Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Looks ready for Opening Day
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Romano struck out the side in a perfect ninth inning during Friday's split-squad game against the Phillies.
It's a bit odd to see a closer actually work the ninth in a meaningless Grapefruit League game, when the opposition's big-league hitters have generally already hit the showers, but Romano still carved up the minor-league batters he got to face. The right-hander has a 9:2 K:BB through 5.2 spring innings and looks more than ready for the regular season to begin. After recording 59 saves over the last two years with a 2.13 ERA, 1.03 WHIP and 11.20 K/9, Romano heads into 2023 as one of the most reliable closing options available to fantasy managers.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Won't pitch in WBC
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Romano will not participate in the World Baseball Classic for Team Italy, Jamie Campbell of Sportsnet reports.
Romano also was offered an opportunity to pitch for Team Canada in the tournament, but declined that chance as well. The right-handed closer had announced that he was going to be a part of the Italian team back in 2022, but he'll instead spend the start of the Grapefruit League in Toronto's camp.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Reaches deal with Toronto
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Romano agreed to a one-yar, $4.538 million contract with the Blue Jays on Friday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
It's the first year of arbitration eligibility for Romano, and he'll receive a significant raise after he recorded 36 saves with a 2.11 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 73:21 K:BB across 64 innings last year. The 29-year-old has been dominant over the past couple seasons and will open 2023 as Toronto's clear-cut closer.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Records 36th save
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Romano earned the save Sunday against Boston, striking out one in the ninth inning of a 6-3 victory.
One hitter reached on a throwing error by Vladimir Guerrero, but Romano otherwise handled the Red Sox, inducing weak contact and striking out a batter. It was his 36th save in 42 opportunities and first since Sept. 24. The 29-year-old has not allowed a run in his last five outings spanning 5.1 innings, striking out five hitters, hitting one batter and giving up two hits during that stretch.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Records four-out save
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Romano picked up the save Saturday against the Rays. He did not allow a run on one hit while striking out three over 1.1 innings.
Romano had recorded a blown save in back-to-back outings entering this contest; however, he has not allowed a run in 16 of his last 17 appearances. The righty had struggled to generate swings and misses prior to this game as he had not recorded a strikeout over 3.2 innings during his previous four outings.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Blows save, loses Sunday
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Romano (5-4) blew the save and took the defeat in Sunday's 5-4 loss against Baltimore. He allowed three runs on four hits and two walks.
Romano entered the game with the Blue Jays leading 3-2 and allowed the first four batters to reach safely to blow the save and put Baltimore ahead 4-3. After a double play and an intentional walk, Jesus Aguilar singled in the final run for the Orioles. It was Romano's fifth blown save and first since Aug. 7. The poor outing ended a streak of 14 straight outings covering 15 innings with no runs allowed.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Records another save
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Romano picked up the save in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Orioles. He did not allow a run on one walk over one inning.
Romano has surrendered just seven hits without allowing a run over 15 innings during his last 14 outings. The righty has been vastly better at home with a 0.31 ERA and 0.69 WHIP over 29 innings as opposed to a 3.58 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 27.2 innings away from Toronto.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Notches 33rd save
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Romano struck out one in a perfect ninth inning Monday to record his 33rd save of the season in a 3-2 win over the Rays.
He fired seven of 11 pitches for strikes in converting his eighth straight save chance, including six in his last six appearances. Romano is now one back of Emmanuel Clase for the MLB saves lead, and a 12-game scoreless streak has reduced his ratios on the season to a stellar 1.95 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 64:17 K:BB through 55.1 innings.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Nails down 32nd save
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Romano gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless ninth inning Friday to record his 32nd save of the season in a 4-3 win over the Rangers.
The right-hander extended his scoreless streak to 11 straight appearances with another dominant performance. Romano has a 17:3 K:BB through 12.2 innings during that stretch, and he now sports a dazzling 1.99 ERA and 0.99 WHIP on the season.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Secures 30th save
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Romano allowed two hits and no walks while striking out three in a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save during Sunday's win over Pittsburgh.
Romano pitched in a second consecutive game Sunday and gave up a pair of singles to begin the inning, but he struck out the next three batters he faced to preserve the Blue Jays' one-run lead en route to his 30th save of the season. Over eight appearances since Aug. 13, Romano has struck out 11 in 9.1 scoreless innings to earn a win and four saves.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Picks up another save
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Romano picked up the save Saturday against the Pirates, striking out two in a perfect inning.
