Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Romero gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 694th in MLB.
Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.1% of the contact against Romero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 59.1% with the bases empty.
78 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Romero projects a .426 average, 6th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 685th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Romero, 7th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 676th in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.9% of the balls put in play against Romero have gone to centre field.
14 of 27 located batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romero's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 88.2 off his slider.
143 and 50 of them thrown.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Romero lives in the strike zone: 49.5% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 77th in MLB.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Romero averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
208 pitches in 2018. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 93rd in MLB.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.9% of the contact against Romero is on the ground and 40.7% of it is in the air.
27 tracked batted balls allowed.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .434 expected average against them, against .393 on his breaking balls.
143 of his fastballs thrown.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Romero has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 417 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
51.2% of the contact Romero gives up is hit hard, 5th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 694th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Romero projects a .426 average, 6th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 685th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.9 mph off the bat against Romero, 7th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 7th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 676th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
42.1% of the contact against Romero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 59.1% with the bases empty.
78 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 130 with the bases empty.
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Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
51.9% of the balls put in play against Romero have gone to centre field.
14 of 27 located batted balls allowed.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
51.9% of the contact against Romero is on the ground and 40.7% of it is in the air.
27 tracked batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Romero has given up 4 tracked home runs, 2 of them to left field, the longest 417 feet.
4 tracked home runs allowed in 2018.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romero's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 92.7 mph, against 88.2 off his slider.
143 and 50 of them thrown.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Romero lives in the strike zone: 49.5% of his pitches are in it, 90th percentile.
208 pitches in 2018. 90th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 77th in MLB.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Romero averages 91.9 mph across his arsenal, 87th percentile in the league.
208 pitches in 2018. 87th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 93rd in MLB.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .434 expected average against them, against .393 on his breaking balls.
143 of his fastballs thrown.
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Career team 2017–2018