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Dodgers Designate Sergio Romo

By Jeff Todd | July 20, 2017 at 5:23pm CDT

The Dodgers have designated righty Sergio Romo for assignment, per a club announcement. His roster spot was needed for the team’s activation of lefty Grant Dayton.

Romo, 34, moved south to Los Angeles over the winter after a nine-year run with the Giants. But things have not gone quite as hoped with the team he grew up rooting for.

Over 25 innings, Romo has coughed up 17 earned runs. While he’s generating plenty of strikeouts — 11.2 K/9 on a robust 14.8% swinging-strike rate — the veteran has also surrendered a dozen walks and seven home runs.

With only a $3MM salary, it’s conceivable another organization could take on some or all of his contract. Romo has mostly been outstanding over his MLB career, and still seems to carry most of the skills that have driven a lifetime 2.77 ERA. Whether or not a trade can be worked out, Romo figures to represent an interesting bounceback candidate for one of the many teams currently jockeying to add relief arms at the trade deadline.

For the Dodgers, it’s possible to see this decision as further indication that the team is lining up to grab a premium relief arm at the deadline. Whether or not that occurs, though, the talent-rich organization obviously felt good about the rest of its pen mix — particularly with the emergence of Brandon Morrow.

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  1. TheChanceyColborn

    6 years ago

    Oh how the mighty have fallen.

    Reply
  2. LA_Blue

    6 years ago

    Saw that coming!

    Reply
    • Gary

      6 years ago

      Yup easy call if you watched him last couple of years.

      Reply
  3. padresfan

    6 years ago

    Well, if they release him… giants can further reunite their World Series core
    Lol

    Reply
    • RenoChris

      6 years ago

      If the Dodgers are footing the bill why not?

      Reply
    • ttinsley1434

      6 years ago

      The Padres could get their World Series core together as well…………..wait, scratch that.

      Reply
      • bringinthereliefpitcher

        6 years ago

        Scratch that. The perfect way to describe for Madison Bumgarner’s season this year.

        Reply
        • padresfan

          6 years ago

          Haha burn

      • padresfan

        6 years ago

        Your 5 seconds of fame is over 1434 backto the sewer for you

        Reply
    • tad2b13

      6 years ago

      I bet the Dodgers wish they had a World Series core that people could make dumb jokes about.

      Reply
      • thegreatcerealfamine

        6 years ago

        They do the manager was recently released from the hospital and the hero hunts in the upper peninsula!

        Reply
    • LA Sam

      6 years ago

      We’re getting the band back together….who’s got Peavey’s #….?

      Reply
      • padresfan

        6 years ago

        8675309

        Reply
  4. Solaris611

    6 years ago

    I guess his 6.12 ERA just didn’t cut it. Giants can claim him and continue reassembling their ’10/’12/’14 World Series team.

    Reply
    • jhinde103

      6 years ago

      Aubrey huff out of retirement, Travis ishikawa, big time Timmy Jim, peavey is available

      Reply
      • RenoChris

        6 years ago

        This joke is getting old. Spell the players names right at least.

        Reply
        • Dretorade

          6 years ago

          butthurt alert^^

  5. dodgerfan711

    6 years ago

    I hope hatcher is next

    Reply
    • LA91744

      6 years ago

      Hatcher should have been gone along long time ago

      Reply
      • mack22

        6 years ago

        Agreed

        Reply
      • socalblake

        6 years ago

        Absolutely agree

        Reply
  6. Just Another Fan

    6 years ago

    He only gave up runs in 11 out of 30 games, that’s not awful, but definitely not good on a playoff team. Guessing Sergio goes back to the Bay, either with SF or OAK, who have spots open for a guy like him.

    Reply
    • jhinde103

      6 years ago

      I bet, Oakland seems like a fit

      Reply
    • tad2b13

      6 years ago

      How do you figure the Giants have a spot? They have guys at Sac that are a better choice than Sergio.

      Reply
      • radioball123

        6 years ago

        You said Sac…ha!

        Reply
  7. Ookashfah

    6 years ago

    Just curious, what are the chances of the yankees landing Stanton?

