Clearly Drew Romo has the tools to one day be a switch-hitting catcher in the big leagues, or the Rockies wouldn’t have picked him Wednesday at No. 35 overall in the MLB draft.
But as Romo’s high school coach in Texas explains, it’s the catcher’s intangibles that truly separate him and could one day put him in the company of the most accomplished ballplayer to ever come out of The Woodlands — Cardinals all-star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
“Just like when Goldschmidt was here, and (Lions wideout) Danny Amendola played second base for us a ways back, both those guys had something special just like Drew does,” Ron Eastman explained.