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Sal Romano
Popularity: ↓ 39%
P | B/T: L/R | 6' 5" 255LBS | Age: 27
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 23, #715, Cincinnati Reds | Southington (CT) HS
Poor Avg Great

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2020 1 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 0 0.00
4 Seasons 15 19 5.14 69 41 2 250.1 194 1.46
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2020 2 1-0 0.00 1.1 0 0.00
4 Seasons 69 15-19 5.14 250.1 194 1.46

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Statcast Statistics

Season Pitches Batted Balls Barrels Barrel % Exit Velocity Launch Angle Sweet Spot % XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2017 1498 270 12 4.4 87.4 7.6 27 .238 .364 .340 .302 .327 34.1 19 9.6 4.45 3.95
2018 2404 482 39 8.1 88.3 10.6 32.4 .267 .447 .334 .335 .371 34 16.3 8.2 5.31 4.86
2019 306 52 5 9.6 91.1 13.3 40.4 .259 .501 .418 .366 .428 37.5 20.8 10.4 7.71 6.29
2020 13 4 0 0 94.5 23.3 50 .441 .674 .000 .475 .475 75 0 0 0.00 11.71
4221 808 56 6.9 88.2 9.9 31.2 .257 .424 .341 .326 .360 34.4 17.5 8.8
6.4 88.3 11.9 32.8 .243 .402 .318 .312 .362 35.1 21.8 8.3

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Romano relies on 2 pitches.
Sinker
(76.9%) ,
Slider
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Pitch Tracking

Year Pitch Type # # RHB # LHB % MPH PA AB H 1B 2B 3B HR SO BBE BA XBA SLG XSLG WOBA XWOBA EV LA Spin Whiff% PutAway%
2020 Sinker 10 3 7 76.9 95.2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .562 .000 .761 .000 .573 100.1 3 2130 0.0
2020 Slider 3 1 2 23.1 87.5 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .320 .000 .587 .000 .378 89.0 44 2546 0.0 0.0
2019 Sinker 151 76 75 56.3 95.9 35 31 13 5 6 0 2 4 28 .419 .304 .806 .616 .503 .430 91.0 12 2166 7.9 17.4
2019 Slider 90 64 26 33.6 87.1 26 25 6 3 2 0 1 8 17 .240 .249 .440 .429 .295 .297 93.3 14 2513 28.6 18.6
2019 4-Seam Fastball 21 18 3 7.8 96.1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 .333 .287 1.333 .908 .658 .530 74.1 32 2127 37.5 33.3
2019 Curveball 6 2 4 2.2 81.4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .813 .000 .986 .000 .777 90.2 16 2297 0.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitch Movement

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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
2020 Sinker CIN R 10 95.2 23 3.2 16 19.4 4.8 33
2020 Slider CIN R 3 87.5 33 0.4 1 1.1 -4.5 -133
2019 Slider CIN R 90 87.1 38.6 4.6 13 3.5 -0.5 -12
2019 Curveball CIN R 6 81.4 45.6 -8.3 -15 5.3 -1.1 -18
2019 Sinker CIN R 151 95.9 17.4 -2.7 -13 13.7 -0.9 -6
2019 4-Seamer CIN R 21 96.1 14.2 -1 -8 9.9 2.7 37
2018 4-Seamer CIN R 150 94.1 16.7 -1.9 -13 8.4 1.3 19
2018 Curveball CIN R 52 82.9 43 -7.9 -16 4.7 -1.6 -25
2018 Sinker CIN R 1420 94.1 19.5 -0.9 -4 14.2 0.2 1
2018 Slider CIN R 646 87 35.9 1.9 5 1.6 -2.4 -61
2018 Changeup CIN R 124 87.6 27 -1.6 -6 10.6 -2.5 -19
2017 Curveball CIN R 18 82.8 40.8 -7.8 -16 5.8 -0.3 -4
2017 Changeup CIN R 129 89 22.3 -2.8 -11 11.2 -2.1 -16
2017 Slider CIN R 416 87.1 34.2 2.6 8 2.4 -1 -29
2017 Sinker CIN R 256 95.1 16.7 -1.1 -6 14.1 -0.5 -3
2017 4-Seamer CIN R 676 95.4 12.7 -0.2 -2 10.2 2.6 35
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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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 %
2020 Sinker -4.7 0 10 76.9 2 0 0 0 0 0 .562 .761 .573 100
2020 Slider -26.5 -1 3 23.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .32 .587 .378 50
2019 Curveball -4.8 0 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .813 .986 .777 0
2019 4-Seamer 5.6 1 21 6.9 4 .333 1.333 .675 37.5 25 33.3 .287 .908 .533 50
2019 Slider 0.4 0 90 29.4 26 .24 .44 .304 28.6 30.8 18.6 .249 .429 .298 41.2
2019 Sinker 3 5 151 49.3 35 .419 .806 .517 7.9 11.4 17.4 .304 .616 .431 35.7
2018 Curveball 0.3 0 52 2.2 8 .143 .429 .288 21.4 12.5 33.3 .296 .511 .39 33.3
2018 Changeup 2.7 3 124 5.2 20 .35 .7 .443 20.4 0 0 .271 .533 .345 35
2018 4-Seamer 1.5 2 150 6.2 35 .387 .677 .481 13.2 11.4 21.1 .36 .639 .459 37
2018 Slider -0.8 -5 646 26.9 187 .165 .301 .22 32.8 33.7 19.3 .18 .279 .221 24.3
2018 Sinker 0.7 11 1422 59.2 385 .309 .501 .389 11.3 9.4 12.1 .305 .513 .382 37.2
2018 N/A 1 0 0
2017 Curveball 0.3 0 18 1.2 1 1 1 .9 60 0 .341 .359 .31 0
2017 Changeup 2 3 129 8.6 20 .25 .35 .305 18.2 10 11.8 .233 .325 .241 44.4
2017 Sinker -1.1 -3 256 17.1 59 .26 .38 .335 16.3 13.6 20 .206 .301 .284 30.2
2017 Slider -0.2 -1 416 27.8 131 .244 .366 .28 37.7 33.6 21.7 .197 .272 .222 25.6
2017 4-Seamer 0.3 2 676 45.1 171 .307 .562 .413 12.2 11.1 13.7 .286 .477 .379 39.7
2017 N/A 1 0.1
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2020 Sinker 10 95.2 87 21.1 1:45 2:30 -45
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 382 1497 4 -22 13 6 1
2018 634 2392 3 -13 12 8 11
2019 66 268 0 4 1 1 6
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2017 1498 50.9 62.7 82.4 24.2 63.5 41.1 54.9 43.8 22 8.1 76
2018 2404 50.6 66.5 88.2 27.6 60.7 44.2 58.2 47.3 18.1 8.6 72.8
2019 306 51.1 61.3 91.7 22.9 56.7 42.2 51.9 40.5 18.5 8.2 54.5
2020 13 76.9 60 100 0 38.5 100 46.2 0 7.7 100
4221 50.8 64.8 86.5 26 61.4 42.9 56.8 45.5 19.4 8.4 72.9
48.4 66.6 82.2 28.4 59 42.6 60.6 46.9 24.3 7.2 75.7

Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel %
2017 53.3 18.5 22.2 5.9 35.2 37.8 27 5.6 36.7 21.1 24.1 5.2 4.4
2018 46.9 23.2 23.4 6.4 37.3 37.1 25.5 2.9 35.1 23.7 23.7 4.8 8.1
2019 38.5 32.7 26.9 1.9 21.2 50 28.8 1.9 28.8 26.9 21.2 3.8 9.6
2020 25 0 50 25 25 25 50 0 25 25 25 25 0
48.4 22.2 23.4 6.1 35.5 38.1 26.4 3.7 35.1 23 23.6 5 6.9
45.3 21.9 25.7 7.1 36.6 37.9 25.5 3.5 33.5 24.3 24.5 5.6 6.4

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV HardHit% K% BB% Whiff% xERA FB Velo FB Spin CB Spin
2017 61 58 72 78 43 57 78 43 41 30 29 33 61 84 19 51
2018 18 12 14 19 24 6 20 51 62 12 48 7 18 72 11 42
2019 87 26 24
2020
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2019 23.6 4 3.1 1 5 3 1 25

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2019 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 4 3 4 5 2 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 4 2 2 2 2 5 2 3 4 5 5 4
! Note: This tells how many of this player's home runs would have been out of other stadiums. This accounts for different wall heights and distances, but does not attempt to adjust for environmental effects. For these purposes, the 2020 Blue Jays home field was still Rogers Centre, not Sahlen Field.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.3 94.1 -1.2 ↓ 95.9 1.8 ↑ 95.2 -0.7 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 89 87.6 -1.4 ↓ 0 0 0 0
Breaking Velocity 87 86.7 -0.3 ↓ 86.7 0 87.5 0.8 ↑
Exit Velocity 87.4 88.3 0.9 ↑ 91.1 2.8 ↑ 94.5 3.4 ↑
Launch Angle 7.6 10.6 3 ↑ 13.3 2.7 ↑ 23.3 10 ↑
Barrel % 4.4 8.1 3.7 ↑ 9.6 1.5 ↑ 0 -9.6 ↓
Hard Hit % 34.1 34 -0.1 ↓ 37.5 3.5 ↑ 75 37.5 ↑
Sweet Spot % 27 32.4 5.4 ↑ 40.4 8 ↑ 50 9.6 ↑
xBA .238 .267 0.029 ↑ .259 -0.008 ↓ .441 0.182 ↑
BA .275 .267 -0.008 ↓ .328 0.061 ↑ 0 -0.328 ↓
xwOBA .302 .335 0.033 ↑ .366 0.031 ↑ .475 0.109 ↑
wOBA .34 .334 -0.006 ↓ .418 0.084 ↑ 0 -0.418 ↓
xSLG .364 .447 0.083 ↑ .501 0.054 ↑ .674 0.173 ↑
SLG .45 .453 0.003 ↑ .627 0.174 ↑ 0 -0.627 ↓
K% 19 16.3 -2.7 ↓ 20.8 4.5 ↑ 0 -20.8 ↓
BB% 9.6 8.2 -1.4 ↓ 10.4 2.2 ↑ 0 -10.4 ↓
Swing % 43.8 47.3 3.5 ↑ 40.5 -6.8 ↓ 46.2 5.7 ↑
Whiff% 22 18.1 -3.9 ↓ 18.5 0.4 ↑ 0 -18.5 ↓
In Zone Swing % 50.9 50.6 -0.3 ↓ 51.1 0.5 ↑ 76.9 25.8 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 49.1 49.4 0.3 ↑ 48.9 -0.5 ↓ 23.1 -25.8 ↓
First Pitch Swing % 23.7 28 4.3 ↑ 20.8 -7.2 ↓ 25 4.2 ↑
First Pitch Strike % 54.9 58.2 3.3 ↑ 51.9 -6.3 ↓ 100 48.1 ↑
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2017 382 .340 203 8 3.9 179 12 6.7
2018 636 .334 335 8 2.4 301 68 22.6
2019 76 .418 41 3 7.3 35 22 62.9
2020 4 .000 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0

Pitch Distribution

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