[ggeiss_mlb] Mikey Romero finished off last season on a scorching hot note, going 18-for-66 (.273) with an .856 OPS and 113 wRC+ over his last 16 games. The 21yo was also one of three Sox players to finish inside MiLB's T30 EV90 gainers in '25, adding 4.3 mph

6 points The_Stein244

How good is his defense?

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13 points gplatt_24

poor enough that SoxProspects think he might have to be a corner OF

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16 points TommyTheLizard

2 Kristian Campbells are better than one as they say

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13 points gplatt_24

haha yup, we appreciate Mikey's underslot bonus allowing us to sign Roman Anthony though

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6 points Then-Contract-9520

Insane that we grabbed Anthony in the 2nd round. Dude single handedly adds a whole level of optimism to my outlook of this team. We all saw the offense crumble without him.

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2 points RepulsiveWay1698

It was nice having someone to legitimately look forward to watch hit again

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6 points TimeliestStorm

He's listed as a utility infielder but is much stronger at 3B than at 2B. Potential average to maybe slightly above average 3B, solidly below average 2B.

Had a great interview that was posted to SoxProspects last week: https://news.soxprospects.com/2026/01/following-2025-success-mikey-romero.html

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3 points TommyTheLizard

Below avarage I'm pretty sure

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-1 points RaymondSpaget

Let's just say he's going to have to hit like Johnny Damon to stick in the majors as a left fielder.

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3 points Puddington21

Hits the ball hard, when he hits it. Some rough chase numbers in there.

https://prospectsavant.com/player/702540

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1 points PopularGlass3230

If he's a good hitter, why doesn't he hit good?

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2 points SeaworthinessAny4997

Average is not everything

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1 points PopularGlass3230

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5 points verbalspacey

.273 is scorching hot?

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3 points Intelligent-Ad5916

The OPS is very good for a 21 year old, his chase rate and defense seem less than desirable. He does hit the ball hard though and has good bat speed.

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3 points Spiketop_

So we're going to have a Roman a Romy and a Romero?

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4 points HyperactiveBaldMonk

"Scorching hot" is 13% better than average over 16 games? 4.3 mph gain on the EV90 is promising though.

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1 points Charming_Pea2251

ah so THIS is why they didn't sign Bregman, they have this guy...

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1 points myrkebunt

(shrug) It's pretty slow for Sox news when one can just declare some nice stats in a small sample size for various prospects. We can make a post about every Sox prospect and glow about particulars, but it's probably best to just settle on 'let's see him do it again before we get too hyped up'.

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0 points SedativeComet

I hate living in a time when .273 is “scorching hot”

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