Phillies Predicted To Part Ways With $8.5 Million Free Agent Signing

The Philadelphia Phillies are in the midst of a very competitive postseason push in the loaded National League. The NL East is up for grabs as the New York Mets are very good alongside the Phillies. Even the Miami Marlins are making a late push for a postseason spot.

With that in mind, the Phillies are going to need to make all the right moves in the coming weeks in order to give themselves the best chance to win in October.

Edward Eng of That Ball’s Outta Here recently predicted the Phillies would cut bait with reliever Jordan Romano as early as sometime this season due to his disastrous play. The Phillies signed Romano last offseason to a one-year contract.

“Finally, we have perhaps the Phillies’ biggest move this past offseason in signing reliever Jordan Romano to potentially be the closer for the team in 2025,” Eng wrote. “Well, that plan certainly backfired when Romano struggled immensely coming out of the gate. By the end of April, the 32-year-old right-hander was flashing an abysmal 12.19 ERA but somehow kept his blown saves to just two.

“Romano has been pushed to some lower-leverage situations but somehow manages to remain in the Phillies bullpen mix for the moment. But for what has turned out to be a failed experiment so far, there’s a chance Romano won’t make it to the end of the season.”

Romano has been a thorn in the Phillies’ side all season. Rather than being a dominant seventh, eighth, or ninth inning reliever for the team, the righty has been a low-leverage guy who struggles in that role.

The veteran reliever has an ERA near 7.00 in almost 40 innings. ERA isn’t always a good indicator of success for relief pitchers, as one bad outing can cause it to balloon up, but Romano’s struggles began in April and have lasted all season.

It’s about time the Phillies cut ties with him.

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