Romero tracker thread

[admin]

Thought there was one already, can't find it.

 

7IP 5H 1ER 3BB 6SO

 

Though a decent line, I still think the walks are unacceptable. The guys in AAA are gonig to be swing at more crap than major leaguers, so who knows how wild he actually was.

[Dylan]

Ricky wants in on the fun, too bad he's in buffalo

[Jimcanuck]

RR has always given up a lot of walks, can't expect that to change

 

I'm happy if he can keep the hits down, it means the batters are having trouble squaring up

[Ziggyy108]

trade him while his value is sky high!!!

 

Romero for Lee!!

[Arkadium]

RR has always given up a lot of walks, can't expect that to change

 

Not entirely true... in his good years he was walking between 3 to 4 per 9 IP... last year 5.2... seems like he still doesn't have his control back

[GD]

First game; 1:1 K:BB

Second game; 2:1 K:BB

 

Let's hope that keeps trending the right way.

[Jimcanuck]

Not entirely true... in his good years he was walking between 3 to 4 per 9 IP... last year 5.2... seems like he still doesn't have his control back

 

3 to 4 / 9 is high

 

he also had a WP, so you are right about the control..... he's on the right track though, he keeps going like this he is good depth but i doubt we see him again this year

[Chappy]

Lets see 10-15 starts and then evaluate him from there. Hopefully he can keep this up and give us some added depth.

[kgm1]

He should never have been brought up after only one start in A ball . They screwed him right up ,now he has decided piss on you I'll do this on my own and it will take awhile . Hopefully he will be ready If we need him when the next guy goes down.

[Anemic0ffense]

I want Romero nowhere near this rotation... All 5 of our guys are finally pitching well... Hopefully no one goes down, and we don't have to even entertain the thought of bringing him back up North

[Chappy]

He should never have been brought up after only one start in A ball . They screwed him right up ,now he has decided piss on you I'll do this on my own and it will take awhile . Hopefully he will be ready If we need him when the next guy goes down.

 

His failures are his own, not the organizations. Romero s*** the bed all last season, s*** the bed during the spring, didn't understand why he didn't make the opening day roster and then he s*** the bed again when he got his chance.

 

I agree that he shouldn't have been called up so soon but the organization gave him a hell of a lot more rope then he deserved to fix things and he didn't.

 

Most of the blame falls on Ricky not the organization.

[flafson]

He learns how to dig himself out of the hole he dug, hopefully he continues to do well.

[kgm1]

His failures are his own, not the organizations. Romero s*** the bed all last season, s*** the bed during the spring, didn't understand why he didn't make the opening day roster and then he s*** the bed again when he got his chance.

 

I agree that he shouldn't have been called up so soon but the organization gave him a hell of a lot more rope then he deserved to fix things and he didn't.

 

Most of the blame falls on Ricky not the organization.

 

Yes he lost his command last year but they were the ones who decided to change his delivery in spring training . When you decide to do this give the guy a chance to get it right .

[KSaw]

Romero has always had bad mechanics. He sling shots his arm, puts strain on his elbow and comes across his body that is falling toward first base. He finally hurt the elbow and spent most of 2012 short arming pitches.

 

So they fix his mechanics and try to get him to pitch correctly. Guess what? He was more wild than he was short arming the ball pitching in pain. Ok, so now he's just doing what he always did and it'll honestly probably work and we will see the old Ricky... for 1-2 years until the elbow gets all torn up.

[KSaw]

I want Romero nowhere near this rotation... All 5 of our guys are finally pitching well... Hopefully no one goes down, and we don't have to even entertain the thought of bringing him back up North

 

Rogers has 50-60 innings left in his arm for the entire rest of the season. Be aware.

[Chappy]

Yes he lost his command last year but they were the ones who decided to change his delivery in spring training . When you decide to do this give the guy a chance to get it right .

 

I'm not disputing that they shouldn't have called him up, but the fact is he was already broken and the delivery change was an attempt to fix him. Terrible idea to call him up, but at the end of the day, Romero had an entire season to fix himself and he couldn't.

[G-Snarls]

5 bad innings tonight in Buffalo

[G-Snarls]

6H, 5BB, 2K, 5 ER. Ouch.

[G-Snarls]

6H, 5BB, 2K, 5 ER. Ouch.

 

Anthopoulos was there to watch the game

 

Anyone think that got in to Ricky's fragile little head???

[wilko]

Anthopoulos was there to watch the game

 

Anyone think that got in to Ricky's fragile little head???

 

If that's the case Ricky's fudged. He's fudged regardless IMO.

[Slade]

Is anyone still expecting this guy to be a relevant major-leaguer again?

 

I still expect him to make it back, how long before he's back who knows? I count 9 guys on our roster right now that have come back from major adversity to be at least a relevant major leaguer, I don't see what makes Romero any different than them.

[G-Snarls]

I don't see what makes Romero any different than them.

 

Lack of mental toughness???

[ElNik2013]

Lack of mental toughness???

 

 

You must be kidding, he's from East L.A., didn't you know?

[flafson]

I guess it's all about his head, AA shows up, he gets cold feet and blows it wide open...

At least Reyes did good, 2 for 4 with an RBI.

[admin]

Is anyone still expecting this guy to be a relevant major-leaguer again?

 

Yes. I never give up hope though.

[Slade]

Lack of mental toughness???

 

People say that about everyone who struggles, none of us actually know what's going through his head.

 

Maybe he did choke today hearing AA was watching or maybe he didn't even know AA was there and just had a bad start.

 

My point was stories like him are pretty common in baseball, his career as a Major league pitcher is far from over.

[Mac Outlaw]

I still expect him to make it back, how long before he's back who knows? I count 9 guys on our roster right now that have come back from major adversity to be at least a relevant major leaguer, I don't see what makes Romero any different than them.

 

Bautista

E5

Delabar

Lind

Cecil

McGowan

Wang

 

Rasmus?

Cabrera?

Dickey?

[brandnew2]

I was at the game tonight, right behind home plate. I hate to say it but Romero was even worse than his line score indicated. When he missed, he missed badly. And he also had a baserunner picked off at first and two thrown out at the plate (one of which was the wrong call) so the damage could have been worse.

 

Reyes on the other hand was a pleasure to watch and is such a nice guy. While he was on deck he was posing for people as they took pictures of him. He really seemed to enjoy the spotlight.

[flafson]

I was at the game tonight, right behind home plate. I hate to say it but Romero was even worse than his line score indicated. When he missed, he missed badly. And he also had a baserunner picked off at first and two thrown out at the plate (one of which was the wrong call) so the damage could have been worse.

 

Reyes on the other hand was a pleasure to watch and is such a nice guy. While he was on deck he was posing for people as they took pictures of him. He really seemed to enjoy the spotlight.

 

He did that while he was on deck? I guess he didn't take those pitchers too seriously.

[brandnew2]

He did that while he was on deck? I guess he didn't take those pitchers too seriously.

 

Yeah. He was still taking his swings, but would turn around and make a silly face for a picture or acknowledge a fan who was calling his name.