The Milwaukee Brewers would in all probability prefer to hold as a lot of their World Sequence-winning roster intact as doable, however that will simply not be doable. One free agent who appears pretty more likely to depart is left-handed reliever JoJo Romero. To make issues worse, latest reporting from Jeff Jones of The Belleville Information-Democrat suggests that there’s mutual curiosity in a reunion between him and the St. Louis Cardinals, the staff the Brewers acquired him from.
The Brewers acquired Romero and Dustin Could from the Cardinals in a commerce deadline deal that despatched a pair of minor league outfielders to their NL Central rival. Clearly the deal was price it as a result of the Brewers gained the World Sequence, nevertheless it would possibly sting if Romero helps the staff get a hoop after which goes proper again to their rival.
In 2026 between his time with the Cardinals and Brewers, Romero had a 3.36 ERA in 55 appearances. He struck out 54 batters and walked 18 in 56 and 1/3 innings pitched. His numbers have been remarkably comparable between St. Louis and Milwaukee. He was additionally actually efficient within the playoffs as he had a 1.13 ERA in seven appearances. His efficiency was overshadowed by the dominance of Aaron Ashby, however he was nonetheless nice.
A lot of groups ought to be concerned with JoJo Romero
Whereas there could also be mutual curiosity between Romero and the Cardinals, a whole lot of groups ought to be concerned with him. Many groups may use a left-handed reliever and whereas Romero isn’t fairly as horny an choice as Adrian Morejon who’s the premier left-handed reliever out there in the marketplace, Romero represents a extra affordable and reasonably priced choice for groups in want of a lefty setup man.
A reunion with Milwaukee can’t be dominated out utterly since Romero isn’t projected to earn a loopy contract. MLB Commerce Rumors predicts he’ll get a two-year, $13 million deal which isn’t all that wild. But, the Brewers are frugal and overpaying for relievers, a notoriously fickle breed, is among the largest errors a entrance workplace could make so if groups get right into a bidding struggle for him, anticipate them to bow out.
It actually wouldn’t be a shock if he indicators elsewhere, however the Brewers should be hoping he goes to a staff apart from the Cardinals. Even when St. Louis isn’t the most important menace within the division, it might nonetheless be annoying to see Romero pitching for them after what he did in a Brewers uniform.
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