P Orlando Romero #5
Age: 29 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
05/12/2026
P ORLANDO ROMERO #5 - AGE: 29 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
15 0 0-2 9 3.14 14.1 13 0 6 9 1.33 0.3
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 55
Movement 50 45 50 50
HRA 45 45 50 50
PBABIP 45 45 50 50
Control 45 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 75 75
Curveball 45 55
 
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 97-99 Mph
Stamina 55
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 55
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 70
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
05/10/2026 @ TEX Win, 4-1 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Save
05/07/2026 CIN Loss, 1-2 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 Loss
05/05/2026 CIN Win, 3-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
05/03/2026 ARI Loss, 2-5 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
04/29/2026 @ SD Win, 3-0 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 Save
04/28/2026 @ SD Loss, 4-5 0.1 2 1 1 1 0 Loss
04/24/2026 @ LAD Win, 7-6 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 Save
04/23/2026 PHI Loss, 3-6 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
04/19/2026 NYM Win, 3-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Save
04/17/2026 NYM Win, 6-2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Not the life of the party.
Birthday:09/26/1996
Born in:Cumana, SUC
Nationality:Venezuelan
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$1,400,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 48 Days
Service This Yr:48 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 48 Days
Pro Service:12 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 15 0 0 2 9 3.14 14.1 13 5 5 0 6 9 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 9 0 100.0 15 15 11.93 8.16 5.65 3.77 2.99 1.33 76 0.3 .277        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 30 8 2 0 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 .267 .371 .333 .705      
vs. RHB 25 5 4 0 0 3 1 6 1 0 0 .200 .222 .360 .582      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
Last Week 3 0 0 1 2 3.00 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 2  
April 11 0 0 1 7 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 6 7  
May 4 0 0 1 2 6.75 4.0 6 3 3 0 0 2  
Spring Training 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 5 1 0 0 1 2  
Last Year 52 0 0 11 22 5.97 57.1 72 42 38 6 34 45  
2 Years Ago 61 0 5 11 30 5.37 67.0 69 46 40 11 29 52  
Career 263 0 14 36 92 4.98 303.1 333 184 168 40 154 252  
Home 8 0 0 1 3 4.50 8.0 8 4 4 0 1 2  
Road 7 0 0 1 6 1.42 6.1 5 1 1 0 5 7  
Grass 14 0 0 2 8 3.38 13.1 12 5 5 0 6 7  
Turf 1 0 0 0 1 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 2  
Day 10 0 0 1 5 3.60 10.0 10 4 4 0 4 6  
Night 5 0 0 1 4 2.08 4.1 3 1 1 0 2 3  
As Reliever / Substitution 15 0 0 2 9 3.14 14.1 13 5 5 0 6 9  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2021 Vancouver - MLB 24 23 0 0 2 1 6.10 31.0 39 22 21 4 25 30 0 0 2.06 .385 5.55 -0.2 77
2021 Baltimore - MLB 24 45 0 1 2 0 6.32 62.2 75 46 44 15 37 56 0 0 1.79 .328 6.48 -1.0 75
2021 Total - MLB 24 68 0 1 4 1 6.25 93.2 114 68 65 19 62 86 0 0 1.88 .347 6.17 -1.2 76
2023 Chicago - MLB 26 67 0 8 8 30 2.54 71.0 65 23 20 4 23 60 0 0 1.24 .290 3.06 1.5 151
2024 Chicago - MLB 27 61 0 5 11 30 5.37 67.0 69 46 40 11 29 52 0 0 1.46 .289 4.80 -1.0 73
2025 Chicago - MLB 28 52 0 0 11 22 5.97 57.1 72 42 38 6 34 45 0 0 1.85 .359 4.38 -0.0 70
2026 Chicago - MLB 29 15 0 0 2 9 3.14 14.1 13 5 5 0 6 9 0 0 1.33 .277 2.99 0.3 125
Total MLB 263 0 14 36 92 4.98 303.1 333 184 168 40 154 252 0 0 1.61 .320 4.65 -0.3 85
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2014 Tampa Bay (VSL) - R 17 12 9 2 4 0 3.86 32.2 34 16 14 0 15 28 0 0 1.50 .358 3.05 0.8 103
