His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Romo's sinker averages 85.3 mph, and has touched 86.9.
111 thrown, 33.1% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Romo goes to the changeup: 29.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 6% the rest of the time.
102 two-strike pitches in 2022.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Romo releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 18 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
335 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Romo's changeup moves 151.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 79.9 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Romo averages 80.4 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 759th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Romo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
335 located pitches in 2022.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Romo throws the changeup 35.5% of the time against left-handers and 0.5% against right-handers.
214 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his fastballs: a .356 expected average against them, against .273 on his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Romo works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 658th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Romo gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 29th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Romo puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 20.2% when he is ahead.
114 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Romo puts 42.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
214 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Romo's stuff spins at 2,472 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 84th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Romo's slider spins at 2,788 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
169 thrown in 2022.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Romo throws a fastball 44.7% of the time, against 28.6% when he is ahead.
114 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Romo throws 44% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.3% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 244 with the bases empty.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Romo is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 93rd in MLB.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romo's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 81.4 off his changeup.
111 and 44 of them thrown.
He lives on one side of the plate
Romo works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
335 located pitches in 2022.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Romo works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 50.4% of everything he throws.
335 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Romo's slider carries 8.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 77.0 mph.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Romo throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
78 plate appearances started in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Romo has thrown 11 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
335 classified pitches in 2022.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Romo's sinker averages 85.3 mph, and has touched 86.9.
111 thrown, 33.1% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Romo throws the changeup 35.5% of the time against left-handers and 0.5% against right-handers.
214 pitches to right-handers, 121 to left-handers.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Romo's slider spins at 2,788 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
169 thrown in 2022.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Romo's sinker leaves the bat at 86.5 mph, against 81.4 off his changeup.
111 and 44 of them thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Romo works with 3 pitches: Slider, Sinker and Changeup. The slider is 50.4% of everything he throws.
335 classified pitches in 2022.
One pitch exists only to make the hitter think
Romo has thrown 11 4-seam fastballs this season, 3.3% of his pitches, at 85.1 mph: a look rather than a weapon.
335 classified pitches in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Romo goes to the changeup: 29.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 6% the rest of the time.
102 two-strike pitches in 2022.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Romo puts 59.6% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 20.2% when he is ahead.
114 located pitches behind, 84 ahead.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Romo throws a fastball 44.7% of the time, against 28.6% when he is ahead.
114 pitches behind in the count, 84 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Romo throws a strike on the first pitch 61.5% of the time.
78 plate appearances started in 2022.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Romo releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 18 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
335 tracked release points, averaging 5.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Romo's changeup moves 151.8 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
44 thrown, averaging 79.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Romo's slider carries 8.6 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
169 thrown, averaging 77.0 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Romo averages 80.4 mph across his arsenal, 2nd percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 2nd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 759th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Romo lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.04 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
335 located pitches in 2022.
He lives on one side of the plate
Romo works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.4 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
335 located pitches in 2022.
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 fastballs: a .356 expected average against them, against .273 on his breaking balls.
122 of his fastballs thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Romo works off the plate, with only 40.6% of his pitches in the zone, 15th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 658th in MLB.
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Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 25.9% of the contact Romo gives up is hit hard, 96th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 29th in MLB.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Romo is weak: 85.6 mph off the bat on average, 88th percentile.
335 pitches in 2022. 88th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 93rd in MLB.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Romo puts 42.5% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 37.2% of his pitches to left-handers.
214 pitches to right-handed hitters, 121 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Romo's stuff spins at 2,472 rpm, 89th percentile in the league.
335 pitches in 2022. 89th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2022, 84th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Romo throws 44% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.3% with the bases empty.
91 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 244 with the bases empty.
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