| IP | ERA | W-L | HLD | SV | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.0 | 4 | 0-2 | 16 | 0 | 31/11 | 10.3 | 1.41 | 8.63 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||||
| 16.0 | 3.94 | 2-3 | 10 | 0 | 14/13 | 7.9 | 1.94 | |
JoJo Romero Navigates Recent Turbulence in High-Leverage Setup Role for Surging Cardinals
The Cardinals are rolling on a six-game win streak, pushing their record to 37-28 to maintain pressure in the NL Central. Romero remains a primary high-leverage setup option for St. Louis, especially with fellow reliever Ryan Fernandez currently sidelined on the injured list. While Romero continues to rack up holds, his recent form has been rocky, as evidenced by a 10.38 ERA and a 1.92 WHIP over his last five appearances.
Despite the elevated ratios of late, the left-handed reliever continues to miss bats at an elite clip, racking up seven strikeouts over his last 2.6 innings. Our models project Romero to stabilize over the rest of the year, tracking toward a 3.66 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP with 58 strikeouts over 64 innings. Expect his current 1.53 season WHIP to experience positive regression as his control and defense-independent luck normalize.
Looking at the remaining games this week, the Cardinals wrap up their series against the Mets before heading to Minnesota to face the Twins. Given St. Louis' strong run of play, Romero is in a prime position to secure multiple high-leverage holds opportunities. He remains a highly useful reliever in formats that reward holds, supporting a weekly status of Hold.
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| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/13 | @MIN | 0.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4.00 | 1.41 | 1 | |
| 06/11 | @NYM | 1.1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | LOSS | 4.10 | 1.41 | -3 | |
| 06/10 | @NYM | 1.0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.96 | 1.44 | 3 | |
| 06/07 | CIN | 0.2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 4.13 | 1.50 | 2 | |
| 06/03 | TEX | 0.2 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | HOLD | 4.24 | 1.50 | -0 | |
| 06/02 | TEX | 0.2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 3.57 | 1.41 | 1 | |
| 05/29 | CHC | 1.0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 3.27 | 1.41 | 4 | |
| 05/27 | @MIL | 1.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 3.43 | 1.48 | 3 | |
| 05/23 | @CIN | 1.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.60 | 1.50 | 2 | |
| 05/19 | PIT | 1.1 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 3.79 | 1.47 | 4 | |
| 05/15 | KC | 1.1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 3.60 | 1.35 | 3 | |
| 05/14 | @ATH | 0.2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 3.86 | 1.39 | -2 | |
| 05/12 | @ATH | 1.0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 3.50 | 1.22 | 4 | |
| 05/10 | @SD | 1.1 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 3.71 | 1.29 | 5 | |
| 05/07 | @SD | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 4.02 | 1.40 | 3 | |
| 05/04 | MIL | 1.0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | HOLD | 4.30 | 1.50 | 1 | |
| 05/02 | LAD | 1.0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 4.61 | 1.46 | 4 | |
| 04/30 | @PIT | 0.2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | HOLD | 4.97 | 1.58 | 1 | |
| 04/29 | @PIT | 0.2 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HOLD | 4.50 | 1.50 | 1 | |
| 04/26 | SEA | 1.0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | LOSS | 4.76 | 1.41 | -3 | |
| 04/25 | SEA | 0.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | 4.35 | 1.45 | -2 | |
| 04/19 | @HOU | 0.2 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 3 | HOLD | 2.25 | 1.08 | -3 | |
| 04/17 | @HOU | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 0.88 | 2 | |
| 04/15 | CLE | 1.1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 0.87 | 4 | |
| 04/14 | CLE | 1.1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 04/10 | BOS | 1.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 0.91 | 3 | |
