J.C. Romero
[edit] Biography
Born on June 4, 1976 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, J.C. Romero (Juan Carlos Romero) played for the Minnesota Twins and Anaheim Angels over the course of his 8 year career. Romero broke into the bigs on September 15, 1999 with the Minnesota Twins, and put up a 7.02 ERA in 57.2 innings pitched in 2000, his rookie year.
Most people believe that J.C. Romero's best season was 2002, when he posted a 1.89 ERA and struck out 76 batters.
[edit] Scouting Report
Romero has not really lived up to the one ridiculously good season he had as a reliever with the Twins in 2002, where he went 9-2 with a 1.89 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.72
| 4
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 9.2
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 12
| 11
| 2
| 7
| 7.02
| 50
| 51
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57.2
| 72
| 8
| 30
| 0
| 2
| 1
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 14
| 11
| 1
| 4
| 6.23
| 39
| 48
| 45
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 71
| 10
| 24
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 81
| 0
| 9
| 2
| 1.89
| 76
| 17
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 81
| 62
| 3
| 36
| 4
| 9
| 4
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 73
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 5.00
| 50
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 63
| 66
| 7
| 42
| 7
| 9
| 6
|
| 2004
| MIN
| A
| 74
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 3.51
| 69
| 32
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 74.1
| 61
| 4
| 38
| 6
| 5
| 5
|
| 2005
| MIN
| A
| 68
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.47
| 48
| 26
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 57
| 50
| 6
| 39
| 8
| 1
| 6
|
| 2006
| ANA
| A
| 65
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 6.70
| 31
| 40
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 48.1
| 57
| 3
| 28
| 2
| 1
| 1
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 3.15
| 11
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 20
| 24
| 2
| 15
| 3
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| PHI
| N
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1.24
| 31
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
| 14
| 1
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| 2007
| Total
|
| 74
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1.92
| 42
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 56.1
| 39
| 3
| 40
| 5
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 51
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1.24
| 31
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
| 14
| 1
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 415
| 22
| 27
| 22
| 4.54
| 378
| 262
| 240
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 476
| 476
| 43
| 252
| 31
| 28
| 24
|
| Total
|
|
| 466
| 22
| 28
| 24
| 4.30
| 409
| 267
| 245
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 512.1
| 491
| 44
| 277
| 33
| 32
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| P
| 5
| 0
| 9.2
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .667
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| P
| 12
| 11
| 57.2
| 6
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| P
| 14
| 11
| 65
| 9
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 2
| .909
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| P
| 81
| 0
| 81
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| P
| 73
| 0
| 63
| 8
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 1
| .909
|
| 2004
| MIN
| A
| P
| 74
| 0
| 74.1
| 7
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 2005
| MIN
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 57
| 7
| 10
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| .850
|
| 2006
| ANA
| A
| P
| 65
| 0
| 48.1
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| P
| 23
| 0
| 20
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 2007
| PHI
| N
| P
| 51
| 0
| 36.1
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 2007
| Total
|
| P
| 74
| 0
| 56.1
| 6
| 10
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 2
| 1
| .941
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 466
| 22
| 512.1
| 56
| 74
| 9
| 7
| 0
| 4
| 23
| 14
| 5
| .935
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1999
| MIN
| A
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2000
| MIN
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2001
| MIN
| A
| 14
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| 1.000
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2002
| MIN
| A
| 81
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2003
| MIN
| A
| 73
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2004
| MIN
| A
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2005
| MIN
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2006
| ANA
| A
| 65
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| BOS
| A
| 23
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| STL
| N
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 2007
| Total
|
| 74
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 51
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 415
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .333
| .333
| .667
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 466
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .500
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Minnesota Twins in the 21st round of the free-agent draft (June 3, 1997 - signed June 8, 1997).
- Traded by Minnesota Twins to Anaheim Angels in exchange for Alexi Casilla (December 9, 2005).
- Granted free agency (October 31, 2006).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 15, 2006).
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