JoJo Romero
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 5' 11" 215LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2016 | Rd: 4, #107, Philadelphia Phillies | Yavapai College
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 7.00 11 0 0 9 8 1.78
2022 0 0 4.96 17 0 0 16.1 17 1.41
2023 4 2 3.68 27 0 3 36.2 42 1.06
4 Seasons 4 2 4.95 67 0 3 72.2 77 1.28
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 11 0-0 7.00 9 8 1.78
2022 17 0-0 4.96 16.1 17 1.41
2023 27 4-2 3.68 36.2 42 1.06
4 Seasons 67 4-2 4.95 72.2 77 1.28
MLB Percentile Rankings
Pitch Distribution

Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
Sweet
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2020 23 170 33 1 3.0 2.1 87.3 109.2 6.7 33.3 .297 .412 .358 .344 .405 36.4 21.3 4.3 7.59 5.13
2021 24 171 31 3 9.7 6.8 88.9 106.2 5.5 38.7 .288 .494 .432 .368 .421 32.3 18.2 9.1 7.00 5.99
2022 25 271 40 4 10.0 6.0 89.5 110.8 2.7 25.0 .232 .404 .344 .338 .395 40.0 25.4 14.9 4.96 4.84
2023 26 548 94 2 2.1 1.4 87.6 108.2 -0.5 31.9 .227 .296 .255 .261 .328 38.3 28.6 6.8 3.68 2.82
Player 1160 198 10 5.1 3.3 88.1 110.8 2.3 31.8 .248 .365 .316 .306 .369 37.4 25.2 8.5
MLB 6.9 4.7 88.4 122.4 12.2 33.1 .245 .406 .316 .315 .369 36.3 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Romero relies on 5 pitches.
Sinker
(33.6%) ,
Changeup
(27.9%) ,
Slider
(22.8%) ,
Four Seamer
(15.5%) ,
Cutter
(0.2%) ,


  •   
  •   
  •   

+ If Available Pitches Click to Video.


  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2020 51.5 6.1 30.3 12.1 24.2 42.4 33.3 3.0 36.4 15.2 42.4 0.0 3.0 2.1
2021 54.8 22.6 22.6 0.0 32.3 45.2 22.6 0.0 38.7 12.9 32.3 6.5 9.7 6.8
2022 62.5 20.0 17.5 0.0 35.0 47.5 17.5 7.5 42.5 12.5 27.5 0.0 10.0 6.0
2023 58.5 12.8 25.5 3.2 36.2 39.4 24.5 3.2 48.9 17.0 24.5 3.2 2.1 1.4
Player 57.6 14.6 24.2 3.5 33.3 42.4 24.2 3.5 43.9 15.2 29.3 2.5 5.1 3.3
MLB 44.6 23.5 24.9 7.0 37.0 37.6 25.3 3.9 32.9 24.7 24.4 5.8 6.9 4.7
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: Every pitch is affected by the forces of gravity, which means that every pitch drops on its way from the mound to the plate. These numbers are reported with gravity, which makes them larger and different than other pitch movement numbers you may have seen. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren’t ‘better’ just because they have more time to move, the movement of a pitch is compared to ‘average’ movement by comparing it to other MLB pitch types within +/- 2 MPH and from within +/- 0.5 feet of extension and release.
Vertical Movement (inches) Horizontal Movement (inches)
Year Pitch Team Hand # MPH Inches of Drop vs Avg % vs Avg Inches of Break vs Avg % Break vs Avg
2023 Cutter STL L 1 87.6 32.0 -4.7 -17 0.9 -0.9 -49
2023 Sinker STL L 184 94.7 24.8 0.7 3 17.0 1.8 12
2023 Changeup STL L 153 85.9 32.3 1.3 4 15.3 0.6 4
2023 4-Seam Fastball STL L 85 95.1 17.2 -1.9 -13 8.6 -0.9 -9
2023 Slider STL L 125 84.3 35.9 -0.9 -2 10.0 3.6 56
2022 Slider STL L 58 84.0 39.6 2.2 6 11.6 5.9 103
2022 Changeup STL L 80 86.5 31.0 -0.2 -1 15.1 0.5 4
2022 Sinker STL L 70 95.2 23.1 0.8 3 17.1 1.7 11
2022 4-Seam Fastball STL L 59 95.5 15.8 -1.3 -9 9.6 1.2 14
2022 Cutter STL L 4 90.0 28.4 -4.2 -17 1.2 -0.1 -6
2021 Cutter PHI L 10 85.1 32.4 -2.8 -9 2.9 0.1 2
2021 Sinker PHI L 47 94.2 22.1 -0.6 -3 15.8 0.5 3
2021 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 60 94.7 16.4 -1.2 -8 8.8 1.0 13
2021 Slider PHI L 19 83.1 42.2 4.0 10 5.1 -0.7 -12
2021 Changeup PHI L 35 85.7 32.6 1.5 5 16.2 1.9 14
2020 Sinker PHI L 53 94.7 22.2 0.7 3 17.4 2.1 14
2020 4-Seam Fastball PHI L 43 95.3 14.9 -0.4 -3 10.0 2.3 30
2020 Slider PHI L 46 84.1 38.7 1.8 5 8.4 4.2 99
2020 Changeup PHI L 28 85.7 31.2 0.0 0 14.3 0.4 3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
+ View Complete Pitch Movement Leaderboard

