Fraud Watch: Is Jordan Romano The Most Overrated Closer In All of Baseball? | Blue Jays Breakdown

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The Toronto Blue Jays drop a tough game against the Baltimore Orioles, getting walked off by Adley Rutchsman. With the blown save by Jordan Romano, many people are calling for his head, saying that he is not a legitimate closer and that the Toronto Blue Jays should look elsewhere for a more reliable closing pitcher. We break down whether there is validity to these statements, breaking down his 2024 stats, as well as comparing him and his stats to one of the best closing pitchers in the game, Josh Hader. Is the Jordan Romano hate deserved? We break down the big moments from game two of this series, from the Bo Bichette RBI double, to Daulton Varsho’s obstruction call, to Yimi Garcia’s dominant performance out of the bullpen. We also get into a debate about how the umpires have been so far this season, and how pitch framing has affected their calls. We get into all this and more on this episode of Locked On Blue Jays Romano: 2023: 8 earned runs in 40 save opportunities, 4 blown saves, 36 saves 4 run saves: 2 3 run saves: 13 2 run saves: 7 1 run saves: 14 Jordan Romano 2024: 6 earned runs in 7 save opportunities, 1 blown save, 6 saves 1 run saves: 0 2 run saves: 3 3 run saves: 3 Hader: 2023: 5 earned runs in 36 save opportunities, 3 blown saves, 33 saves 1 run saves: 6 2 run saves: 14 3 run saves: 11 4 run saves: 1 5 run saves: 1 Hader 2024: 4 earned runs in 5 save opportunities, 0 blown saves, 5 saves 3 run saves: 3 2 run saves: 1 1 run saves: 1 Your current Toronto Blue Jays roster: Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Bo Bichette, Kevin Gausman, Jordan Romano, Alek Manoah, Yariel Rodriguez, George Springer, Yusei Kikuchi, Jose Berrios, Chris Bassitt, Cavan Biggio, Justin Turner, Daulton Varsho, Danny Jansen, Alejandro Kirk, Joey Votto, Erik Swanson, Kevin Kiermaier, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Davis Schneider, Ernie Clement, Spencer Horwitz, Chad Green, Tim Mayza, Trevor Richards, Genesis Cabrera, Yimi Garcia, Bowden Francis, Daniel Vogelbach, Orelvis Martinez, Ricky Tiedemann, Zach Pop, Addison Barger, Nate Pearson, Nathan Lukes, Aaron Sanchez. Intro: 0:00 Jordan Romano Legitimacy: 1:29 Game 2 Recap: 16:37 Framing/Umpire Debate: 31:40 Outro: 40:36 Twitter: @Brayden5Ewasko @Carterfuerst2 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dialedinjays Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOBlueJays?sid=YouTube Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB #BlueJays #TorontoBlueJays #MLB