DALLAS– The Phillies are banking on Jordan Romano's go back to supremacy in 2025.
The Phillies and Romano on Monday night completed a 1 year agreement that's worth $8.5 million, according to sources. Romano, 31, was among baseball's finest closers from 2021-23 before suffering an ideal elbow injury last season. Heaven Jays non-tendered Romano following the season, although they stated his medicals were okay.
Romano published a 2.37 ERA, conserved 95 video games and made 2 AL All-Star groups from 2021-23, setting out 230 and strolling 70 in 186 innings. He published an MLB-best 7.4 WAR amongst reducers in those 3 years, according to Baseball Reference. (Milwaukee's Devin Williams ranked 2nd with 6.3 WAR.)
Romano suffered an elbow injury this year and he did not pitch after May 29. He had arthroscopic surgical treatment on his elbow in July.
It is uncertain if this relocation brings an end to the Phillies period of Carlos Estévez and Jeff Hoffman. Both pitched in the ninth inning for Philadelphia last season, however both are likewise totally free representatives. That Romano is looking to re-establish himself as one of the video game's leading closers may enable the Phils to make space for another right-handed reducer.
Recently, Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski stated they would likely obtain just one righty reducer to match a group that consists of left-handers Matt Strahm, José Alvarado and Tanner Banks, and right-handers Orion Kerkering and José Ruiz.
