JoJo Romero

JoJo Romero

28-Year-Old PitcherRP
St. Louis Cardinals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for JoJo Romero in 2025. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, $860,000 contract with the Cardinals in January of 2024.
To start throwing next week
PSt. Louis Cardinals
October 22, 2024
Romero (forearm) is slated to begin a throwing program next week, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
Romero landed on the 15-day injured list during the final week of the regular season due to left forearm inflammation. However, as long as he can avoid setbacks, it would appear he is in line for his normal offseason routine. Romero held a 3.36 ERA, 1.15 WHIP and 51:16 K:BB over 59 innings for the Cardinals during the 2024 regular season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
14
Last 10 Games
13
Last 5 Games
10
How many pitches does JoJo Romero generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
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111-120
 
121+
 
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31-40
 
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51-60
 
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121+
 
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121+
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-43%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-31%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-60%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-58%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .150 141 47 13 19 2 0 2
Since 2022vs Right .265 315 63 23 75 15 2 10
2024vs Left .181 78 25 5 13 2 0 1
2024vs Right .264 164 26 11 39 9 0 7
2023vs Left .105 41 12 3 4 0 0 0
2023vs Right .260 106 30 7 25 4 2 1
2022vs Left .118 22 10 5 2 0 0 1
2022vs Right .282 45 7 5 11 2 0 2
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-27%
ERA at Home
2024
 
 
-23%
ERA at Home
2023
 
 
-64%
ERA at Home
2022
 
 
-57%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 3.14 1.15 57.1 8 3 2 8.3 2.8 0.9
Since 2022Away 4.28 1.17 54.2 3 2 2 9.4 3.0 1.0
2024Home 2.97 1.20 33.1 5 2 1 6.2 3.0 0.8
2024Away 3.86 1.09 25.2 2 1 0 9.8 1.8 1.8
2023Home 1.96 0.87 18.1 3 1 1 12.3 2.0 0.5
2023Away 5.40 1.25 18.1 1 1 2 8.3 2.9 0.0
2022Home 7.94 1.76 5.2 0 0 0 7.9 4.8 3.2
2022Away 3.38 1.22 10.2 0 0 0 10.1 5.9 0.8
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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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.19
 
K/9
7.8
 
BB/9
2.4
 
HR/9
1.2
 
Fastball
94.3 mph
 
ERA
3.36
 
WHIP
1.15
 
BABIP
.276
 
GB/FB
1.80
 
Left On Base
79.2%
 
Exit Velocity
82.7 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
7.1%
 
Spin Rate
2195 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
26.1%
 
Swinging Strike
10.1%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
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.
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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To IL with forearm inflammation
PSt. Louis Cardinals
Forearm
September 25, 2024
The Cardinals placed Romero on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with left forearm flexor inflammation.
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Stuck with loss Thursday
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 19, 2024
Romero (7-3) allowed a run on one hit and one walk over two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss Thursday versus the Pirates.
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Grabs first save
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 12, 2024
Romero earned the save in Thursday's 6-1 win over Cincinnati, allowing two hits over 1.1 scoreless innings.
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Grabs win over Reds
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 11, 2024
Romero (7-2) struck out one and didn't allow a baserunner over two-thirds of an inning to earn the win Wednesday over the Reds.
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Secures sixth win
PSt. Louis Cardinals
September 1, 2024
Romero (6-2) allowed a hit and a walk while striking out three over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win over the Yankees on Sunday.
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