C Johnny 'Honey' Romano #97
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
12/31/2001
C JOHNNY 'HONEY' ROMANO #97 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
117 424 104 16 1 12 54 42 104 .245 .319 .373 0 -0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 5
Gap 6 6 6 6
Power 7 7 7 8
Eye 6 6 6 6
Avoid K's 5 5 5 5
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 1 1
Errors: - 1 1
Arm: 6 1 1
Turn DP: - 1 -
Framing: 7 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 6 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 2
Stealing Aggressiveness: 2
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 3
Sacrifice Bunt: 3
Bunt for Hit: 1
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/13/2001 MIN Loss, 3-9 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 0
10/12/2001 MIN Loss, 0-7 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/10/2001 @ MIN Loss, 4-5 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
10/09/2001 @ MIN Loss, 0-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/08/2001 @ MIN Win, 4-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/06/2001 MIN Win, 5-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
10/05/2001 MIN Win, 5-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/02/2001 @ BOS Loss, 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
10/01/2001 @ BOS Win, 5-0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2001 CLE Win, 4-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Few players enjoy the game more.
Personality Class: Sparkplug
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Baseball IQ
Low: Leader
Birthday:08/23/1974
Born in:Hoboken, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:5' 11"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Very Popular
National Pop.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,000,000
Signed Through:2003 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 166 Days
Service This Yr:184 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:4 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1997, 9th Pick in Round 1
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST 2001 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 117 424 104 16 1 12 54 42 42 104 .245 .319 .373 .692 .297 .127 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 110 473 5 5 0 11 8 2 158 29 0 0 0.0 50.7 4.01 -0.7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   107 27 4 1 3 14 13 10 18 1 0 0 .252 .314 .393 .706
Versus Right   317 77 12 0 9 40 29 32 86 1 8 5 .243 .321 .366 .687
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 17 2 0 3 13 8 10 16 0 0 1 .246 .350 .406 .756
May   73 22 4 1 2 10 10 7 22 0 0 0 .301 .362 .466 .828
June   66 14 1 0 1 7 3 2 20 0 0 0 .212 .235 .273 .508
July   65 10 0 0 0 2 2 4 16 1 3 2 .154 .222 .154 .376
August   74 25 6 0 4 11 10 11 18 1 4 0 .338 .419 .581 1.000
September   71 14 3 0 2 11 8 7 12 0 1 2 .197 .287 .324 .611
October   6 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
Spring Training   46 7 0 0 0 4 2 5 14 0 0 0 .152 .235 .152 .387
Postseason   25 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 0 0 1 .120 .185 .240 .425
Last Year   425 131 24 2 31 108 77 45 86 8 2 4 .308 .373 .593 .966
2 Years Ago   485 138 25 2 24 85 67 45 95 10 0 0 .285 .339 .493 .832
Career   2228 655 122 8 128 417 350 239 443 25 10 15 .294 .363 .528 .891
Home   225 62 11 1 10 43 27 18 60 2 5 3 .276 .335 .467 .801
Road   199 42 5 0 2 11 15 24 44 0 3 2 .211 .302 .266 .569
Grass   417 103 15 1 12 54 42 41 103 2 8 5 .247 .320 .374 .695
Turf   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .143 .250 .286 .536
Day   22 3 1 0 0 1 2 5 8 0 1 0 .136 .296 .182 .478
Night   402 101 15 1 12 53 40 37 96 2 7 5 .251 .321 .383 .704
As Starter   415 103 16 1 12 52 41 41 101 2 8 5 .248 .322 .378 .700
As Reliever / Substitution   9 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 .311
Pinch Hitting   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   80 19 2 0 2 7 7 6 22 0 3 1 .237 .299 .338 .636
Inning 1-3   129 27 6 1 2 14 11 17 34 2 3 4 .209 .316 .318 .634
Inning 4-6   158 44 7 0 6 23 18 14 36 0 2 0 .278 .337 .437 .774
