One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .390 expected average against them, against .287 on his fastballs.
89 of his breaking balls thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Romano's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
267 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Romano works off the plate, with only 35.9% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 512th in MLB.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Romano releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
571 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Romano works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 56.9% of everything he throws.
643 classified pitches in 2026.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Romano lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
643 located pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Romano puts 54.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.9% when he is ahead.
168 located pitches behind, 195 ahead.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Romano releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
643 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romano's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 86.4 off his slider.
267 and 366 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Romano works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
643 located pitches in 2026.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.5% of the contact Romano gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Romano's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.7 against 84.0.
267 and 366 of them respectively.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Romano projects a .341 average, 34th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Romano's 4-seam fastball averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 96.7.
267 thrown, 41.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Romano's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,312 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
267 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Romano has thrown 9 splitters this season, 1.4% of his pitches, at 86.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
643 classified pitches in 2026.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .390 expected average against them, against .287 on his fastballs.
89 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Romano's 4-seam fastball carries 16.9 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
267 thrown, averaging 93.7 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Romano works off the plate, with only 35.9% of his pitches in the zone, 5th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 5th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 512th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Romano releases the ball 7.3 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
571 tracked pitches in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Romano releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 41 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
643 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Romano works with 2 pitches: Slider and 4-Seam Fastball. The slider is 56.9% of everything he throws.
643 classified pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romano's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 88.7 mph, against 86.4 off his slider.
267 and 366 of them thrown.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Romano's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 93.7 against 84.0.
267 and 366 of them respectively.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Romano's 4-seam fastball averages 93.7 mph, and has touched 96.7.
267 thrown, 41.5% of his pitches.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Romano's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,312 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
267 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Romano has thrown 9 splitters this season, 1.4% of his pitches, at 86.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
643 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Romano lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.15 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
643 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Romano works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.7 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
643 located pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Romano puts 54.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 35.9% when he is ahead.
168 located pitches behind, 195 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Spray Chart.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
43.5% of the contact Romano gives up is hit hard, 33rd percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 33rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 362nd in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Romano projects a .341 average, 34th percentile.
192 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 353rd in MLB.
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