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Jordan Wicks for JoJo Romero (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 208 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 441 | # 708 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 39 | 24 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 4.23 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.37 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 158 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 217 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 349 | ‐ |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 2 |
| Games Started | 0 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 26.2 | 6.1 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 15 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 21 | 13 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 11 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 25 | 6 |
| Walks | 10 | 1 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 15.63 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 2.21 |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 44 | 16 |
| Games Started | 0 | 3 |
| Innings Pitched | 41.3 | 27.8 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 11 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 37 | 28 |
| Earned Runs | 17 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 39 | 24 |
| Walks | 17 | 9 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 4.23 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.37 |
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC | |
| 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 | Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st | |
| The Cardinals agreed to terms with LHP JoJo Romero on a one-year, $4.26 million contract. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 8th | Jordan Wicks allowed eight runs on nine hits in 4.1 innings on Tuesday as the Cubs were routed by the Pirates, 12-1. David Leisering Wed, May 27th | |
| Jordan Wicks has been named Tuesday’s starter for the Cubs against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th | ||
| The Cubs recalled Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | ||
| The Cubs activated Jordan Wicks from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| JoJo Romero RP - STL | Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #203 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (5-4) | #169 | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (6-2) | #22 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ TB | Mason Englert | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #188 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd |   |   |   | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #307 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 |
| Tue, May 5th |   |   |   | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-4) | #141 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-4) | #76 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #139 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-3) | #202 | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-3) | #78 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #79 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #373 |
| Mon, May 18th |   |   |   | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 22nd |   |   |   | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #126 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #181 |
| Sun, May 24th |   |   |   | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (6-2) | #18 | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Thu, May 28th |   |   |   | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #163 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-2) | #234 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (3-3) | #114 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #150 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 |
| Thu, Jun 4th |   |   |   | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #146 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (2-1) | #58 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | vs COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th |   |   |   | vs TOR | ||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | @ MIL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th |   |   |   | vs SD | ||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | vs SD | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | vs SD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | @ BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | @ BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | @ CIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | vs MIN | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | vs DET | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | @ STL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | vs LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | @ KC | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th |   |   |   | @ WSH | ||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th |   |   |   | @ ARI | ||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | vs CIN | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st |   |   |   | vs MIL | ||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | vs MIL | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | @ MIL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | vs ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | @ CIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | vs MIA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |   |   |   |
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (5-2) | #47 |   |   |   |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 |   |   |   |
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL |   |   |   | ||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN |   |   |   | ||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL |   |   |   | ||

