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Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
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2025 Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Rom developed a left shoulder injury during spring training of last year and eventually underwent arthroscopic surgery in early May, ending his season before it began. It was a missed year of development for a guy who could have used it, as Rom didn't offer much promise during his eight starts with the Cardinals in 2023, putting up an ERA over 8.00 and a WHIP over 2.00. The left-hander has consistently fanned more than a batter per inning in the minors, but control has been an issue in the upper levels and he gets by more with deception than stuff. Rom could eventually be in the mix for starts in what looks like a transition year for St. Louis, but more time at Triple-A Memphis is needed for the 25-year-old after a lost season. He slid farther down the pecking order after be outrighted off the 40-man roster over the winter. Read Past Outlooks
Outrighted to Triple-A
Rom (shoulder) cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
The Cardinals added some prospects to the 40-man roster as Rule 5 draft protection, so Rom was a roster casualty. He had arthroscopic shoulder surgery in May and did not pitch at all in 2024. If he's healthy this spring, he should provide rotation depth at Triple-A.
The Cardinals added some prospects to the 40-man roster as Rule 5 draft protection, so Rom was a roster casualty. He had arthroscopic shoulder surgery in May and did not pitch at all in 2024. If he's healthy this spring, he should provide rotation depth at Triple-A.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs RHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .350 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .338 | 26 | 15 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .350 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .338 | 26 | 15 | 44 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Since 2022
-13%
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| Since 2022Home | 8.76 | 2.11 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 5.8 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 7.59 | 2.06 | 21.1 | 8.9 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 8.76 | 2.11 | 12.1 | 8.0 | 5.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 7.59 | 2.06 | 21.1 | 8.9 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Rom had a steady rise throughout the minors after the Orioles made him a fourth-round pick out of high school back in 2018. He's posted at least a 26.1 percent strikeout rate at each minor-league stop since A-ball, but while the whiffs have been there, his walks and ERA have ballooned against higher competition. This past season, Rom collected a 4.82 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 11.4 percent walk rate at the Triple-A level. The left-hander was traded to St. Louis as part of the return for Jack Flaherty and was torched for an 8.02 ERA and 2.08 WHIP across eight starts during his first stint in the majors. Rom did a really good job of avoiding the long ball in the minors, but he didn't have such luck against big league hitters, serving up seven bombs in 33.2 frames. The southpaw might be a little interesting if he could find more velocity, but as it stands right now he seems destined to be an up-and-down rotation piece between St. Louis and Triple-A Memphis in 2024.
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Undergoes shoulder surgery
Rom underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder last week, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Slated for shoulder surgery
Rom is expected to undergo left shoulder surgery, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Cardinals transferred Rom (biceps) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Getting opinion from specialist
Rom (biceps) will be examined by Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas on Tuesday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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Timeline for return uncertain
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Friday that Rom (biceps) recently took part in plyometric exercises but didn't respond well to the activity, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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