JoJo Romero

Bats L Throws L6'0" 200 lbBorn 1996 Camarillo, USADebut 2020Team STLDraft 2016 R4 #107 Philadelphia Phillies, Yavapai CollegeContract 1 y/$4.26M (26) 2026: $1,252,941

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	207	22.9	8.3	2.63	21.2	6.14	107.7
2027							107.0
2028							106.3

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 105 PITCH+ the next season; 9 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Nick Masset	2010	104.3	97.0	313
2	Wilton Lopez	2012	106.0	96.3	321
3	Sam Dyson	2016	106.4	83.5	260
4	C. J. Wilson	2009	103.9	111.4	850
5	Erik Swanson	2022	104.6	111.5	262
6	Matt Barnes	2018	103.3	108.8	285
7	Pedro Strop	2013	106.9	117.9	244
8	Junichi Tazawa	2014	102.6	98.2	247
9	David Aardsma	2010	106.0	did not play
10	Scott Oberg	2018	102.0	124.3	223

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									207				107.0
2026*									186				100.6	100.3	100.9
2025	STL	4	6	2.07	65	0	8	61.0	255	2	29	55	112.9	97.8	110.7
2024	STL	7	3	3.36	65	0	1	59.0	243	8	16	51	101.3	100.0	101.2
2023	STL	4	2	3.68	27	0	3	36.7	147	1	10	42	120.3	109.6	129.9
2022	STL	0	0	4.96	17	0	0	16.3	67	3	10	17	90.1	99.1	89.2
2021	PHI	0	0	7.00	11	0	0	9.0	44	4	4	8	60.3	101.6	62.0
2020	PHI	0	0	7.59	12	0	0	10.7	47	1	2	10	91.9	95.4	87.3
Career		15	11	3.55	197	0	12	192.7	803	19	71	183	104.7		105.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	STL	P	65	61	0	4	0	0	1.000	-0.7
2024	STL	P	65	59	0	6	0	0	1.000	-0.0
2023	STL	P	27	37	2	7	2	1	0.818	+1.7
2022	STL	P	17	16	0	2	0	1	1.000	-0.1
2021	PHI	P	11	9	2	1	0	0	1.000	+0.1
2020	PHI	P	12	11	1	0	0	0	1.000	-0.3

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2023	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	88	21.0 IP, 38% K	3.00
2022	AAA	nan	Pit	25	7.0 IP, 32% K	0.00
2019	AAA	Lehigh Valley IronPigs	Pit	261	53.2 IP, 15% K	6.94
2019	AA	Reading Fightin Phils	Pit	237	57.2 IP, 22% K	4.88
2018	AA	Reading Fightin Phils	Pit	453	106.2 IP, 22% K	3.81
2017	A+	Clearwater Threshers	Pit	210	52.1 IP, 23% K	2.25
2017	A	Lakewood BlueClaws	Pit	300	76.2 IP, 26% K	2.13

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.349	0.307	0.265	0.390
2025	0.256	0.295	0.272	0.286
2024	0.227	0.352	0.296	0.331
2023	0.139	0.325	0.240	0.301
2022	0.291	0.391	0.456	0.301
2021	0.425	0.590	0.534	0.430
2020	0.337	0.395	0.248	0.476

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.