2014 FCL - R 17 3 0 0 0 0 9.64 4.2 5 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 1.50 .357 2.56 0.1 41
2014 Total - R 17 15 9 2 4 0 4.58 37.1 39 21 19 0 17 34 0 0 1.50 .358 2.99 0.9 87
2015 Tampa Bay (VSL) - R 18 22 0 0 2 12 2.77 26.0 16 8 8 1 9 29 0 0 0.96 .254 3.38 0.2 138
2016 Tampa Bay (VSL) - R 19 20 0 3 1 1 2.95 18.1 17 7 6 2 7 17 0 0 1.31 .306 4.50 -0.2 119
2017 Tampa Bay (DSL) - R 20 21 0 5 2 0 1.50 24.0 9 4 4 1 12 29 0 0 0.88 .182 2.44 0.8 263
2018 Greensboro - A 21 66 0 5 1 33 2.03 62.0 42 15 14 2 34 91 0 0 1.23 .308 2.37 1.8 170
2019 Jupiter - A+ 22 39 0 2 2 24 2.37 38.0 22 10 10 1 15 50 0 0 0.97 .256 2.59 1.0 158
2019 Jacksonville - AA 22 11 0 1 3 4 5.14 14.0 16 8 8 2 8 19 0 0 1.71 .412 4.10 0.0 75
2020 Greensboro - A 23 17 0 0 2 0 6.11 17.2 17 13 12 4 8 21 0 0 1.42 .302 5.26 -0.3 63
2020 Jupiter - A+ 23 10 0 2 0 3 2.35 15.1 15 4 4 0 8 15 0 0 1.50 .341 3.06 0.3 161
2020 Total - A+ 23 27 0 2 2 3 4.36 33.0 32 17 16 4 16 36 0 0 1.45 .322 4.24 -0.0 88
2020 Jacksonville - AA 23 5 0 0 1 0 3.12 8.2 2 3 3 0 6 10 0 0 0.92 .111 3.47 0.1 123
2022 Syracuse - AAA 25 53 0 7 9 30 4.21 62.0 60 30 29 7 27 69 0 0 1.40 .321 4.01 0.5 98
Total IL 53 0 7 9 30 4.21 62.0 60 30 29 7 27 69 0 0 1.40 .321 4.01 98.3
Total SL 16 0 1 4 4 4.37 22.2 18 11 11 2 14 29 0 0 1.41 .308 3.86 88.2
Total FSL 49 0 4 2 27 2.36 53.1 37 14 14 1 23 65 0 0 1.12 .286 2.72 159.2
Total SAL 83 0 5 3 33 2.94 79.2 59 28 26 6 42 112 0 0 1.27 .306 3.01 123.6
Total FCL 3 0 0 0 0 9.64 4.2 5 5 5 0 2 6 0 0 1.50 .357 2.56 40.6
Total DSL 21 0 5 2 0 1.50 24.0 9 4 4 1 12 29 0 0 0.88 .182 2.44 263.2
Total VSL 54 9 5 7 13 3.27 77.0 67 31 28 3 31 74 0 0 1.27 .315 3.50 116.7
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2014 FCL - R P 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Tampa Bay (VSL) - R P 12 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2021 Baltimore - MLB P 43 0 5 1 1 6 0 1.000 62.2 0.86 -0.2 1.034
2021 Vancouver - MLB P 23 0 2 7 1 9 0 1.000 31.0 2.61 +0.8 1.241
2023 Chicago - MLB P 67 0 2 12 0 14 0 1.000 71.0 1.77 +0.4 1.039
2024 Chicago - MLB P 61 0 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 67.0 0.67 +0.2 1.002
2025 Chicago - MLB P 52 0 1 6 1 7 0 1.000 57.1 1.10 +0.1 1.071
2026 Chicago - MLB P 15 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 14.1 0.63 +0.1 .000
TOTAL P 276 0 15 31 3 46 0 1.000 303.1 1.36 +1.5 1.080
PLAYER HISTORY
05/24/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Baltimore while with Vancouver.
10/31/2021 Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (80); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 45 (50).
08/01/2022 Wins the IL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/25/2022 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $610,000.
12/13/2022 Was traded by the Washington Nationals to the Chicago Cubs, along with RF Bob Wilcox, in exchange for 3B Miguel Ruiz.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 70 (80); Movement: 45 (50); Control: 50 (55).
06/01/2023 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
11/27/2023 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $620,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (75); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
11/30/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $1,100,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
11/12/2025 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,400,000 with the Chicago Cubs organization.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
03/06/2026 Unsuccessfully completed training to add a pitch to his arsenal at the Chicago Cubs development complex.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SV Rank
2023 30 9
2024 30 9
Year GF Rank
2023 56 3
2024 52 4
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