Sal Romano
P | B/T: L/R | 6' 5" 255LBS | Age: 29
Draft: 2011 | Rd: 23, #715, Cincinnati Reds | Southington (CT) HS

Stats

W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2021 0 0 5.23 14 0 0 20.2 12 1.40
5 Seasons 15 21 5.23 88 41 2 275.1 211 1.48
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2021 14 0-0 5.23 20.2 12 1.40
5 Seasons 88 15-21 5.23 275.1 211 1.48

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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
2017 23 1498 270 12 4.4 3.1 87.4 109.9 7.6 27.0 .239 .367 .340 .304 .330 34.1 19.0 9.6 4.45 3.95
2018 24 2404 482 39 8.1 6.1 88.3 112.9 10.6 32.2 .270 .451 .334 .338 .375 34.2 16.3 8.2 5.31 4.93
2019 25 306 52 5 9.6 6.5 91.1 109.4 13.3 40.4 .273 .531 .418 .385 .463 37.5 20.8 10.4 7.71 6.96
2020 26 13 4 0 0.0 0.0 94.5 105.3 23.3 50.0 .441 .674 .000 .475 .475 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 11.63
2021 27 437 89 8 9.0 6.8 89.4 108.7 12.3 36.0 .293 .518 .362 .373 .409 41.6 14.4 9.3 6.12 6.19
Player 4658 897 64 7.1 5.2 88.3 112.9 10.1 31.5 .264 .437 .343 .334 .370 35.2 17.2 8.9
MLB 6.7 4.6 88.4 122.4 12.1 33.0 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 35.8 22.1 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Romano relies on 4 pitches.
Sinker
(61.1%) ,
Slider
(35.5%) ,
Curveball
(2.1%) ,
4-Seam Fastball
(1.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2017 53.3 18.5 22.2 5.9 35.2 37.8 27.0 5.6 36.7 21.1 24.1 5.2 4.4 3.1
2018 46.9 23.2 23.4 6.4 37.1 37.1 25.3 2.9 35.1 23.7 23.7 4.8 8.1 6.1
2019 38.5 32.7 26.9 1.9 21.2 50.0 28.8 1.9 28.8 26.9 21.2 3.8 9.6 6.5
2020 25.0 0.0 50.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 0.0 0.0
2021 40.4 30.3 23.6 5.6 23.6 48.3 28.1 2.2 28.1 21.3 28.1 11.2 9.0 6.8
Player 47.6 23.0 23.4 6.0 34.2 39.1 26.4 3.6 34.4 22.9 24.1 5.6 7.1 5.2
MLB 44.9 23.1 25.0 7.1 36.8 37.7 25.4 3.8 33.0 24.6 24.4 5.7 6.7 4.6
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

