Phillies notes: What JoJo Romero is thinking, how CF is trending, why Zack Wheeler will keep hitters guessing – The Athletic

CLEARWATER, Fla. JoJo Romero knows what he is this spring, so its a chance to discover who he is. His future remained unsettled a year ago because the Phillies hadnt determined whether Romero would continue as a starter or shift into a full-time bullpen role. He did enough in 2020 to convince them the bullpen was the right place.

Now, in Romeros mind, comes the fun part.

Everything is now with a reliever mindset, said Romero, 24. So its going to be interesting to see how Im able to do all that for that full year. And Im excited for it.

The spunky lefty loves to tinker. He threw four different pitches as a reliever in the majors, which is not normal. (Starters tend to whittle it to two or three in relief roles.) It was even weirder when he realized his change-up was now an out pitch even to lefties.

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Phillies notes: What JoJo Romero is thinking, how CF is trending, why Zack Wheeler will keep hitters guessing - The Athletic