http://www.fantasysp.com/mlb_player_news/J.c._Romero FantasySP / MLB / J.c. Romero Copyright 2009 590039 J.C. Romero (recovery from elbow surgery) plans to be ready for the start of the 2010 regular season, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Our View: Hopefully Romero can put his star-crossed 2009 behind him (injury, suspension, ineffectiveness), and pitch well again in 2010. His only hope for fantasy value is holds in leagues with middle relievers. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/590039 590039 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:56:01 EDT fanball.com 35 days 39 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/590039 Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Phillies RP J.C. Romero (forearm) underwent successful surgery on his left forearm and expects to be ready by the beginning of spring training, according to MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. However, the tear in an elbow ligament turned out to be bigger than anticipated. "My doctor said he couldn't explain how I was throwing a week before my surgery," Romero said. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/589687 589687 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 14:32:02 EDT kffl.com 35 days 3 hours 3 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/589687 J.C. Romero (elbow surgery) said Saturday that he intends to be at full strength for the start of spring training next season "My goal is to be ready to go when spring training starts," said the lefty, "although I may go a little slower because I don't want to get ahead of myself. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/589255 589255 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 9:00:32 EDT rotoworld.com 35 days 8 hours 35 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/589255 Romero, who had surgery this month to repair a torn tendon near his left elbow, said his orthopedic surgeon told him the tendon was close to being completely torn, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/589205 589205 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 7:44:11 EDT rotowire.com 35 days 9 hours 51 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/589205 J.C. Romero underwent successful elbow surgery on Wednesday General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570917 570917 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:44:13 EDT rotoworld.com 46 days 1 hours 51 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570917 Updating a previous item, The Associated Press reports Philadelphia Phillies RP J.C. Romero (forearm) will undergo surgery to fix a flexor tendon in his left forearm Wednesday, Oct. 7. He will need five to six months of recovery. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570618 570618 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:12:01 EDT kffl.com 46 days 4 hours 23 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570618 Updating previous reports, The Associated Press reports Philadelphia Phillies RP J.C. Romero (forearm) will miss five to six months after surgery on his left forearm. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570331 570331 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 10:04:01 EDT kffl.com 46 days 7 hours 31 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570331 Romero is scheduled for surgery on his flexor tendon Wednesday in New York, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570156 570156 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 7:04:09 EDT rotowire.com 46 days 10 hours 31 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/570156 Reliever J.C. Romero will undergo surgery to repair flexor tendon in his left forearm and needs five to six months to recover. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569891 569891 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:16:01 EDT foxsports.com 46 days 18 hours 19 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569891 Phillies left-handed reliever J.C. Romero will have surgery Wednesday to repair the flexor tendon in his left forearm and needs five to six months to recover. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569723 569723 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:00:04 EDT yahoo.com 46 days 20 hours 35 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569723 MLB.com's Todd Zolecki reports Philadelphia Phillies RP J.C. Romero (forearm) will undergo surgery on his flexor tendon. His recovery time will be three to four months. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. thinks Romero could be ready in time for Spring Training. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569172 569172 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:48:01 EDT kffl.com 47 days 2 hours 47 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569172 Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports that J.C. Romero is set to undergo "flexor tendon surgery," which has an expected recovery time of 3-to-4 months.

Our View: Between his 50-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing drugs, and his constant injury battle with his left forearm, the 33-year-old Romero pitched in just 16.2 innings in 2009. The Phillies expect him to be ready for spring training, however, and he will likely project as a member of their 2010 bullpen. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569110 569110 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:20:01 EDT fanball.com 47 days 3 hours 15 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569110 Phillies left-hander J.C. Romero will undergo elbow surgery on Thursday The procedure will repair a flexor tendon in his pitching elbow. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569073 569073 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:36 EDT rotoworld.com 47 days 3 hours 34 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/569073 Romero pitched Monday against the Astros, but his arm has been slow to recover and he's going to rest his arm in an attempt to recover in time for the NLCS. It's a frustrating end to a tough season for Romero, started the season serving a 50-game suspension for violating the league's policy against performance-enhancing drugs. The veteran lefty made his first appearance June 3 and went 0-0 with a 2.70 ERA in 21 appearances before he landed on the 15-day disabled list following an appearance July 28. He never recovered, but will likely be an important player in Philadelphia's bullpen in 2010. http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/562082 562082 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:08:15 EDT mlb.com 50 days 20 hours 27 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/562082 J.C. Romero (forearm) has been shutdown for the rest of the season Romero will not be around to help the Phillies in their quest for back-to-back titles. [...] http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/562002 562002 Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:16:36 EDT rotoworld.com 50 days 21 hours 18 minutes http://www.fantasysp.com/player/mlb/J.c._Romero/562002