| 04/06 | @WAS | 1.0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 0.90 | 1 | |
| 04/05 | @DET | 1.2 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 0.53 | 4 | |
| 04/01 | NYM | 1.1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 0.50 | 4 | |
| 03/31 | NYM | 1.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 0.75 | 3 | |
| 03/28 | TB | 1.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HOLD | 0.00 | 1.20 | 3 | |
| 03/26 | TB | 0.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0 | |
| Totals: | 27.0 | 528 | 31 | 11 | 12 | 53 | |||||
| YEAR | TM | APP | INN | PC | K | WLK | SV | W-L | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | PHI | 11 | 8.0 | 151 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 6.75 | 1.5 | 11.3 | 19 |
| 2021 | PHI | 11 | 11.0 | 171 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 5.73 | 1.45 | 6.6 | 11 |
| 2022 | PHI | 13 | 13.0 | 206 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | 5.54 | 1.31 | 9.7 | 21 |
| 2023 | STL | 26 | 33.0 | 530 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 4-2 | 4.09 | 1.15 | 10.9 | 102 |
| 2024 | STL | 64 | 49.0 | 912 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 7-3 | 4.04 | 1.39 | 9.4 | 137 |
| 2025 | STL | 65 | 51.2 | 990 | 55 | 29 | 8 | 4-6 | 2.26 | 1.45 | 9.6 | 157 |
| 2026 | STL | 32 | 27.0 | 528 | 31 | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1.41 | 10.3 | 53 |
| ON PACE | 76 | 65 | 1257 | 73 | 26 | 0 | 0-4 | 4 | 1.41 | 10.3 | 127 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 52 | 44 | 811 | 49 | 18 | 4 | 5-4 | 3.38 | 1.32 | 9.7 | 132 | |
| Career | 222 | 185.2 | 3488 | 209 | 80 | 0 | 0-0 | 4.02 | 1.42 | 10.1 | ||
| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.97 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 38.9 | 3.75 |
| ERA | WHIP | SAVES | HOLDS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | SVHD | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.543 | 0.514 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 15.6 | 1.5 |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Herrera | 95% | 88% |
| Rainiel Rodriguez | 2% | 0% |
| Pedro Pages | 1% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson | 99% | 94% |
| Blaze Jordan | 12% | 7% |
| Nolan Gorman | 4% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt | 98% | 73% |
| Masyn Winn | 20% | 11% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Walker | 99% | 99% |
| Lars Nootbaar | 16% | 10% |
| Joshua Baez | 13% | 0% |
| Nathan Church | 4% | 3% |
| Bryan Torres | 2% | 1% |
| Victor Scott II | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Michael McGreevy | 59% | 38% |
| Dustin May | 43% | 17% |
| Matthew Liberatore | 21% | 18% |
| Andre Pallante | 19% | 9% |
| Kyle Leahy | 9% | 8% |
| Hunter Dobbins | 5% | 2% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Riley O'Brien | 82% | 80% |
| JoJo Romero | 29% | 28% |
| George Soriano | 7% | 6% |
| Ryne Stanek | 4% | 3% |
| Matt Svanson | 2% | 1% |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1% | 1% |
| Quinn Mathews | 1% | 0% |
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-26 | .618 | - | 366 | 258 | |
| 38-30 | .559 | 4 | 315 | 302 | |
| 37-34 | .521 | 6.5 | 328 | 315 | |
| 36-35 | .507 | 7.5 | 357 | 341 | |
| 33-36 | .478 | 9.5 | 290 | 346 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iván Herrera | 68 | 252 | 46 | 68 | 9 | 31 | 3 | .270 | |
| Pedro Pagés | 40 | 122 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 10 | 2 | .230 | |
| Jimmy Crooks | 8 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| Yohel Pozo | 18 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .242 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alec Burleson | 67 | 264 | 38 | 76 | 12 | 50 | 2 | .288 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt | 64 | 246 | 44 | 62 | 9 | 28 | 7 | .252 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman | 62 | 201 | 19 | 39 | 7 | 26 | 0 | .194 | |
| Ramón Urías | 25 | 57 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .158 | |
