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Sal Romano

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-5, 255lb (196cm, 115kg)

Born: October 12, 1993 in Syosset, NY us

Draft: Drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 23rd round of the 2011 MLB June Amateur Draft from Southington HS (Southington, CT).

High School: Southington HS (Southington, CT)

Last Game: September 14, 2021 (Age 27-337d)
vs. BAL 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2017 season

Agents: Wasserman

Full Name: Salvatore Joseph Romano

Nicknames: Big Sally

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.2

ERA

5.23

275.1

211

WHIP

1.482

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2012	18	-3.5	Billings	PION	Rk	CIN	5	6	.455	5.32	6.30	15	15	0	0	0	0	64.1	74	45	38	1	23	0	52	3	3	9	288	1.508	10.4	0.1	3.2	7.3	2.26
2013	19	-2.8	Dayton	MIDW	A	CIN	7	11	.389	4.86	6.06	25	25	0	0	0	0	120.1	134	81	65	10	57	0	89	10	1	9	537	1.587	10.0	0.7	4.3	6.7	1.56
2014	20	-1.9	Dayton	MIDW	A	CIN	8	11	.421	4.12	5.27	28	28	0	0	0	0	148.2	169	87	68	9	42	0	128	8	1	9	642	1.419	10.2	0.5	2.5	7.7	3.05
2015	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	CIN	6	9	.400	4.82	5.39	26	25	0	1	0	0	127.0	138	76	68	6	45	0	88	2	1	4	548	1.441	9.8	0.4	3.2	6.2	1.96
2015	21	-3.3	Pensacola	SOUL	AA	CIN	0	4	.000	10.96	10.96	7	7	0	0	0	0	23.0	35	28	28	4	12	0	9	0	0	0	114	2.043	13.7	1.6	4.7	3.5	0.75
2015	21	-2.0	Daytona	FLOR	A+	CIN	6	5	.545	3.46	4.15	19	18	0	1	0	0	104.0	103	48	40	2	33	0	79	2	1	4	434	1.308	8.9	0.2	2.9	6.8	2.39
2016	22	-2.2	Pensacola	SOUL	AA	CIN	6	11	.353	3.52	4.10	27	27	0	0	0	0	156.0	157	71	61	10	34	1	144	5	0	7	654	1.224	9.1	0.6	2.0	8.3	4.24
2017	23	-3.4	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	1	4	.200	3.47	4.74	10	10	0	1	0	0	49.1	49	26	19	1	17	0	32	1	0	5	212	1.338	8.9	0.2	3.1	5.8	1.88
2017	23	-5.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	8	.385	4.45	5.07	16	16	0	0	0	0	87.0	91	49	43	9	37	2	73	4	0	5	384	1.471	9.4	0.9	3.8	7.6	1.97
2018	24	-4.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	8	11	.421	5.31	5.68	39	25	1	0	0	0	145.2	155	92	86	23	53	6	105	4	0	7	644	1.428	9.6	1.4	3.3	6.5	1.98
2019	25	-1.2	Louisville	IL	AAA	CIN	4	8	.333	4.28	4.93	43	5	10	0	0	1	69.1	72	38	33	6	26	2	76	3	1	8	300	1.413	9.3	0.8	3.4	9.9	2.92
2019	25	-3.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	7.71	7.71	12	0	4	0	0	2	16.1	22	14	14	4	8	1	16	1	0	1	77	1.837	12.1	2.2	4.4	8.8	2.00
2020	26	-2.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	0	1.000	0.00	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2021	27		3 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	NYY	0	2	.000	6.12	7.20	19	0	6	0	0	0	25.0	31	20	17	5	11	2	17	1	1	0	118	1.680	11.2	1.8	4.0	6.1	1.55
2021	27	0.0	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	AAAE	AAA	NYY	1	1	.500	3.56	5.34	25	0	10	0	0	2	30.1	36	18	12	1	5	0	25	1	0	2	131	1.352	10.7	0.3	1.5	7.4	5.00
2021	27	-1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	1	.000	5.40	5.40	4	0	0	0	0	0	3.1	7	2	2	0	2	0	5	1	0	0	20	2.700	18.9	0.0	5.4	13.5	2.50
2021	27	-1.9	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		5.23	6.10	14	0	5	0	0	0	20.2	20	14	12	4	9	2	12	0	1	0	91	1.403	8.7	1.7	3.9	5.2	1.33
2021	27	-1.9	MIL	NL	Maj	MIL	0	1	.000	27.00	36.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	4	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4.000	36.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
2022-23	28	-0.3	Lara	VEWL	FgW		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	10	3.000	16.2	0.0	10.8	10.8	1.00
2023	29	0.1	Gastonia	ATLL	Ind		4	5	.444	4.91	5.87	28	15	2	0	0	0	84.1	93	55	46	14	37	0	75	6	0	3	383	1.542	9.9	1.5	3.9	8.0	2.03
2024	30	3.0	Worcester	IL	AAA	BOS	0	1	.000	9.24	9.24	15	0	5	0	0	1	25.1	31	26	26	5	13	0	15	1	0	0	117	1.737	11.0	1.8	4.6	5.3	1.15
2024	30	2.0	Long Island	ATLL	Ind		2	1	.667	4.72	4.98	8	6	1	0	0	1	34.1	35	19	18	6	9	0	25	0	0	2	143	1.282	9.2	1.6	2.4	6.6	2.78
2025	31	0.5	Oaxaca	MEX	Ind		1	4	.200	6.89	7.76	8	8	0	0	0	0	31.1	48	27	24	6	12	0	14	0	0	0	150	1.915	13.8	1.7	3.4	4.0	1.17
2025	31	3.1	Long Island	ATLL	Ind		1	1	.500	2.25	4.50	20	0	3	0	0	0	20.0	20	10	5	1	11	0	20	1	0	2	91	1.550	9.0	0.5	5.0	9.0	1.82
2026	32	4.4	Long Island	ATLL	Ind		2	0	1.000	4.30	5.09	23	0	2	0	0	0	23.0	21	13	11	1	7	1	25	0	0	4	95	1.217	8.2	0.4	2.7	9.8	3.57
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (5 seasons)					Majors		15	21	.417	5.23	5.72	88	41	12	0	0	2	275.1	299	175	160	41	109	11	211	10	1	13	1227	1.482	9.8	1.3	3.6	6.9	1.94
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		38	62	.380	4.44	5.33	214	135	25	2	0	4	790.2	860	468	390	49	262	3	649	34	7	53	3429	1.419	9.8	0.6	3.0	7.4	2.48
Foreign (2 seasons)					Foreign		1	4	.200	6.55	7.36	10	8	1	0	0	0	33.0	51	27	24	6	14	0	16	0	0	0	160	1.970	13.9	1.6	3.8	4.4	1.14
Other (4 seasons)					Other		9	7	.563	4.45	5.40	79	21	8	0	0	1	161.2	169	97	80	22	64	1	145	7	0	11	712	1.441	9.4	1.2	3.6	8.1	2.27
All Levels (15 Seasons)							63	94	.401	4.67	5.48	391	205	46	2	0	7	1260.2	1379	767	654	118	449	15	1021	51	8	77	5528	1.450	9.8	0.8	3.2	7.3	2.27

