Relief Pitcher J.C. Romero signs with St. Louis Cardinals for one-year -MLB Update
St. Louis will have to compensate for Albert Pujols in every way possible after they lost their superstar player to the Los Angeles Angels over the 2011 Major League Baseball (MLB) offseason. The Cardinals made a move by signing veteran left hand reliever,
J.C. Romero, to a one-year contract on Thursday, December 15, 2011.
Having the speciality of a left hander on their team, the St. Louis Cardinals believe that it would be a depth providing addition to the roster with versatility and a dynamic style of play.
"Romero is a proven lefty specialist, who has been a valuable bullpen piece for winning teams throughout his career," said Cardinals' senior vice president, John Mozeliak. "We felt that it was important to maintain versatility and depth within our bullpen
and we feel that J.C. will be a solid addition."
The financial terms and conditions were not released according to some but reports by ESPN.com say that the one-year deal is worth $750,000 along with a possibility of another $750,000 in performance bonuses for the upcoming 2012 MLB season.
Signing on Romero would be another good addition for the St. Louis Cardinals since he also leads the league in the left hand player category in terms on games pitched from 2002-2011 at 633. In addition to that, Romero ranks second on the list of highest
number of innings during the same time span with 517.
The 35-year-old from Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, split the 2011 MLB regular season between the Philadelphia Phillies and Colorado Rockies for a total of 36 games between the two, achieving a record of 1-0 and 4.01 ERA in 24.2 innings.
Having 12 plus years of experience in the American League, Romero will certainly provide the St. Louis Cardinals with added depth in the pitching part of their game play along with some batting speciality according to the need of time.
It will be thrilling to see how J.C. Romero is able to adjust to the team when the upcoming season kicks off next year. He might even have a breakthrough season, something he has been wishing for during the past few years.
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