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
2021 Curveball NYY R 9 81.2 42.9 -7.7 -15 1.1 -6.2 -85
2021 Sinker NYY R 267 93.6 24.0 3.5 17 16.1 1.9 13
2021 Slider NYY R 155 87.3 32.5 -0.8 -2 2.2 -1.6 -42
2021 4-Seamer NYY R 6 93.4 15.1 -0.7 -5 12.4 5.9 90
2020 Sinker CIN R 10 95.2 23.0 3.2 16 19.4 4.8 33
2020 Slider CIN R 3 87.5 33.0 0.2 1 1.1 -4.6 -133
2019 Slider CIN R 90 87.1 38.6 4.6 14 3.5 -0.5 -12
2019 Sinker CIN R 159 96.0 17.1 -2.8 -14 13.6 -0.9 -6
2019 Curveball CIN R 6 81.4 45.6 -7.1 -13 5.3 -0.6 -10
2019 4-Seamer CIN R 13 95.3 16.0 -2.2 -16 8.7 1.6 23
2018 Changeup CIN R 124 87.7 26.7 -1.8 -6 10.8 -2.4 -18
2018 4-Seamer CIN R 46 93.9 17.2 -2.5 -17 5.2 -1.8 -25
2018 Sinker CIN R 1,525 94.1 19.3 -1.0 -5 13.9 -0.1 -1
2018 Curveball CIN R 24 82.5 43.0 -8.5 -17 4.6 -1.6 -26
2018 Slider CIN R 676 86.8 36.2 2.0 6 1.7 -2.3 -58
2017 Changeup CIN R 146 88.9 22.3 -2.9 -11 10.1 -3.2 -24
2017 4-Seamer CIN R 80 95.4 14.9 -2.4 -20 4.6 -3.1 -40
2017 Sinker CIN R 852 95.3 13.7 -3.5 -20 11.9 -2.4 -17
2017 Curveball CIN R 7 82.0 43.3 -6.5 -13 5.1 -1.0 -17
2017 Slider CIN R 411 87.0 34.8 3.1 10 2.7 -0.7 -21
! 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 %
2021 Sinker 1.3 3 267 61.1 84 .289 .461 .380 11.8 14.3 22.6 .275 .464 .351 39.1
2021 Slider 2.8 4 155 35.5 30 .321 .607 .443 15.0 16.7 10.4 .326 .639 .421 43.5
2021 Curveball -3.2 0 9 2.1 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .545 .883 .604 100.0
2021 4-Seamer 0.2 0 6 1.4 -- -- -- 50.0 -- 0.0 -- -- -- --
2020 Sinker -4.8 0 10 76.9 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .562 .761 .573 100.0
2020 Slider -26.3 -1 3 23.1 2 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 .320 .587 .378 50.0
2019 Sinker 3.9 6 159 52.0 37 .424 .879 .562 7.6 10.8 16.7 .310 .659 .433 34.5
2019 Slider 0.4 0 90 29.4 26 .240 .440 .304 28.6 30.8 18.6 .248 .428 .297 41.2
2019 4-Seamer -4.7 -1 13 4.2 2 .000 .000 .000 60.0 50.0 50.0 .000 .000 .596 100.0
2019 Curveball -4.8 0 6 2.0 1 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 -- .813 .986 .777 0.0
2018 Sinker 0.8 12 1,525 63.4 409 .312 .515 .399 11.0 9.3 12.2 .311 .531 .391 37.3
2018 Slider -1.0 -7 676 28.1 192 .160 .293 .214 32.5 33.3 19.5 .183 .281 .223 24.4
2018 Changeup 3.1 4 124 5.2 21 .381 .714 .464 20.4 0.0 0.0 .285 .537 .353 38.1
2018 4-Seamer 2.1 1 46 1.9 10 .375 .500 .445 26.3 20.0 40.0 .337 .395 .397 33.3
2018 Curveball 3.3 1 24 1.0 3 .500 1.500 .767 20.0 0.0 0.0 .250 .871 .534 50.0
2017 Sinker -0.1 -1 852 56.9 207 .292 .526 .398 13.2 12.1 15.2 .262 .434 .354 36.4
2017 Slider -0.4 -2 411 27.4 129 .240 .355 .265 38.3 34.1 21.8 .196 .262 .219 25.0
2017 Changeup 2.3 3 146 9.7 23 .304 .435 .359 18.0 8.7 11.1 .253 .392 .276 42.9
2017 4-Seamer -0.8 -1 80 5.3 23 .313 .375 .366 13.9 8.7 13.3 .306 .399 .368 44.4
2017 Curveball -1.1 0 7 0.5 -- -- -- 100.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
! 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
2021 Sinker 261 93.6 82 18.1 1:30 2:15 -45
2021 Slider 148 87.3 23 6.0 11:45 11:30 15
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Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2017 382 1,497 4 -22 13 6 0
2018 635 2,394 3 -13 12 8 11
2019 66 268 0 4 1 1 6
2021 116 437 3 -3 5 2 7
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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 1,498 50.9 62.7 82.4 24.2 63.5 41.1 54.9 43.8 22.0 8.1 76.0
2018 2,404 50.6 66.4 88.2 27.6 60.9 44.1 58.4 47.3 18.1 8.6 72.8
2019 306 50.7 61.8 91.7 22.7 56.7 42.2 52.6 40.5 18.5 8.2 54.5
2020 13 76.9 60.0 100.0 0.0 -- 38.5 100.0 46.2 0.0 7.7 100.0
2021 437 50.6 64.3 89.4 19.9 74.4 42.6 53.8 42.3 13.0 8.0 80.0
Player 4,658 50.8 64.7 86.7 25.5 62.5 42.8 56.7 45.2 18.8 8.3 73.5
MLB 48.5 66.9 82.0 28.4 58.3 42.6 60.8 47.1 24.7 7.2 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
2017 61 59 73 78 42 57 79 43 42 30 29 33 17 85 19 52
2018 17 12 14 20 23 6 20 50 61 12 48 7 45 72 11 19
2019 87 27 22
2021 57 19 20
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Expected Home Runs

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2017 23.3 9 5.1 4 12 5 1 11.1
2018 22.5 23 21.0 2 12 13 11 47.8
2019 23.6 4 3.3 1 3 3 1 25.0
2021 21.4 5 4.7 0 1 3 2 40.0
Player 22.7 41 34.1 7 28 24 15 36.6