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		6	14	.300	4.65	5.58	93	15	25	1	0	4	174.1	188	108	90	13	61	2	148	6	1	15	760	1.428	9.7	0.7	3.1	7.6	2.43
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		6	15	.286	4.47	4.98	34	34	0	0	0	0	179.0	192	99	89	14	46	1	153	5	0	7	768	1.330	9.7	0.7	2.3	7.7	3.33
A+ (1 season)					Minors		6	5	.545	3.46	4.15	19	18	0	1	0	0	104.0	103	48	40	2	33	0	79	2	1	4	434	1.308	8.9	0.2	2.9	6.8	2.39
A (2 seasons)					Minors		15	22	.405	4.45	5.62	53	53	0	0	0	0	269.0	303	168	133	19	99	0	217	18	2	18	1179	1.494	10.1	0.6	3.3	7.3	2.19
Rk (1 season)					Minors		5	6	.455	5.32	6.30	15	15	0	0	0	0	64.1	74	45	38	1	23	0	52	3	3	9	288	1.508	10.4	0.1	3.2	7.3	2.26
FgW (1 season)					Foreign		0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.2	3	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	10	3.000	16.2	0.0	10.8	10.8	1.00
Ind (1 season)					Foreign		1	4	.200	6.89	7.76	8	8	0	0	0	0	31.1	48	27	24	6	12	0	14	0	0	0	150	1.915	13.8	1.7	3.4	4.0	1.17