In the end, I would say 2024 for Romano went from Caesar's Palace to Snake River Canyon. It's just a shame for the player and the fans. Hometown closers with personality don't come around too often. I hope his arm bounces back and he gets a decent payday somewhere - he deserves it.
Clearly if Romano would likely be ineffective until (say) July, I would have expected negotiation of a 2-year deal, circa $3.25MM for 2024, and a Club option for 2025 of $11MM against a $1MM buyout. Could still happen. If it doesn’t, (probably) means Jays expect he can never regain past performance level
Agreed. I watched Snake River live What a scam. LOL
In the end, I would say 2024 for Romano went from Caesar's Palace to Snake River Canyon. It's just a shame for the player and the fans. Hometown closers with personality don't come around too often. I hope his arm bounces back and he gets a decent payday somewhere - he deserves it.
Clearly if Romano would likely be ineffective until (say) July, I would have expected negotiation of a 2-year deal, circa $3.25MM for 2024, and a Club option for 2025 of $11MM against a $1MM buyout. Could still happen. If it doesn’t, (probably) means Jays expect he can never regain past performance level