The Milwaukee Brewers deadline acquisition nears his team debut after he goes through with a rehab assignment next to a familiar name.
In an interesting development, JoJo Romero is set to join Milwaukee Brewers reliever Abner Uribe for a rehab assignment on Tuesday, Aug. 25.
Romero, who spent the last four and a half years with the St. Louis Cardinals, is one of two players Milwaukee acquired from their division rival at the trade deadline.
While their other recently acquired reliever, Antonio Senzatela, has appeared in eight games for the Brewers, Romero has been stuck on the Injured List.
The 29-year-old last pitched for the Cardinals on Friday, July 12, and it's worth noting two of his last four appearances were actually against the Brewers where he allowed just one hit in two innings of work.
Now, all eyes are on the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game tomorrow night as both Uribe and Romero are set to pitch.
Romero's Brewers debut is rapidly approaching
Originally, mid-to-late August was the report as to when Romero would return from his appendectomy. This abdomen issue has kept him out of action for well over a month now, but it seems like he's rapidly nearing a return to the big leagues.
Romero is in for quite a whirlwind as he's now set to pitch for the team with the best record in all of baseball. Milwaukee still has a one-game lead in that department, and they're enjoying a comfortable six game cushion in the National League Central.
The California native has appeared in 44 games this season, sporting a 3.35 ERA with a 0.6 WAR. All 241 of his big league appearances have been in a relief role, so there's no surprises as to where he'll fit in upon his debut in Milwaukee.
While his ERA is a bit high for a reliever, this is someone who's only given up one earned run in his last 10 appearances.
What to expect from Romero upon his return
The Brewers bullpen seems to be in great shape, but it's only going to get better when Uribe returns and Romero debuts.
For those unfamiliar with Romero, he's a four-pitch pitcher, but rarely ever throws his four-seam fastball and is super selective with his changeup.
Romero relies on his sinker, throwing it 42% of the time against lefties and 45% of the time against righties.
Romero's sweeper is his go-to pitch against lefties, though, as it's what he throws 56% of the time compared to just 23% of the time against righties.
Last but not least, he mixes in a changeup 29% of the time against right-handed pitchers, but has thrown it less than one percent of the time when going against a lefty.