Inning 7-9   130 32 2 0 4 17 13 11 32 0 2 1 .246 .310 .354 .664
Extra Innings   7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 .143 .143 .286 .429
0 Outs   131 35 5 0 4 11 21 18 29 0 8 2 .267 .364 .397 .761
1 Outs   159 37 6 1 2 20 13 16 38 2 0 3 .233 .311 .321 .632
2 Outs   134 32 5 0 6 23 8 8 37 0 0 0 .239 .282 .410 .692
Scoring Position   124 30 7 0 6 47 17 10 26 2 8 0 .242 .294 .444 .738
Bases Empty   230 60 8 1 5 5 20 22 57 0 0 3 .261 .333 .370 .703
Runner on 1st   70 14 1 0 1 2 5 10 21 0 0 2 .200 .317 .257 .574
Runner on 2nd   42 12 3 0 3 13 6 5 6 0 3 0 .286 .362 .571 .933
Runner on 3rd   13 2 1 0 0 5 1 2 3 0 0 0 .154 .267 .231 .497
Runner on 1st & 2nd   39 11 3 0 3 16 7 2 11 0 1 0 .282 .317 .590 .907
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   10 3 0 0 0 6 2 0 3 0 3 0 .300 .300 .300 .600
Bases Loaded   9 2 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 1 0 0 .222 .273 .222 .495
Two Strikes   226 34 7 0 7 25 18 13 104 0 0 2 .150 .203 .274 .478
First Pitch   53 18 3 0 1 8 6 5 0 1 5 1 .340 .400 .453 .853
Count 0-1   30 5 1 0 0 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 .167 .194 .200 .394
Count 0-2   38 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 0 .053 .053 .079 .132
Count 1-0   38 16 3 0 2 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 .421 .421 .658 1.079
Count 1-1   34 15 1 1 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 .441 .444 .618 1.062
Count 1-2   71 11 3 0 2 6 5 0 34 0 0 1 .155 .167 .282 .448
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   27 6 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .222 .333 .556
Count 2-2   77 14 1 0 4 15 8 0 33 0 0 0 .182 .182 .351 .532
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   9 6 1 0 0 1 4 15 0 0 0 0 .667 .875 .778 1.653
Full Count   40 7 2 0 1 4 5 13 11 0 0 1 .175 .389 .300 .689
Behind in Count   139 18 5 0 2 10 10 0 60 0 1 2 .129 .142 .209 .350
Ahead in Count   81 32 4 0 3 13 11 24 0 0 2 0 .395 .533 .556 1.089
Batting Leadoff   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 2nd   97 22 4 0 0 5 11 10 28 0 0 0 .227 .299 .268 .567
Batting 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 4th   19 4 0 0 1 4 2 3 5 0 0 0 .211 .318 .368 .687
Batting 5th   71 17 3 1 2 8 4 6 20 0 0 1 .239 .308 .394 .702
Batting 6th   69 19 3 0 3 17 5 8 18 0 0 1 .275 .359 .449 .808
Batting 7th   112 29 3 0 5 13 13 11 24 0 6 2 .259 .336 .420 .756
Batting 8th   39 9 3 0 1 7 5 3 5 2 2 1 .231 .289 .385 .674
Batting 9th   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
Low Leverage   190 47 10 1 1 10 17 24 50 0 1 3 .247 .341 .326 .667
Medium Leverage   159 41 3 0 9 26 20 14 39 0 4 2 .258 .326 .447 .772
High Leverage   75 16 3 0 2 18 5 4 15 2 3 0 .213 .247 .333 .580
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Milwaukee - FORT 22 114 420 121 23 2 22 64 62 48 1 2 76 0 0 .288 .361 .510 .870 115 113 2.4
1998 Milwaukee - FORT 23 128 474 161 34 1 39 106 102 59 5 3 82 0 0 .340 .416 .662 1.078 168 163 6.6
1999 Milwaukee - FORT 24 125 485 138 25 2 24 85 67 45 0 10 95 0 0 .285 .339 .493 .832 105 95 2.4
2000 Milwaukee - FORT 25 117 425 131 24 2 31 108 77 45 4 8 86 0 0 .308 .373 .593 .966 137 133 4.3
2001 Milwaukee - FORT 26 59 222 56 7 1 6 31 21 20 1 0 63 0 0 .252 .317 .374 .691 75 69 0.0
2001 Chicago (A) - FORT 26 58 202 48 9 0 6 23 21 22 4 2 41 0 0 .238 .322 .371 .693 82 79 0.5
2001 Total - FORT 26 117 424 104 16 1 12 54 42 42 5 2 104 0 0 .245 .319 .373 .692 78 74 0.5
Total FORT 601 2228 655 122 8 128 417 350 239 15 25 443 0 0 .294 .363 .528 .891 122 116 16.2
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1997 Lansing - AAA 22 9 36 15 6 0 1 10 5 3 0 1 7 0 0 .417 .450 .667 1.117 213 214 0.9
Total MAAA 9 36 15 6 0 1 10 5 3 0 1 7 0 0 .417 .450 .667 1.117 213 214
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1998 Milwaukee - FORT 23 6 23 5 0 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 .217 .250 .478 .728 79 68 0.9
1999 Milwaukee - FORT 24 13 44 10 0 0 1 6 2 5 0 0 12 0 1 .227 .306 .295 .602 52 46 1.1
2000 Milwaukee - FORT 25 19 71 23 8 1 4 17 14 12 0 1 18 0 0 .324 .417 .634 1.050 158 157 1.8
