Jon Heyman of Fan Rag Sports chimes in and says that the Dodgers deal with reliever Sergio Romo has not been finalized yet despite earlier reports of the deal being done pending physical.
Earlier this week, Romo himself reported that the Mets had shown interest in signing the former San Francisco Giants closer. That interest presumably ended when the Mets re-signed right-handed reliever Fernando Salas earlier on Friday.
The Washington Nationals had interest in Romo too, and the theme continues for them as they miss out on another free agent reliever this offseason.
Previous Report – 6:00
According to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter, reliever Sergio Romo is choosing between the Dodgers and a mystery team. Originally, Romo had said himself that the Mets and Nationals were on the list of teams interested (below), so it’s possible he is choosing between the Dodgers and one of those two teams.
Original Post – Feb 1st
On Twitter, MLB Network’s Casey Stern said that Sergio Romo told him the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals are “still on the list of teams showing interest.” Romo also said that he is interested in playing for those two teams as well, despite their being on the east coast.
The 33 year-old reliever has played for the Giants his entire career, amassing a 32-26 record with a 2.58 ERA, 2.71 FIP, 0.955 WHIP, 9.5 WAR and 498 strikeouts in 439.2 innings. He has tallied 84 saves in his career, as well as four in the Giants’ 2012 run to the World Series. He also has a career 10.2 SO/9, 1.8 BB/9, and 0.8 HR/9.
The All Star and three-time World Champion has been one of the most consistently effective relievers in the game, and 2016 was no exception. He pitched in 40 games, tallying 30.2 innings while striking out 33 batters with a 2.64 ERA, 3.80 FIP, and 1.076 WHIP.
If acquired, Romo would most likely have control of the 7th inning, with Addison Reed manning the 8th and Jeurys Familia locking it down in the 9th. The Mets and Jerry Blevins could be nearing a deal, and hopefully Josh Smoker and Hansel Robles would help round a very strong bullpen.
