School: San Diego
Class: Junior
Height: 6′0″
Weight: 180 lbs.
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Pos: lhp/of
Hometown: Corona, CA
High School: Norco HS
Previously Drafted: 15th round, 2005 (San Diego Padres)
| Year | Team | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | H/9 | RA | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | San Diego | 56.0 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 9.2 | 5.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | San Diego | 112.0 | 11.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 3.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | XBH% | ISO | 2B+3B | BB% | K% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | San Diego | 157 | .287 | .378 | .414 | 24% | .127 | 7 | 11.5% | 11.5% | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | San Diego | 224 | .335 | .402 | .438 | 20% | .103 | 12 | 10.2% | 7.8% |
Honors:
- 2007 All-WCC First-team
- 2007 Collegiate Baseball Second-team All American
- 2006 Collegiate Baseball Freshman All American
Strengths:
Romanski is one of the best two-way players in college baseball and is an intimidating baseball player. However, he doesn’t pitch or hit well enough to be a high draft choice. He’s the Toreros’ Saturday starter and he pairs with lefty Brian Matusz as one of the best one-two punches in college baseball. He has good command of three quality pitches: a low 90s sinker, a slider and a changeup. He has an excellent feel for pitching and spots his fastball effectively. When he’s not pitching, Romanski is playing center field. He’s a good contact hitter and gets on-base, but hasn’t shown much power in two seasons. He turned down a six-figure signing bonus from the Padres in 2005; he’ll likely get a similar offer after he’s drafted this spring.
Weaknesses:
On the mound, he’s only projects as a back of the rotation starter. He hasn’t shown much power, either. Romanski’s small build doesn’t lend itself well to projection.
The Future:
Late first round/supplemental round.