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2023 Sinker 1.1 2 184 33.6 56 .220 .360 .322 18.6 12.5 22.6 .267 .384 .313 45.5
2023 Changeup 2.4 4 153 27.9 43 .282 .308 .294 45.3 30.2 28.3 .235 .288 .262 29.6
2023 Slider 3.9 5 125 22.8 30 .100 .167 .113 53.2 60.0 33.3 .113 .132 .108 25.0
2023 4-Seam Fastball -3.4 -3 85 15.5 17 .286 .357 .356 22.2 17.6 12.0 .329 .388 .381 45.5
2023 Cutter 9.0 0 1 0.2 1 .000 .000 .000 100.0 100.0 100.0 -- -- .000 --
2022 Changeup -0.5 0 80 29.5 18 .188 .500 .378 41.0 16.7 11.1 .214 .366 .300 23.1
2022 Sinker -5.6 -4 70 25.8 21 .438 .813 .565 16.7 9.5 14.3 .405 .816 .561 53.3
2022 4-Seam Fastball 2.5 1 59 21.8 16 .214 .214 .256 16.7 25.0 23.5 .186 .226 .244 50.0
2022 Slider 1.7 1 58 21.4 12 .000 .000 .117 82.4 66.7 50.0 .048 .057 .155 0.0
2022 Cutter -3.0 0 4 1.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2021 4-Seam Fastball -4.3 -3 60 35.1 11 .400 1.000 .591 22.2 36.4 22.2 .299 .781 .469 66.7
2021 Sinker -0.1 0 47 27.5 14 .167 .250 .446 4.2 0.0 0.0 .272 .302 .325 16.7
2021 Changeup -6.3 -2 35 20.5 11 .400 .800 .523 33.3 27.3 21.4 .227 .395 .303 28.6
2021 Slider -8.9 -2 19 11.1 6 .333 .833 .483 22.2 16.7 11.1 .329 .496 .349 40.0
2021 Cutter -1.1 0 10 5.8 1 .000 .000 .000 33.3 0.0 0.0 .743 .885 .703 0.0
2020 Sinker -0.7 0 53 31.2 16 .333 .600 .416 25.8 12.5 25.0 .359 .582 .420 46.2
2020 Slider -4.8 -2 46 27.1 10 .500 .625 .535 33.3 20.0 11.1 .400 .457 .444 33.3
2020 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 0 43 25.3 5 .000 .000 .140 18.8 20.0 7.1 .205 .316 .317 0.0
2020 Changeup 0.8 0 28 16.5 16 .267 .333 .263 33.3 31.3 50.0 .205 .244 .202 36.4
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.
+ View Complete Run Value Leaderboard

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2023 Changeup 153 85.9 99 16.4 9:45 9:15 30
2023 4-Seam Fastball 83 95.1 87 15.2 10:30 10:45 -15
2023 Sinker 178 94.6 86 18.5 10:30 9:30 60
2023 Slider 122 84.3 31 10.9 3:30 2:45 45
2022 Changeup 80 86.5 99 16.4 9:45 9:30 15
2022 4-Seam Fastball 59 95.5 88 16.9 10:30 10:45 -15
2022 Sinker 70 95.2 86 19.0 10:30 9:45 45
2022 Slider 58 84.0 31 12.6 3:45 3:15 30
2021 Changeup 35 85.7 96 17.3 9:45 9:15 30
2021 Cutter 10 85.1 24 6.3 1:30 1:00 30
2021 4-Seam Fastball 60 94.7 88 16.3 10:30 10:45 -15
2021 Sinker 47 94.2 85 18.3 10:45 9:45 60
2021 Slider 19 83.1 34 7.2 3:45 4:15 -30
2020 Changeup 27 85.6 95 16.0 10:00 9:30 30
2020 4-Seam Fastball 40 95.4 90 17.9 10:30 10:45 -15
2020 Sinker 48 94.7 89 19.8 10:30 9:45 45
2020 Slider 45 84.0 32 10.2 3:30 3:30 0
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
+ View Complete Spin Direction Leaderboard

