Romero tracker thread

[Slade]

Bautista

E5

Delabar

Lind

Cecil

McGowan

Wang

 

Rasmus?

Cabrera?

Dickey?

 

Dickey and Janssen. But you can make a case from Rasmus and Cabrera.

[Chappy]

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

 

Not relevant, but maybe a junk SP we use for mopping up games when injuries hit. I do hope I am wrong though and he comes back and is a solid back of the rotation SP for us for a while.

[dmrich28]

I'm sure this past start cost him another 4 or 5 attempts minimum. He won't be anywhere near the majors this year. Can't afford to use him as another experiment if they are going to try and be serious for any kind of playoff run later.

Wait till next spring and see...unlesss of course the team flops and has no shot come September

[Arkadium]

7.2 BB/9

 

He's done.

[G-Snarls]

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).

 

Gose?

[G-Snarls]

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.

 

Reyes is the bomb.

 

Kawa-who???

[baseballsss]

Reyes is the bomb.

 

Kawa-who???

 

kawasaki.

[JugglingPitches]

Pretty sure Romero is done. But I also thought that about Lind and I was wrong about him (so far anyway).

[G-Snarls]

Pretty sure Romero is done. But I also thought that about Lind and I was wrong about him (so far anyway).

 

It wouldn't be so painful if we weren't now paying him 7.5M a year to pitch for the Bisons. If he were a cheap contract you'd let him go and see if he ever gets it together. But the $$$ are such a waste and might prevent you from signing or extending someone else. And it's all wasted if he never has a positive impact on the big league club again.

[G-Snarls]

For the record, I'm not blaming JPR for signing that contract. At the time it made all the sense in the world. Any GM would have done the same.

[JugglingPitches]

It wouldn't be so painful if we weren't now paying him 7.5M a year to pitch for the Bisons. If he were a cheap contract you'd let him go and see if he ever gets it together. But the $$$ are such a waste and might prevent you from signing or extending someone else. And it's all wasted if he never has a positive impact on the big league club again.

 

Is he being paid the full amount while in the minors? I thought the salary dipped if you weren't in the big leagues but I guess it depends on what type of contract he signed.

 

Either way...hugely disappointing. To go from ace to the weak link on the AAA staff is a tough fall. I have to say though, he was very entitled and was a sour puss when he didn't make the team out of Spring Training. He's done nothing to prove management wrong thus far. Probably good for him to be eating some humble pie, and who knows...maybe he'll put it together and not take it for granted this time. Really hope he does.

[G-Snarls]

I know you can do this with any draft, but it's more interesting and prescient since JP Ricciardi has actually said he regretted drafting Ricky.

 

Who else could he have taken though? (Bold on superior or amusing names)

 

2005 MLB amateur draft:

 

