Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano finally opens up about why he was non-tendered
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Former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jordan Romano is still in shock after signing a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies and was cast off by the Blue Jays after not tendering a qualifying offer.
During his recent interview with Lindsay Dunn of CityTV, he spoke about his recovery from surgery and the fact that he will miss Blue Jays fans.
No tendering offer stunned Romano this winter
"Feeling great now, finally"- Spoke to former Blue Jay Jordan Romano who signed a one-year deal with the Phillies about his recovery from surgery and the shock of the Jays' non-tendering him. He says he is going to miss Jays' fans. #blueJays #phillies
He also was a guest on the Blair and Barker show on Sportsnet and gave his take on how he felt after being not qualified by the Blue Jays. He has made it clear that he has no animosity towards the organization or any of the players and coaches.
"In this game you try not to take anything personal, right? And that's just how I'm trying to take it," Romano said Tuesday during Blair and Barker. "Throughout my career with the Blue Jays, honestly, they treated me nothing but fair. Surrounded me with great teammates. Even with the coaches, front office, there's never been any animosity or anything like that, and it's still the same after I got non-tendered." Jordan Romano
The 31-year-old picture had undergone arthroscopic surgery on his throwing elbow back him July where he could have earned $7.75 million great the Blue Jays had an option of signing him to a $6.2 million in arbitration but elected to not tender him which sent him to free agency.
Phillies wasted no time in signing Romano
The Phillies wasted no time in signing the free agent which came down to a one-year deal worth $8.5 million which included a $500,000 bonus if he throws 60 innings.
Jordan Romano has many leather-bound books and his apartment smells of rich mahogany
Romano was enamored by how the Phillies organization has positioned itself for winning with the talent they have along with the city life which made him choose to sign there.
"It was between the Phillies and a couple teams," Romano told hosts Jeff Blair and Kevin Barker. "But the Phillies, just with how much they're winning, the talent, the city, everything, I decided to go with them." Jordan Romano
That remains to be seen on how well he will perform with the Phillies, but it appears there is no ill will between both parties and everyone wishes him well in his new venture.
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