Expected Home Runs by Park

Year HR
2017 9 3 13 2 4 6 4 4 5 5 9 5 2 4 4 4 5 8 4 4 10 3 3 7 5 5 5 4 5 3 9
2018 23 25 30 20 19 24 19 26 21 19 19 23 15 18 19 21 22 24 17 18 22 21 20 21 21 23 23 16 22 18 24
2019 4 4 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 6 2 4 4 3 2 3 5 2 5 3 5 5 4
2021 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 3 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 6
Player 41 37 51 30 29 39 31 38 34 31 36 35 23 26 30 33 34 42 28 31 41 32 30 36 35 35 38 28 36 31 43
! 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.
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Year to Year Changes

Metric 2015 2016 +/-   2017 +/-   2018 +/-   2019 +/-   2020 +/-   2021 +/-   2022 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 95.3 94.1 -1.2 ↓ 95.9 1.8 ↑ 95.2 -0.7 ↓ 93.6 -1.6 ↓
Offspeed Velocity 88.9 87.7 -1.2 ↓ 0 0 0 0 0 0
Breaking Velocity 86.9 86.7 -0.2 ↓ 86.7 0 87.5 0.8 ↑ 87 -0.5 ↓
Exit Velocity 87.4 88.3 0.9 ↑ 91.1 2.8 ↑ 94.5 3.4 ↑ 89.4 -5.1 ↓
Launch Angle 7.6 10.6 3 ↑ 13.3 2.7 ↑ 23.3 10 ↑ 12.3 -11 ↓
Barrel % 4.4 8.1 3.7 ↑ 9.6 1.5 ↑ 0 -9.6 ↓ 9 9 ↑
Hard Hit % 34.1 34.2 0.1 ↑ 37.5 3.3 ↑ 75 37.5 ↑ 41.6 -33.4 ↓
Sweet Spot % 27 32.2 5.2 ↑ 40.4 8.2 ↑ 50 9.6 ↑ 36 -14 ↓
xBA .239 .27 0.031 ↑ .273 0.003 ↑ .441 0.168 ↑ .293 -0.148 ↓
BA .275 .267 -0.008 ↓ .328 0.061 ↑ 0 -0.328 ↓ .292 0.292 ↑
xwOBA .304 .338 0.034 ↑ .385 0.047 ↑ .475 0.09 ↑ .373 -0.102 ↓
wOBA .34 .334 -0.006 ↓ .418 0.084 ↑ 0 -0.418 ↓ .362 0.362 ↑
xSLG .367 .451 0.084 ↑ .531 0.08 ↑ .674 0.143 ↑ .518 -0.156 ↓
SLG .45 .453 0.003 ↑ .627 0.174 ↑ 0 -0.627 ↓ .491 0.491 ↑
K% 19 16.3 -2.7 ↓ 20.8 4.5 ↑ 0 -20.8 ↓ 14.4 14.4 ↑
BB% 9.6 8.2 -1.4 ↓ 10.4 2.2 ↑ 0 -10.4 ↓ 9.3 9.3 ↑
Swing % 43.8 47.3 3.5 ↑ 40.5 -6.8 ↓ 46.2 5.7 ↑ 42.3 -3.9 ↓
Whiff% 22 18.1 -3.9 ↓ 18.5 0.4 ↑ 0 -18.5 ↓ 13 13 ↑
In Zone % 50.9 50.6 -0.3 ↓ 50.7 0.1 ↑ 76.9 26.2 ↑ 50.6 -26.3 ↓
Out of Zone % 49.1 49.4 0.3 ↑ 49.3 -0.1 ↓ 23.1 -26.2 ↓ 49.4 26.3 ↑
Out of Zone Swing % 24.2 27.6 3.4 ↑ 22.7 -4.9 ↓ 0 -22.7 ↓ 19.9 19.9 ↑
First Pitch Swing % 23.7 28 4.3 ↑ 21.1 -6.9 ↓ 25 3.9 ↑ 23.9 -1.1 ↓
First Pitch Strike % 54.9 58.4 3.5 ↑ 52.6 -5.8 ↓ 100 47.4 ↑ 53.8 -46.2 ↓
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Statcast Shift Statistics

vs RHHvs LHH
YearPAwOBAPAShifts%PAShifts%
2017 382 .340 203 8 3.9 179 12 6.7
2018 637 .335 335 8 2.4 302 69 22.8
2019 76 .418 41 3 7.3 35 22 62.9
2020 4 .000 2 2 100.0 2 2 100.0
2021 116 .362 67 6 9.0 49 25 51.0

Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2017 461 15.3 44.3% 1.1% 264 24.7 0.4% 14.4%
2018 755 15.6 41.6% 1.5% 352 24.3 0.0% 12.8%
2019 83 20.3 25.3% 3.6% 68 23.4 0.0% 5.9%
2020 4 20.1 0.0% 0.0% 3 30.6 0.0% 66.7%
2021 132 20.8 1.5% 3.8% 87 23.9 0.0% 11.5%
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Pitch Distribution

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