Romero signed a contract Monday with the SSG Landers of the Korea Baseball Organization.
Romero is guaranteed $800,000 and can make it an even $1 million if he reaches his incentives. The left-hander hasn't seen any action in the majors since 2018 and has spent three of the last four years pitching in Japan.
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Dodgers' Enny Romero: Reassigned to minor-league camp
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Romero was sent to minor-league camp by the Dodgers on Sunday, Eric Stephen of SBNation.com reports.
Romero was in camp with Los Angeles as a non-roster invitee. He last pitched in the majors in 2018, when he posted a 12.60 ERA and 2.90 WHIP across 10 innings with three different teams.
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Dodgers' Enny Romero: Gets invitation to spring training
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Romero has been invited to the Dodgers' big-league camp, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Romero signed a minor-league deal with the Dodgers this offseason after pitching internationally for the past two campaigns. Prior to going abroad, he had limited success as a reliever in five seasons at the big-league level, racking up a 5.12 ERA with 156 strikeouts across 146 innings. While the Dodgers have a fairly full bullpen depth chart, Romero will hope to latch on as a depth option and make the team out of spring training.
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Enny Romero: Signs to play in Japan
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Romero signed a one-year, $440,000 contract to play for the Chunichi Dragons, the Japan Times reports.
Romero pitched for three different MLB teams last season (KC, PIT, WAS) making eight appearances with a 12.60 ERA, but didn't find work after he was released by his third team in July. At age 28 next season, he could still make his way back to MLB with some success in Japan.
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Enny Romero: Elects free agency
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Romero elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Royals last weekend.
Since Romero was not claimed off waivers, he will be able to latch on with a team of his choosing following this move. Across eight big-league outings this year, he's struggled to the tune of a 12.60 ERA with 10 strikeouts in 10 innings of relief split between Kansas City, Pittsburgh and Washington.
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Royals' Enny Romero: DFA'd by Royals
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Romero was designated for assignment by the Royals on Saturday.
Romero was claimed off waivers by the Royals in early July after being designated for assignment by the Pirates, and allowed nine runs -- including three home runs -- across only four innings of work with the Royals. The 27-year-old has a 12.60 ERA and 2.90 WHIP over 10 innings between stints with the Royals, Pirates and Nationals this season.
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Royals' Enny Romero: Scooped up by Royals
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Romero was claimed off waivers by the Royals on Thursday.
The former Pittsburgh Pirate didn't have to wait long to find a new team after being DFA'd on Tuesday. Romero, who was effective in 2017 with a 3.56 ERA, struggled to secure a role on both the Nationals and Pirates this season with just four total appearances. The Royals' dearth of reliable bullpen options should allow Romero to step into a regular middle-relief role, however.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Designated for assignment
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Romero (shoulder) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list and designated for assignment, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic reports.
Romero just finished up a rehab assignment with Triple-A Indianapolis and will remain with the affiliate unless claimed off waivers or traded over the coming days. The reliever initially landed on the disabled list in late April with a left shoulder impingement, which has limited his output to just four appearances in the big leagues this year. During 53 outings with the Nationals last year, he logged a 3.56 ERA and 1.40 WHIP across 55.2 innings.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Shifting rehab to Triple-A club
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Romero (shoulder) moved his rehab assignment to Triple-A Indianapolis on Tuesday.
Romero has already made three rehab appearances, with the last two coming for Double-A Altoona. The move to Indianapolis will presumably represent his last stop on the minor-league assignment, but it's unclear if he'll be added back to the active roster once he's reinstated from the DL. The Pirates have already designated Romero for assignment once this season and may not view him as a viable bullpen option for the big club.
Romero (shoulder) gave up one run on three hits and retired two hitters in his rehab outing Tuesday for High-A Bradenton.
The appearance marked Romero's first competitive action in about six weeks after he was shut down with left shoulder inflammation. Though he labored through Tuesday's outing, he at least threw 20 of his 26 pitches for strikes. He'll likely require another tune-up appearance or two in the minors before the Pirates consider activating him from the 10-day disabled list.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Throwing off slope
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Romero (shoulder) is throwing off a slope at the Pirates' spring training facility, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Romero has been sidelined since April 25 with a shoulder impingement, but he's starting to ramp up his throwing. The southpaw is set to throw off a mound later in the week for the first time since landing on the disabled list. If everything goes well during his side session, Romero could be cleared to face live hitters shortly thereafter.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Throwing off flat ground
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Romero (shoulder) is throwing off flat ground in Florida, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.
He is progressing, but doesn't appear to be on the verge of activation. Romero has been sidelined with the left shoulder impingement since April 25.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Designated for assignment
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Romero was designated for assignment Sunday, Adam Berry of MLB.com reports.
Romero continues to bounce around this season, as he's already been designated for assignment by both the Nationals and the Pirates in 2018. After being claimed off waivers April 16 by Pittsburgh, he made two appearances out of the bullpen, allowing two runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out five. The Pirates made the move in order to make room for Nick Kingham on the 25-man roster.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Lands on disabled list
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Romero was placed on the disabled list due to a left shoulder impingement Sunday, Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic Pittsburgh reports.
It was initially reported that Romero had been designated for assignment Sunday. However, the Pirates were unable to as it was revealed that Romero injured himself in his last outing. As a result, he'll head to the disabled list instead.
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Pirates' Enny Romero: Added to big-league roster
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Romero will join the Pirates' bullpen Monday.
The southpaw was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Saturday, and he'll remain in the big leagues with his new organization. As a member of the Nationals, he produced a 3.56 ERA in 55.2 innings pitched last season, but struggled in two appearances this year. Romero will likely work in lower-leverage situations with Pittsburgh.
Romero was claimed off waivers by the Pirates on Saturday, Bill Brink of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
Romero was designated for assignment by the Nationals last Saturday. In parts of five seasons in the majors, the 27-year-old has a 4.70 ERA, though his 4.09 FIP indicates that he's perhaps deserved better numbers. In his 138 career innings, he's struck out a solid 23.9 percent of batters, though his 11.1 percent walk rate is a bit too high for him to carve out a high-leverage role.
Romero was designated for assignment Saturday, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.
The Nationals added a couple hitters to the 25-man roster, so they needed to clear space and Romero was the roster casualty. He has had brief stints of impressive work in the big leagues, but has primarily been limited to low-leverage work. It's possible he gets scooped up by another team on waivers.
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Nationals' Enny Romero: Appears set for spot on 25-man roster
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Romero survived the final round of roster cuts and is set to be on the Opening Day roster, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.
For the moment, the Nats have decided they don't want to risk losing the hard-throwing left-hander on waivers and will keep him in their middle-relief corps despite a shaky spring. Romero posted a 3.56 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and 65:23 K:BB in 55.2 innings last season, but he also gave up a 1.1 HR/9 and his 98 mph fastball lacks the movement necessary to be a truly dominant pitch, making him a long shot to see a meaningful role for fantasy purposes.