| Blaze Jordan | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| César Prieto | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masyn Winn | 61 | 228 | 26 | 52 | 2 | 26 | 6 | .228 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Walker | 67 | 265 | 46 | 79 | 18 | 56 | 10 | .298 | |
| Nathan Church | 50 | 164 | 19 | 41 | 5 | 18 | 4 | .250 | |
| José Fermín | 39 | 93 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .269 | |
| Nelson Velázquez | 10 | 26 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .346 | |
| Lars Nootbaar | 8 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .250 | |
| Victor Scott II | 61 | 155 | 19 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 9 | .194 | |
| Bryan Torres | 13 | 39 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .256 | |
| Thomas Saggese | 32 | 76 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .184 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin May | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 72.2 | 66 | 4.21 | 1.25 | |
| Matthew Liberatore | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 70.2 | 65 | 4.71 | 1.50 | |
| Andre Pallante | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 69.2 | 56 | 3.88 | 1.26 | |
| Kyle Leahy | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 64.0 | 52 | 4.64 | 1.59 | |
| Michael McGreevy | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 72.1 | 49 | 2.99 | 1.08 | |
| Hunter Dobbins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17.1 | 19 | 3.64 | 1.39 | |
| Brycen Mautz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.00 | 2.00 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley O'Brien | 30 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 30.1 | 32 | 3.86 | 1.22 | |
| George Soriano | 30 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28.2 | 24 | 2.83 | 1.08 | |
| Ryne Stanek | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28.1 | 34 | 5.40 | 1.55 | |
| Gordon Graceffo | 29 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 33.2 | 17 | 2.14 | 0.92 | |
| JoJo Romero | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31.2 | 31 | 3.41 | 1.20 | |
| Justin Bruihl | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29.2 | 21 | 4.55 | 1.45 | |
| Jared Shuster | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 2 | 2.35 | 1.17 | |
| Matt Svanson | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30.1 | 30 | 7.42 | 1.65 | |
| Ryan Fernandez | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 17 | 1.86 | 1.35 | |
| Matt Pushard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 5.14 | 1.43 | |
| Chris Roycroft | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 3 | 13.50 | 3.75 |
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| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06-09 | @NYM | W 0-7 | Dustin May Freddy Peralta |
| 06-10 | @NYM | W 2-9 | Andre Pallante Austin Warren |
| 06-11 | @NYM | L 5-4 | Hunter Dobbins Christian Scott |
| 06-12 | @MIN | L 9-8 | Kyle Leahy Joe Ryan |
| 06-13 | @MIN | W 6-9 | Matthew Liberatore Connor Prielipp |
| 06-14 | @MIN | 02:10 EDT | Michael McGreevy Taj Bradley |
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| Dominic Canzone SEA DH | +7.9 |
| Blaze Jordan STL 3B | +5.2 |
| Michael McGreevy STL SP | +5.1 |
| Bryce Eldridge SF 1B | +4.5 |
| Shane Drohan MIL RP | +4.4 |
| Tomoyuki Sugano COL SP | +4.1 |
| Royce Lewis MIN 3B | +4.1 |
| Jeffrey Springs ATH SP | +3.9 |
| Griffin Jax TB SP | +3.8 |
| Jordan Lawlar ARI SS | +3.3 |
| Luis Castillo SEA SP | +3.2 |
| Casey Mize DET SP | +3.1 |
| Stephen Kolek KC SP | +3.1 |
| Cole Carrigg COL CF | +3.1 |
| Randy Vasquez SD SP | +2.9 |
| Tatsuya Imai HOU SP | -11.3 |
| Zack Littell WAS SP | -8.3 |
| Ryan Weathers NYY SP | -7.5 |
| Gage Jump ATH SP | -6.9 |
| Roki Sasaki LAD SP | -5.5 |
| Jack Flaherty DET SP | -5.1 |
| Spencer Strider ATL SP | -4.1 |
| Jack Leiter TEX SP | -4.0 |
| Landen Roupp SF SP | -3.8 |
| Trent Grisham NYY CF | -3.2 |
| Zebby Matthews MIN SP | -2.9 |
| Kyle Leahy STL SP | -2.8 |
| Braden Montgomery CHW RF | -2.6 |
| Curtis Mead WAS 1B | -2.4 |
| Christian Scott NYM SP | -2.4 |