JoJo RomeroSTL · MIL · RP

2026 review

JoJo Romero was a setup reliever with soft strikeout stuff who allowed contact but kept the runs down: a 3.36 ERA and 1.22 WHIP in 56.1 IP with a 22.7 K% and a 7.6 BB% over 238 BF, 23 HLD across 55 games for STL and MIL. His 40.7 Hard% over 162 BBE was the 28th highest of 517 pitchers with 100+ BF, and his 8.0 SwStr% over 922 pitches was the 49th lowest of 517, both limiters. STL placed him on the 15-day IL Jul 17 (retroactive to Jul 14) and traded him to MIL Aug 3 while he was still out. He activated Sep 1 after a rehab assignment Aug 25, missing 49 regular-season days, a 3.35 ERA in 43.0 IP before the stint and a 3.38 ERA in 13.1 IP after. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 419, he finished 456th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 37 spots below, and 140th of 575 relievers. His 3.36 ERA ran 1.09 below his 4.45 xERA over 238 BF, with a best May at a 0.77 ERA in 11.2 IP against a 6.97 ERA in 10.1 IP in Jun. The TDK LABS card had him as a thin-skills setup piece in early May, a featured bullpen arm by early Sep, and depth relief by late Sep.