2001 Chicago (A) - FORT 26 7 25 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 6 0 0 .120 .185 .240 .425 11 -7 0.4
Total FORT 45 163 41 8 1 8 28 21 19 1 1 39 0 1 .252 .332 .460 .792 98 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1997 Milwaukee - MLB C 106 105 721 83 3 808 4 .995 918.2 7.88 +0.8 1.031 11 123 45 36.6
1997 Lansing - AAA C 9 9 100 8 3 108 0 1.000 81.0 12.00 +0.5 1.867 1 7 2 28.6
1998 Milwaukee - MLB C 123 120 830 77 5 909 2 .998 1065.1 7.66 +0.7 1.011 9 121 36 29.8
1999 Milwaukee - MLB C 124 122 837 90 10 932 5 .995 1100.0 7.58 +4.6 1.259 7 119 41 34.5
2000 Milwaukee - MLB C 109 106 772 64 3 837 1 .999 965.0 7.80 +1.6 1.113 4 99 28 28.3
2001 Milwaukee - MLB C 56 54 352 28 0 381 1 .997 472.0 7.25 -1.3 1.143 4 58 10 17.2
2001 Chicago (A) - MLB C 56 56 419 36 3 456 1 .998 505.0 8.11 +1.7 1.187 2 48 18 37.5
2001 Chicago (A) - MLB SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.2 .523
TOTAL C 583 572 4031 386 27 4431 14 .997 5107.0 7.78 +8.6 1.120 38 575 180 31.3
TOTAL SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 7.1 1.23 -0.2 .523
PLAYER HISTORY
01/01/1997 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (6); Power: 6 (7); Eye: 7 (8).
01/13/1997 Drafted in the 1996 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 9, 9th overall pick) by the Milwaukee Brewers.
04/01/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
04/02/1997 Named the #16 prospect in the FORT
04/07/1997 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $18,000,000 with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
06/01/1997 Wins the FORT AL Rookie of the Month Award.
07/06/1997 Was selected to the 1997 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
10/03/1997 Wins the 1997 MLB Triple A World Series with the Lansing Lugnuts!
12/30/1997 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
01/01/1998 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 7 (7).
02/19/1998 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
04/07/1998 Goes 5-6 against the Baltimore Orioles, with 2 HR, 6 RBI and 4 R.
06/07/1998 Injured (strained back),day-to-day for one week.
07/06/1998 Was selected to the 1998 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/27/1998 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/10/1998 Wins the 1998 FORT AL Platinum Stick Award at C.
11/13/1998 Finished 3rd in 1998 FORT AL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1999 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (7); Eye: 6 (6).
02/26/1999 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
04/01/1999 Successfully completed training to improve his baserunning fundamentals at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
06/28/1999 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/1999 Wins the 1999 FORT AL Great Glove Award at C.
01/01/2000 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
02/26/2000 Successfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
04/01/2000 Detrimentally completed training to improve his defense at catcher at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
07/06/2000 Was selected to the 2000 Fellowship of Respect and Trust All-Star Game.
07/17/2000 Wins the FORT AL Player of the Week Award.
11/11/2000 Wins the 2000 FORT AL Platinum Stick Award at C.
01/01/2001 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 5 (5); Power: 7 (8); Eye: 6 (6).
03/19/2001 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his quality of contact at the Milwaukee Brewers development complex.
07/13/2001 Was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers to the Chicago (A) White Sox in exchange for a 2nd round draft pick.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year HR Rank
1998 39 2
Year RBI Rank
2000 108 8
Year IBB Rank
1999 5 7
Year SF Rank
1999 10 1
2000 8 6
Year AVG Rank
1998 .340 4
Year OBP Rank
1998 .416 3
Year SLG Rank
1998 .662 1
Year RC Rank
1998 131.81 9
Year RC/27 Rank
1998 10.92 1
Year ISO Rank
1998 .323 1
Year wOBA Rank
1998 .450 1
Year OPS Rank
1998 1.078 1
Year WAR Rank
1998 7.2 3
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