Cardinals left-hander Drew Rom underwent arthroscopic surgical procedure on his throwing shoulder final week, supervisor Oli Marmol instructed the group’s beat (X hyperlink through Jeff Jones of the Belleville Information-Democrat). Marmol stated the group continues to be hopeful that the 24-year-old might return in some unspecified time in the future this season.
Rom was one in every of three gamers whom St. Louis acquired from the Orioles eventually 12 months’s deadline within the Jack Flaherty commerce. As an higher minors beginning pitcher, Rom was a logical goal for a group that wished to reload on the pitching employees and push for competition. St. Louis referred to as him up for his main league debut three weeks after buying him. He took eight turns by means of the rotation however didn’t carry out properly sufficient to place himself within the combine for an Opening Day job in 2024.
The 6’2″ southpaw was tagged for an 8.02 ERA over 33 2/3 innings. He had a modest 18.8% strikeout fee, walked greater than 11% of batters confronted, and gave up seven house runs. Whereas it’s clearly not the best way Rom wished to start out his main league profession, he entered 2024 as a depth starter who’d doubtless have factored into the MLB employees in some unspecified time in the future all through the season. Rom has logged 134 2/3 innings on the Triple-A stage going again to 2022. His 4.75 ERA in that point isn’t nice, however he has punched out an above-average 26.6% of opposing hitters.
Harm will hold that from taking place, at the least for the close to future. Rom battled what was initially introduced as biceps tendinitis throughout Spring Coaching. He opened the season on the injured checklist and was transferred to the 60-day IL when St. Louis chosen Kyle Leahy onto the MLB roster final week. The group revealed on the time that Rom was visiting a specialist and that surgical procedure was on the desk. He’ll clearly be out properly past when he’s first eligible to return on the finish of Might. Rom will acquire main league service and be paid the $740K MLB minimal wage for no matter time he spends on the injured checklist.
