Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Romero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.9% with the bases empty.
101 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.7% of the contact against Romero is on the ground and 25.5% of it is in the air.
161 tracked batted balls allowed.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romero's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 83.1 off his sweeper.
418 and 335 of them thrown.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Romero, 14th percentile.
374 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .305 on his offspeed pitches.
135 of his breaking balls thrown.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Romero and left-handers 87.1.
98 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Romero gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
374 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.9% of the balls put in play against Romero have gone to centre field.
76 of 162 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Romero has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .341 average against Romero and left-handers to .319.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 144 to left-handed hitters.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Romero averages 88.6 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
374 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 356th in MLB.
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Runners on base do not change how he is hit
33.3% of the contact against Romero with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 48.9% with the bases empty.
101 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 273 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The shape of the contact off him says how he gets outs
54.7% of the contact against Romero is on the ground and 25.5% of it is in the air.
161 tracked batted balls allowed.
One side of the plate does most of the damage against him
Right-handed hitters average 91.0 mph off the bat against Romero and left-handers 87.1.
98 tracked batted balls from right-handers, 62 from left-handers.
Hitters tend to hit him to one part of the field
46.9% of the balls put in play against Romero have gone to centre field.
76 of 162 located batted balls allowed.
The home runs are what is undoing his season
Romero has given up 7 tracked home runs, 4 of them to right field, the longest 416 feet.
7 tracked home runs allowed in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romero's sinker leaves the bat at 93.4 mph, against 83.1 off his sweeper.
418 and 335 of them thrown.
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When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 91.1 mph off the bat against Romero, 14th percentile.
374 pitches in 2026. 14th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 461st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
44.4% of the contact Romero gives up is hit hard, 29th percentile.
374 pitches in 2026. 29th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 383rd in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .366 expected average against them, against .305 on his offspeed pitches.
135 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He handles both hands about the same
Right-handed hitters project to a .341 average against Romero and left-handers to .319.
230 pitches to right-handed hitters, 144 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Romero averages 88.6 mph across his arsenal, 34th percentile in the league.
374 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 356th in MLB.