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2020 47 170 -3 3 -1 -1 -2
2021 43 171 -2 -2 -2 0 -7
2022 67 271 1 0 -1 -2 -2
2023 147 548 8 6 -4 -2 8
+ View Complete Swing/Take Leaderboard

Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2020 170 50.6 76.7 77.3 31.0 53.8 40.0 70.2 54.1 28.3 7.1 75.0
2021 171 56.7 68.0 81.8 24.3 72.2 48.0 55.8 49.1 20.2 6.4 63.6
2022 271 40.6 60.9 76.1 26.7 44.2 38.0 61.2 40.6 35.5 4.8 69.2
2023 548 52.8 64.1 71.5 29.3 42.1 42.3 63.9 47.8 36.3 10.4 75.4
Player 1,160 50.2 66.0 75.1 28.2 47.9 41.8 63.2 47.2 32.3 8.0 73.1
MLB 48.6 67.0 82.0 28.5 58.0 42.6 60.9 47.1 24.8 7.3 76.1
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2020 79 38 3
2021 68 24 2
2022 74 34 2
2023 64 25 1
+ View Complete Percentile Rankings Leaderboard

Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2020 24.9 1 0.9 0 0 1 0 0.0
2021 22.8 4 3.3 1 0 2 2 50.0
2022 23.8 3 2.8 0 0 2 1 33.3
2023 22.6 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 23.4 9 8.0 1 0 5 4 44.4

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2020 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
2021 4 4 4 2 3 3 4 4 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 4
2022 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2023 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 9 9 8 6 8 8 9 9 5 6 8 6 8 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 7 7 8 8 9 8 9
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
+View Complete Expected Home Runs Leaderboard

Year to Year Changes

Metric 2020 2021 +/-   2022 +/-   2023 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.0 93.7 -1.3 95.2 1.5 94.8 -0.4
Offspeed Velocity 85.7 85.7 0.0 86.5 0.8 85.9 -0.6
Breaking Velocity 84.1 83.1 -1.0 84.0 0.9 84.3 0.3
Exit Velocity 87.3 88.9 1.6 89.5 0.6 87.6 -1.9
Launch Angle 6.7 5.5 -1.2 2.7 -2.8 -0.5 -3.2
Barrel % 3.0 9.7 6.7 10.0 0.3 2.1 -7.9
Hard Hit % 36.4 32.3 -4.1 40.0 7.7 38.3 -1.7
Sweet Spot % 33.3 38.7 5.4 25.0 -13.7 31.9 6.9
xBA .297 .288 -0.009 .232 -0.056 .227 -0.005
BA .310 .308 -0.002 .232 -0.076 .216 -0.016
xwOBA .344 .368 0.024 .338 -0.030 .261 -0.077
wOBA .358 .432 0.074 .344 -0.088 .255 -0.089
xSLG .412 .494 0.082 .404 -0.090 .296 -0.108
SLG .452 .667 0.215 .429 -0.238 .299 -0.130
K% 21.3 18.2 -3.1 25.4 7.2 28.6 3.2
BB% 4.3 9.1 4.8 14.9 5.8 6.8 -8.1
Swing % 54.1 49.1 -5.0 40.6 -8.5 47.8 7.2
Whiff% 28.3 20.2 -8.1 35.5 15.3 36.3 0.8
In Zone % 50.6 56.7 6.1 40.6 -16.1 52.8 12.2
Out of Zone % 49.4 43.3 -6.1 59.4 16.1 47.2 -12.2
Out of Zone Swing % 31.0 24.3 -6.7 26.7 2.4 29.3 2.6
First Pitch Swing % 44.7 18.6 -26.1 34.3 15.7 25.9 -8.4
First Pitch Strike % 70.2 55.8 -14.4 61.2 5.4 63.9 2.7
+ View Complete Year to Year Changes Leaderboard

Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2020 Shifts 47 .358 21 3 14.3 26 2 7.7
2021 Shifts 43 .432 19 4 21.1 24 6 25.0
2022 Shifts 67 .344 45 5 11.1 22 12 54.5
2023 Shades 147 .255 106 23 21.7 41 11 26.8
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
Learn more about how positioning is defined here

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2020 34 17.1 26.5% 0.0% 37 21.0 2.7% 0.0%
2021 49 18.1 16.3% 2.0% 27 19.9 0.0% 3.7%
2022 94 21.3 1.1% 4.3% 42 22.3 0.0% 4.8%
2023 130 16.7 15.4% 0.0% 116 18.4 2.6% 0.0%
+ View Complete Pitch Tempo Leaderboard

Pitch Distribution