One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Romano's 4-seam fastball carries 18.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
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.
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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Romano lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
192 located pitches in 2026.
He gets so far down the mound the ball arrives early
Romano releases the ball 7.4 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
120 tracked pitches in 2026.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Romano works with 2 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 49% of everything he throws.
192 classified pitches in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Romano goes to the 4-seam fastball: 54% of his two-strike pitches, against 46.5% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Romano throws the slider 56.5% of the time against right-handers and 40.7% against left-handers.
69 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.1% of Romano's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
31 of 192 located pitches.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Romano throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
42 plate appearances started in 2026.
He lives on one side of the plate
Romano works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
192 located pitches in 2026.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Romano's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.3.
94 thrown, 49% of his pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Romano releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
192 tracked release points, averaging 5.9 feet off the ground.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Romano puts 41.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.5% when he is ahead.
48 located pitches behind, 61 ahead.
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.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Romano's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.5 against 84.7.
94 and 89 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Romano's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,346 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
94 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Romano has thrown 9 splitters this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 86.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
192 classified pitches in 2026.
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One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Romano's 4-seam fastball carries 18.4 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
94 thrown, averaging 94.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
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.
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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 works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Romano lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 1.94 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
192 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
16.1% of Romano's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
31 of 192 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Romano works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
192 located pitches in 2026.
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 7.4 feet down the mound, so the ball arrives sooner than the radar gun suggests.
120 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 43 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
192 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: 4-Seam Fastball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 49% of everything he throws.
192 classified pitches in 2026.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Romano throws the slider 56.5% of the time against right-handers and 40.7% against left-handers.
69 pitches to right-handers, 123 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Romano's 4-seam fastball averages 94.5 mph, and has touched 96.3.
94 thrown, 49% of his pitches.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.8 mph separates Romano's 4-seam fastball from his slider, 94.5 against 84.7.
94 and 89 of them respectively.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Romano's 4-seam fastball spins at 2,346 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
94 thrown in 2026.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Romano has thrown 9 splitters this season, 4.7% of his pitches, at 86.6 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
192 classified pitches in 2026.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
Take me there
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Romano goes to the 4-seam fastball: 54% of his two-strike pitches, against 46.5% the rest of the time.
63 two-strike pitches in 2026.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Romano throws a strike on the first pitch 64.3% of the time.
42 plate appearances started in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Romano puts 41.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 29.5% when he is ahead.
48 located pitches behind, 61 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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