    Reply
    • Gogerty

      6 years ago

      About as good as this comment relating to the story it is posted to.

      Just kidding.

      Reply
      • amjr

        6 years ago

        Lol. He deserved that response.

        Reply
      • aussiegiants53

        6 years ago

        +1 haha

        Reply
      • sorayablue

        6 years ago

        Bazinga!!!

        Reply
      • Gary

        6 years ago

        +2

        Reply
      • Ookashfah

        6 years ago

        Haha that was deserved. It probably won’t happen (and for good reason) but something about Judge and Stanton back to back makes me salivate

        Reply
    • padresfan

      6 years ago

      Why would the yankees go after him? They have a pretty solid outfield core, and they could do in on the bidding war for Harper if they wanted to. I don’t like Harper, but imo he is better than Stanton

      Reply
  8. Rickey O'Sunnyvale

    6 years ago

    Wonder if he’d accept an assignment in minors for a shot to return to LA in September.

    Reply
    • connfyoozed

      6 years ago

      I doubt it, and I don’t think it will get to that point anyways. He’s cheap enough and has had success recently enough that I could easily see another team sending a middling prospect to LA for him. And if not, Romo would likely have a couple of minor-league offers with teams with less bullpen depth than the Dodgers.

      Reply
  9. sfgiants49ers

    6 years ago

    First panda now romo.
    I think there good players to see what they can do towards the end of the season to secure a spot on a mlb roster for next season.

    Reply
  10. Ghost of Chase Utley

    6 years ago

    Wow, didn’t see that coming . . . said no one.

    Reply
  11. Wolf Chan

    6 years ago

    well I guess if strickland goes there is space in the pen in SF, though how funny would it be to have the rivercats collect SF WS guys….

    Reply
    • tad2b13

      6 years ago

      If Strickland goes, and even if Kontos, and someone else as well. I think the Giants would still opt for Derek Law, Matt Reynolds, Chris Stratton, Albert Suarez, or some other River Cat instead of Romo.

      Reply
  12. AngelFan69

    6 years ago

    Brandon League is available …

    Reply
    • mack22

      6 years ago

      So is George Sheryl

      Reply
  13. JoeyPankake

    6 years ago

    God, I hope Bobby Evans is on vacation and doesn’t have cell phone service for the next few days.

    Reply
    • lars17

      6 years ago

      ^^^^^

      Reply
    • gmenfan

      6 years ago

      I think he reached for his cellphone 52 minutes ago.

      Reply
  14. LADreamin

    6 years ago

    I like Romo, but I think everyone knew he was serving BP sliders when he came into a the game. Hopefully he stays in the minors and maybe comes up in September to be in games where we have a 10 run lead. Best case scenario I think.

    Reply
  15. TwinsHomer

    6 years ago

    Twins will take a flier and designate belisle

    Reply
  16. darkstar61

    6 years ago

    For personal and selfish reasons I so hope he somehow makes his way down to Oklahoma City…

    Have to imagine someone will grab him up and give him a shot tho

    Reply
  17. jeffball10

    6 years ago

    The Rays are looking for any type of relief help they can get, and they actually made the highest offer to Romo in the offseason but he prefered to stay in Cali. I wonder if they would have interest in giving him a shot.

    Reply
  18. Codybellingersgrandma

    6 years ago

    Bellingers a better pitcher than this guy

    Reply
    • padresfan

      6 years ago

      Betca his little bro will strike out Cody

      Reply
  19. rycm131

    6 years ago

    Heard the Giants are planning
    I’m bringing him back too

    Reply
    • 3in5

      6 years ago

      Giants are always planning. Glad to hear you’re bringing him back Rycm131.

      Reply
  20. bravosfan4life

    6 years ago

    Pick him up atlanta we need help

    Reply
  21. BlueSkyLA

    6 years ago

    We will see what this bodes though obviously the Dodgers did not need to DFA Romo at this point to make a trade.

    Reply
  22. JayJayXV

    6 years ago

    Come to the Mets and redeem yourself

    Reply

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