Sergio Romo

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the free-agent RP pitcher Sergio Romo have agreed on a deal pending his physical.

Fantasy Impact

Romo coming finished the 2016 season with 4 saves, 2.64 ERA, and 33 strikeouts in 30 innings pitched. Romo strengthens the bullpen for the Dodgers but with Jansen closing Romo has close to no value fantasy wise. Unless your league scores for holds you can ignore Romo on draft day.

Former Giants reliever Sergio Romo has apparently agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Fantasy Impact

Romo is a shadow of himself from the 2014-15 seasons. His 2016 season included a career-high 1.47 HR/9 and a 3.4% drop in swings outside the strike zone from 2015. Romo specialized in getting batters to chase balls outside the zone and freezing them by painting the corners. He simply isn't deceiving batters as much as he once did. With that said, he could be a decent source of holds this season and will be going back to his Southern California roots with the Dodgers.

Sergio Romo looks close to signing with a team before Spring Training, with the Mets and Nationals lobbying for his signature. Romo has closer experience, but has not been a closer for the last two seasons and could be an option for the Nationals. He had a 2.64 ERA in 40 appearances last season with the Giants.

Fantasy Impact

While the Mets would use Romo as a setup man for Jeurys Familia, the Nationals have an unsettled situation at closer. Shawn Kelley appears to be first in line for saves, but Romo saved 38 games in his All-Star 2013 season and has a 2.58 ERA and 0.95 WHIP in his career. While his numbers look good, Romo did have a 3.72 ERA in his last season as a closer (2014) and lost the closer's role to Santiago Casilla.

Sergio Romo is set to pitch in back-to-back minor league rehab games on Thursday and Friday. He's been sidelined by an elbow injury since April.

Fantasy Impact

This would indicate that Romo could be ready to rejoin the Giants very soon. It's been a tough start for Romo, who was initially expected to miss much less than the time he's been sidelined due to the injury. Still, it's good to see that he's recovering to the point of pitching in back-to-back games.

Bruce Bochy advised Schulman that he believes Romo is "getting close." Romo is set to head up to Triple-A Sacramento for a tune-up.

Fantasy Impact

In 3.1 IP this season, Romo's only hit and run allowed was a home run to Joc Pederson. Romo should vulture some saves and is a shoo-in to go snag in holds leagues.