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Romero

It’s unclear whether this minor league agreement with the Angels includes an invitation to the MLB side of spring training. Romero, who turns 28 years old on December 24, posted a rather underwhelming 4.49 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 76/51 K/BB ratio across 118 1/3 innings (28 appearances) last season for the Yokohama BayStars in Japan. The right-hander holds a career 5.17 ERA in 69 2/3 major league frames.

The deal also includes a club option for the 2022 season. The Twins will receive around $300,000 in return. Despite his poor numbers over 69 2/3 innings at the big league level, Romero was still considered one of the Twins top pitching prospects and has terrific stuff. It’ll be interesting to see if he’s able to put it all together and rebuild his value overseas.

The Twins officially released Romero on Friday, freeing him to make the move overseas. The 25-year-old hurler posted a 5.17 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 63/30 K/BB ratio across 69 2/3 career innings at the big league level with the Twins.

Romero didn’t report to spring training because of what the Twins called a visa issue and he was a no-show for summer camp, as well, at which point they put him on the restricted list. His whereabouts are unclear at the moment, but the Twins obviously have decided to move on. Romero holds a career 5.17 ERA over 26 major league appearances, but he’ll turn just 26 next week and is a former top prospect, so there will be interest in his services.

Romero still hasn’t reported to Twins’ camp because of a visa issue and it’s unclear when he might show up. Obviously, he’s unlikely to crack the Opening Day roster at this point.

Romero was expected to compete for a spot in the team’s Opening Day bullpen, but it sounds like he may not make it to camp at all -- which would lead to him beginning the season in the minor leagues. The 25-year-old hurler owns a 5.17 ERA and 1.57 WHIP over 69 2/3 innings in his big league career.

Romero has been up and down a couple of times this year while posting a 7.88 ERA over appearances with the Twins. He’ll function in middle relief for September.

Romero was only up for a day and gave up two runs without recording an out in a relief appearance versus the Mariners. Zack Littell is taking his spot on the roster.

Romero will return to the Minnesota bullpen ahead of Thursday afternoon’s series finale against the Mariners. He holds a 5.63 ERA in eight innings of relief this season at the major league level.

The 24-year-old right-hander appeared in seven games out of the Twins’ bullpen, compiling a 5.63 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and 8/3 K/BB ratio across eight innings. He’s being sent out to free up a spot on the active roster for Willians Astudillo who is set to return from the injured list on Sunday.