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Eric Orze for JoJo Romero (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| JoJo Romero RP - STL  | Eric Orze RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts |
33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 212 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 441 | # 595 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 39 | 34 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.43 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 158 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 217 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 349 | # 285 |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Eric Orze RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 23 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 26.2 | 27.1 |
| Wins | 0 | 2 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 2 |
| Holds | 15 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 21 | 25 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 12 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 25 | 25 |
| Walks | 10 | 13 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.95 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.39 |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Eric Orze RP - MIN | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 44 | 39 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 41.3 | 36.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 4 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 11 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | 33 |
| Earned Runs | 17 | 17 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 34 |
| Walks | 17 | 17 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.43 |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Eric Orze RP - MIN | |
| 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 | Eric Orze struck out one batter in a scoreless appearance to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, Apr 10th | |
| The Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP JoJo Romero on a one-year, $4.26 million contract. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 8th | Orze posted a 3.02 ERA, 1.37 WHIP and 40:19 K:BB across 41.2 innings in 33 appearances with Tampa Bay last season before being traded to Minnesota this offseason. He's struggled with his control this spring, allowing five runs over 6.2 innings with an 8:6 K:BB and a 6.75 ERA. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Eric Orze RP - MIN | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (3-6) | #43 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #65 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-3) | #149 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (3-4) | #29 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | @ NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (2-5) | #46 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-4) | #141 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 | vs MIA | Braxton Garrett (0-1) | #120 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-0) | #197 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #57 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | vs MIL | Robert Gasser (0-1) | #191 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai (2-3) | #152 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs HOU | Jason Alexander (1-1) | #333 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ BOS | Jovani Moran (1-2) | #183 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ PIT | Jared Jones (0-0) | #69 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-2) | #234 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs CWS | David Sandlin (1-0) | #210 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (2-1) | #58 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | ||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | @ DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 |
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | @ TEX | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | @ TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | @ ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ ARI | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | @ ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ HOU | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | @ CHC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | @ CHC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | @ CLE | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ CLE | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs PHI | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | @ SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ATH | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs DET | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | vs CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | @ SF | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | @ SF | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | vs TEX | ||||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | |||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | |||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | |||||
