The Oakland Athletics and relief pitcher Sergio Romo agreed to a one-year, $2.55 million contract pending a physical. The veteran right-hander will be 38-years-old on Opening Day but has been a solid relief option in recent years. Romo converted five saves in six chances last season with Minnesota and had 25 and 20 saves respectively in 2018-19. Romo will join a bullpen mix in Oakland that includes Jake Diekman, Yusmeiro Petit, and J.B. Wendelken. Diekman was viewed as the favorite for saves...

Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Sergio Romo has had a one-game suspension levied against him stemming from an incident with Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor from Fridays contest. The league has handed down the suspension due to its tightening of not wanting bench-clearing incidents, which it believes that Romo caused. In 18 appearances this season, Romo has compiled a 3.31 ERA and 0.74 WHIP, giving him some deep season-long league intrigue for those that seek holds over the final ...

Minnesota Twins right-handed pitcher Sergio Romo was brought on for a save opportunity Sunday against Cleveland with left-hander Taylor Rogers having worked each of the past two days. Its unlikely that Romo has supplanted Rogers as the teams primary closer moving forward, but its clear that manager Rocco Baldelli is confident turning the ball over to the veteran in high-leverage situations. For those owners in desperate need of saves, Romos vulturing of additional save chances presents a solid...

Welcome to fantasy baseball if MLB's season were more like the XFL. Between injuries, illness, and inexplicable flukes, this season has already shown the potentially disastrous consequences of an otherwise quiet road-trip to Atlanta.This weeks' news about the Miami-Philadelphia and St. Louis-Milwaukee situations has provided new variables, and managers are scrambling to keep up with everything. Teams are using their players in bizarre and unexpected ways, Sergio Romo earned a save before Taylor ...

Minnesota Twins reliever Sergio Romo got the ball in the ninth inning and shut the door for his first save of 2020. It was a surprising decision by manager Rocco Baldelli to let Romo pitch the ninth instead of closer Taylor Rogers, though the 37-year-old veteran made his manager look good. He struck out one batter in a scoreless inning. As for not using Rogers, Baldelli said "it's absolutely circumstance" and that the team wants to get their closer out there. In all likelihood, this was a ...

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Sergio Romo (shoulder) is throwing a bullpen session on Wednesday after tweaking his non-throwing shoulder earlier in the week. He remains on track to be ready for the start of the season and won't need much time to get his arm ready for a setup role in his first full season with the Twins. The 36-year-old (37 in March) had 17 saves with the Marlins and three in Minnesota after his trade last year. However, he'll mostly be a setup man for closer Taylor Rogers in ...

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Sergio Romo should be a solid, consistent holds league fantasy asset in 2020. Romo won't rack up strikeout like some other pitchers in similar roles, but he has been a model of consistency over the past few seasons and there's no reason to expect that to change. He'll work in the main setup role for Taylor Rogers alongside Trevor May and Tyler Duffey. Romo should easily record upwards of 25 holds if he remains healthy. He can likely be had in the late rounds of...

Minnesota Twins relief pitcher Sergio Romo (shoulder) will be limited in camp the next few days with "the most minor of minor left shoulder strains," according to manager Rocco Baldelli. Romo should be back on the field soon. The veteran reliever had a 3.43 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 20 saves and 60 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings for the Marlins and Twins in 65 relief outings in 2019. Seventeen of those 20 saves came with the Marlins, however, and Romo should be the primary setup man to closer Taylor ...

The Minnesota Twins and relief pitcher Sergio Romo agreed to a one-year deal on Friday. The deal includes a club option and $5 million guaranteed with a chance to earn $10 million. The 36-year-old reliever went 2-1 with 20 saves and 60 strikeouts in 60 1/3 innings over 65 relief outings with the Marlins and Twins in 2019. Seventeen of Romo's saves came in the first half of the year as the Marlins closer. Although he was more of a setup man in Minnesota down the stretch, he pitched even better ...

Minnesota Twins reliever Sergio Romo got the final four outs of an 11-9 win over the Kansas City Royals to earn a save on Friday. It goes down as Romo's first save since the Twins acquired him from the Miami Marlins in a trade. Romo has been a steady bullpen piece this season, posting 18 saves in 19 chances to go along with a 3.29 ERA, 1.15 [...]