will throw a bullpen session Sunday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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