2022 Stats
W-L
5-4
ERA
2.11
WHIP
1.02
K
73
SV
36
2023 Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Romano established himself as a reliable, top-end closer in 2022, recording 78.3% of Toronto's saves, which was the fourth-highest percentage among all relievers. His 36 saves tied for fourth in the league, while his 64 innings in 63 appearances were also career highs. Romano posted a career best walk rate (8.1%), though his strikeout rate dipped 5.3 percentage points to a still above-average 28.3%. Interestingly, Romano reversed his pitch usage for the fourth straight year, throwing his fastball (48% pitch usage) far less often than he did in 2021. This is notable since Romano's heater has been more effective than his slider in recent seasons. He did lose some velocity on the fastball, but still averaged 96.9 mph, which was in the 92nd percentile. The Blue Jays retained John Schneider as their manager, who has relied on Romano heavily since taking over. Expect another season with 30-plus saves. Read Past Outlooks
Looks ready for Opening Day
Romano struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning during Friday's split-squad game against the Phillies.
ANALYSIS
It's a bit odd to see a closer actually work the ninth in a meaningless Grapefruit League game, when the opposition's big-league hitters have generally already hit the showers, but Romano still carved up the minor-league batters he got to face. The right-hander has a 9:2 K:BB through 5.2 spring innings and looks more than ready for the regular season to begin. After recording 59 saves over the last two years with a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 11.20 K/9, Romano heads into 2023 as one of the most reliable closing options available to fantasy managers.
It's a bit odd to see a closer actually work the ninth in a meaningless Grapefruit League game, when the opposition's big-league hitters have generally already hit the showers, but Romano still carved up the minor-league batters he got to face. The right-hander has a 9:2 K:BB through 5.2 spring innings and looks more than ready for the regular season to begin. After recording 59 saves over the last two years with a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 11.20 K/9, Romano heads into 2023 as one of the most reliable closing options available to fantasy managers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
18
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Jordan Romano generally throw?
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What part of the game does Jordan Romano generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-17%
BAA vs LHP
2022
-11%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020vs Left | .164 | 95 | 18 | 37 | 5 | |||
| Since 2020vs Right | .197 | 84 | 33 | 56 | 8 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .202 | 38 | 10 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .179 | 35 | 11 | 22 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Left | .140 | 43 | 7 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 2021vs Right | .211 | 42 | 18 | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2020vs Left | .083 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
| 2020vs Right | .214 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
-20%
ERA on Road
2022
-65%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2020Home | 2.25 | 0.93 | 72.0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | ||||
| Since 2020Away | 1.81 | 1.11 | 69.2 | 11.6 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2022Home | 1.10 | 0.80 | 32.2 | 9.4 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 3.16 | 1.24 | 31.1 | 11.2 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2021Home | 3.12 | 1.04 | 34.2 | 12.5 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0.95 | 1.06 | 28.1 | 11.8 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2020Home | 3.86 | 1.07 | 4.2 | 13.5 | 1.9 | ||||
| 2020Away | 0.00 | 0.80 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jordan Romano 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
3.48K/9
10.3BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.6Fastball
96.9 mphERA
2.11WHIP
1.02BABIP
.271GB/FB
1.21Left On Base
79.1%Exit Velocity
82.9 mphBarrels/BBE
3.6%Spin Rate
2186 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.0%Swinging Strike
14.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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After his 2020 breakout in high-leverage, Romano was the favorite to break camp as Toronto's closer after Kirby Yates underwent Tommy John surgery in late-March. However, it was Julian Merryweather who earned the first two saves for the Blue Jays. Injuries to Merryweather and Rafael Dolis eventually forced Toronto to use Romano in the ninth and he'd carry the closer role for the rest of the season after picking up his first save in late May. He went 23-for-24 in save chances overall while posting a 2.14 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 33.6 K%. His fastball velocity (98-mph) spiked again and his 23.7 K-BB% ranked 21st among qualified relievers. Romano proved he can handle the closing duties quite well, but his 2022 role depends on Toronto's offseason plans. The Canadian has one more season before he's eligible for salary arbitration and it's possible he returns to a more flexible high-leverage role.
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Won't pitch in WBC
Romano will not participate in the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet reports.
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Reaches deal with Toronto
Romano agreed to a one-yar, $4.538 million contract with the Blue Jays on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
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Records 36th save
Romano earned the save Sunday against Boston, striking out one in the ninth inning of a 6-3 victory.
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Records four-out save
Romano picked up the save Saturday against the Rays. He did not allow a run on one hit while striking out three over 1.1 innings.
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Blows save, loses Sunday
Romano (5-4) blew the save and took the defeat in Sunday's 5-4 loss against Baltimore. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks.
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