JoJo Romero

St. Louis Cardinals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29y-6m-2d (Sep 09, 1996)
Exp: 5.045 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 4 (#107 overall), 2016
Agent(s): PSI Sports Management
2026 Payroll Salary

$4,260,000

2026 Cash

$4,260,000

Career Earnings

$8,123,735

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

JoJo Romero signed a 1 year, $4,260,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $4,260,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,260,000. In 2026, Romero will earn a base salary of $4,260,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,260,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,260,000
Average Salary:
$4,260,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
5.045
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 29 5.045
Arb Avoided
 $4,260,000 $4,260,000 1.75% $4,260,000 $4,260,000
2027 30 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 29 5.045
Arb Avoided
 $4,260,000 - - $4,260,000 $4,260,000
2027 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 29
Arb Avoided
 $4,260,000 $4,260,000 $4,260,000 $4,260,000 $4,260,000 $4,260,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,260,000
Average Salary:
$2,260,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
4.045
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2024-2024 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $860,000
Average Salary:
$860,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3.045
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.101
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $703,000
Average Salary:
$703,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.117
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.117
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

5.045 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$5,623,735

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 19
-
Signing Bonus
$800,000
$800,000
2020 23
0
Active
$130,830
$930,830
2021 24
0.117
Injured
$536,725
$1,467,555
2022 25
1.117
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
$181,561
$421,067
$1,649,116
$2,070,183
2023 26
2.101
Injured
$433,552
$2,503,735
2024 27
3.045
Injured / Arb Avoided
$860,000
$3,363,735
2025 28
4.045
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,260,000
$5,623,735
Total      
$5,623,735
$5,623,735
2026 29
5.045
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,260,000
Total
$9,883,735

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $1,088,622 $800,000 - $1,888,622
4 $3,735,113 - - $3,735,113
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
19
$800,000
$800,000
$800,000
2020
23
$130,830
$130,830
$930,830
2021
24
$536,725
$536,725
$1,467,555
2022
25
$181,561
$421,067
$181,561
$421,067
$1,649,116
$2,070,183
2023
26
$433,552
$433,552
$2,503,735
2024
27
$860,000
$860,000
$3,363,735
2025
28
$2,260,000
$2,260,000
$5,623,735
Total
$4,823,735
$800,000
$5,623,735
$5,623,735
2026
29
$4,260,000
$4,260,000
Total
$9,083,735
$800,000
$9,883,735

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $1,088,622 $800,000 - $1,888,622
4 $3,735,113 - - $3,735,113

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 STL Sep 22, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Arm
2023 STL Sep 04, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Undisclosed
2022 PHI Apr 04, 2022 - Jul 15, 2022 Elbow (Tommy John)
2021 PHI May 06, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Elbow
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $4.26 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 09, 2025 Signed a 1 year $2.26 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $860,000 contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Jul 02, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 09, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 18, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Oct 05, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Aug 19, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 30, 2022 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Philadelphia (PHI) for Edmundo Sosa
  • Jul 24, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $703,000 contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Jun 22, 2016 Signed a contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 4 (#107 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 STL 65 0 47 21 14 29 55 2 4 6 8 61.0 2.07 1.25 1.69
2024 STL 65 0 52 23 22 16 51 8 7 3 1 59.0 3.36 1.15 0.92
2023 STL 27 0 29 17 15 10 42 1 4 2 3 36.7 3.68 1.06 0.62
2022 STL 17 0 13 9 9 10 17 3 0 0 0 16.3 4.96 1.41 -0.01
2021 PHI 11 0 12 8 7 4 8 4 0 0 0 9.0 7.00 1.78 -0.29
2020 PHI 12 0 13 10 9 2 10 1 0 0 0 10.7 7.59 1.41 -0.32
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