PICK PLAYER POS TEAM SCHOOL/HOMETOWN

1 Justin Upton SS Arizona Diamondbacks Great Bridge HS (VA)

2 Alex Gordon 3B Kansas City Royals Nebraska

3 Jeffrey Clement C Seattle Mariners USC

4 Ryan Zimmerman 3B Washington Nationals Virginia

5 Ryan Braun 3B Milwaukee Brewers Miami

6 Ricardo Romero LHP Toronto Blue Jays CS Fullerton

7 Troy Tulowitski SS Colorado Rockies Long Beach

8 Wade Townsend RHP Tampa Bay Devil Rays Rice

9 Michael Pelfrey RHP New York Mets Wichita St

10 Cameron Maybin CF Detroit Tigers T C Roberson HS (NC)

11 Andrew McCutchen CF Pittsburgh Pirates Fort Meade HS (FL)

12 Jay Bruce CF Cincinnati Reds West Brook HS (TX)

13 Brandon Snyder C Baltimore Orioles Westfield HS (VA)

14 Trevor Crowe CF Cleveland Indians Arizona

15 Lance Broadway RHP Chicago White Sox TCU

16 Christopher Volstad RHP Florida Marlins Palm Beach Gardens HS (FL)

17 Carl Henry SS New York Yankees Putnam City HS (OK)

18 Cesar Carrillo RHP San Diego Padres Miami

19 John Mayberry RF Texas Rangers Stanford

20 Mark Pawelek LHP Chicago Cubs Springville HS (UT)

21 Clifton Pennington SS Oakland Athletics Texas A&M

23 Jacoby Ellsbury CF Boston Red Sox Oregon St

24 Brian Bogusevic LHP Houston Astros Tulane

25 Matthew Albidrez-Garza RHP Minnesota Twins Fresno St

26 Craig Hansen RHP Boston Red Sox St. Johns

27 Joseph Devine RHP Atlanta Braves North Carolina St

28 Colby Rasmus CF St. Louis Cardinals Russell County HS (AL)

30 James Greene SS St. Louis Cardinals Georgia Tech

[G-Snarls]

is he being paid the full amount while in the minors?

 

Yes

[Deadpool]

I think the Mariners are probably angrier than the Jays are about that draft...

[G-Snarls]

Gratuitous nose shot:

 

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/images/sports/photos/2008/06/24/ricciardi-jp-392-cp-080320.jpg

[G-Snarls]

I think the Mariners are probably angrier than the Jays are about that draft...

 

Why? Cause they could have chosen among like 4 franchise cornerstone players instead of a guy who no longer even plays baseball?

[G-Snarls]

Encouraging!

 

[G-Snarls]

1 BB

7 K

 

Do that a couple of more times Ricky and maybe, just maybe...

[oakville69]

Pretty sure Romero is done. But I also thought that about Lind and I was wrong about him (so far anyway).

 

I disagree. The Jays have numerous examples of players that have been DFA'd & come back better. Lind & Edwin were both DFA'd. Bautista was a nobody in 2008. Cecil was demoted to the minors last year. Romero could be a emergency starter later this year.

[G-Snarls]

I disagree. The Jays have numerous examples of players that have been DFA'd & come back better. Lind & Edwin were both DFA'd. Bautista was a nobody in 2008. Cecil was demoted to the minors last year. Romero could be a emergency starter later this year.

 

Romero could be a legitimate callup if JJ continues on and off the DL or in Wang has bad outings.

[jays_fever]

Even if Romero never pitches for us again, he still was solid here for us 3 years. Just by going off common sense, thats above average for a top 10 draft pick.

[oakville69]

Romero could be a legitimate callup if JJ continues on and off the DL or in Wang has bad outings.

 

Agreed. Josh Johnson, Wang & even Rogers could end up blowing up. We will probably need Romero,Morrow & Happ this year.

 

Could Hutch or Drabek be ready by September?

[dineke]

Even if Romero never pitches for us again, he still was solid here for us 3 years. Just by going off common sense, thats above average for a top 10 draft pick.

 

Problem is the Jays are paying him 7.5 this year to wallow in the minors and are also on the hook for another 15 mil. And... Tulo...

[Metallijay]

What a huge boost it would be to have romero to come back and pitch like the all star he was....Doubtfull but would make this rotation a lot better,

[G-Snarls]

What a huge boost it would be to have romero to come back and pitch like the all star he was....Doubtfull but would make this rotation a lot better,

 

We need a saviour from somewhere. Hutch? Romero? Morrow?

 

We flounder and stay out of contention unless someone steps up. The rotation is inadequate as it is.

[dineke]

I think we all know who the saviour will be.

[Metallijay]

We need a saviour from somewhere. Hutch? Romero? Morrow?

 

We flounder and stay out of contention unless someone steps up. The rotation is inadequate as it is.

Totally agree, hopefully morrow can come back too but I don't have much faith in him, that or a trade but with all the teams looking for pitching I just think the jays will get outbid.

[G-Snarls]

I think we all know who the saviour will be.

 

I need a hint

 

Is his first name Ricky or Cliff?

[brandnew2]

For the record, I'm not blaming JPR for signing that contract. At the time it made all the sense in the world. Any GM would have done the same.

 

Didn't AA give Romero his extension?

[G-Snarls]

Didn't AA give Romero his extension?

 

Not sure. But Ricciardi drafted him obviously, and publicly stated that he wished he hadn't. How's that supposed to affect a player? You should never say that.