Carlos Vargas or JoJo Romero
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| JoJo Romero RP - STL  | Carlos Vargas RP - SEA  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 26 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 0 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 26.2 | ‐ |
| Wins | 0 | ‐ |
| Losses | 1 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 2 | ‐ |
| Holds | 15 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 21 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 8 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 25 | ‐ |
| Walks | 10 | ‐ |
| ERA | 2.70 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.16 | ‐ |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Carlos Vargas RP - SEA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 55 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.6 | 56.3 |
| Wins | 4 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 11 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 15 | 11 |
| Hits Allowed | 54 | 55 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 57 | 44 |
| Walks | 24 | 20 |
| ERA | 3.73 | 4.21 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.32 |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Carlos Vargas RP - SEA | |
| News | ||
| Romero finished 2025 with a 2.07 ERA and 55:29 K:BB across 61 innings, and he already has closing experience with the Cardinals — he and Riley O'Brien shared ninth-inning duties down the stretch after Ryan Helsley was traded. Matt Svanson and Ryne Stanek are also expected to factor into save situations in St. Louis. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th | Carlos Vargas has begun a throwing program. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th | |
| The Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP JoJo Romero on a one-year, $4.26 million contract. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 8th | Carlos Vargas had a minor setback in his rehab. Ari Koslow Sat, May 2nd | |
| Carlos Vargas remains without a clear timetable to return from his lat injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st | ||
| Vargas is not eligible to return until late May, and it remains unclear whether he has resumed throwing or is still shut down. He has been out all season with a right lat strain. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th | ||
| The Mariners placed Carlos Vargas on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 27th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Carlos Vargas RP - SEA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-4) | #420 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | @ LAA | George Klassen (0-1) | #337 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #396 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #124 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-4) | #141 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Mon, May 11th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | vs SD | Lucas Giolito (2-0) | #172 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #219 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-2) | #234 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs NYM | Austin Warren | |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (2-1) | #58 | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | @ DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #125 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs BOS | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs LAA | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | vs TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | vs CIN | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | vs CIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | vs CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | vs DET | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs DET | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PHI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | @ TOR | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | @ TOR | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | @ TOR | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ BOS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | @ BOS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | @ BOS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs TEX | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | @ LAA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | @ LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | vs HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | vs HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | |||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | |||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | |||||