Romano was lights out in the final inning of Saturday's matchup with the Pirates. He picked up his 29th save of the season in 33 chances. Romano now has saves in back-to-back appearances. His last blown save was Aug. 7, a game in which he ended up with the win. The Blue Jays' closer has rewarded his team as well as fantasy managers with an impressive season. He has 56 strikeouts across 51.1 innings to go along with a 2.10 ERA.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Nails down 28th save
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Romano tossed 1.1 scoreless innings Tuesday to record his 28th save of the season in a 5-3 win over the Cubs.
He didn't strike out a batter, but the lone baserunner he allowed came via a hit batsman. Romano hasn't been tagged with a run in seven straight appearances, and since the All-Star break, he sports a 1.10 ERA, 0.67 WHIP and 14:3 K:BB through 16.1 innings while converting eight of nine save chances.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Records save Wednesday
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Romano picked up the save in Wednesday's 3-2 extra-inning victory over Boston. He walked one and recorded one strikeout in a scoreless 10th inning.
Romano worked around the top of the Red Sox lineup in the 10th inning to pitch a scoreless inning and record the save, his 27th of the season. The 29-year-old has now lowered his ERA and WHIP to 1.50 and 0.58, respectively in the second half, a span during which he has just one blown save. He should continue seeing save opportunities down the stretch as the Blue Jays look to secure a spot in the playoffs.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Tallies 26th save
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Romano allowed one hit and one walk while striking out two across 1.1 innings to earn the save Saturday against Cleveland.
Romano entered the game in the eighth inning with a runner on second base. He allowed a walk to the first batter he faced but struck out Oscar Gonzalez to escape the jam. He also worked around a runner in scoring position in the final frame to tally his 26th save of the campaign. Romano had allowed an earned run in each of his last two appearances prior to Saturday, so he was in need of a stabilizing performance. Overall, Romano has a 2.51 ERA with a 48:15 K:BB across 43 innings on the campaign.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Blows save, earns win
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Romano (4-3) blew the save but picked up the win in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Twins. He allowed one run on two hits and zero walks while striking out one over two innings.
The Blue Jays' closer entered the game with a one-run lead in the ninth inning and allowed a run on a hit-by-pitch, a pair of singles and a fielder's choice. Toronto went on to score a run in the top of the 10th to give Romano the lead, which he sealed for the win with a clean frame. As the Blue Jays are in the heat of the AL playoff race, interim skipper John Schneider opted to let Romano pitch two innings for the first time this season. If that trend continues, Romano could sneak more counting stats and a couple of additional wins this season.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Takes loss in 10th inning
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Romano (3-3) allowed an unearned run without recording an out to take the extra-inning loss Friday versus the Twins.
Romano struck out Jake Cave, but Cave hustled to first to reach on a throwing error by Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen. After that, Tim Beckham's fielder's choice was enough to bring home phantom runner Nick Gordon, giving Romano his third loss of the season and his first since May 10. The Blue Jays' closer has allowed a run in each of his two August appearances, but he still sports a 2.50 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 45:14 K:BB with 25 saves in 28 chances through 39.2 innings this year.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Picks up 25th save
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Romano earned the save Tuesday in Tampa Bay, allowing a solo homer and striking out one in the ninth inning of a 3-1 victory.
Taylor Walls took Romano deep to lead off the ninth, but the 29-year-old bounced back and retired the next three batters on five pitches. He is now 25-for-28 in save chances and has converted his last eight opportunities. Over his last 13 appearances, he's posted a 1.32 ERA, 0.66 WHIP and 15:3 K:BB in 13.2 innings.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Earns 24th save
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Romano picked up the save Sunday against Detroit, striking out two in a perfect ninth inning in a 4-1 victory.
Romano threw 10 of his 13 pitches for strikes and no ball left the infield as he secured his 24th save in 27 chances. The 29-year-old had a productive July and went 7-for-7 in save chances, allowing just one earned run in 10.2 innings while compiling a 12:1 K:BB. He should continue to have many save chances as Toronto competes for a spot in the postseason.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Secures another save
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Romano earned the save against the Tigers on Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one batter in one scoreless inning.
Romano was asked to protect a two-run lead, and he needed only 12 pitches to close the door on Detroit. The right-hander did give up a single -- the first baserunner he has allowed over his past four appearances -- but cruised to his third save since the All-Star break. Romano has allowed only one earned run across nine outings in July, picking up six saves and one win while posting a 10:1 K:BB over 9.2 frames.
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Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: Notches 22nd save
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Romano earned a save over the Tigers on Thursday, pitching 1.1 perfect innings. He didn't strike out any batters.
A vast majority of Romano's appearances this season have been one inning or less, but he was brought in with two outs in the eighth frame Thursday to face Jeimer Candelario with the go-ahead run on first base. Romano got Candelario out, then set down the side in order in the ninth inning to finish off the save. This was the right-hander's 22nd save of the season and the third in which he's recorded more than three outs.
