SCOTTSDALE — Ricky Romero had been facing hitters before the Blue Jays released him last April, so it came as a surprise when his new team, the Giants, took exception to a simple act at their minor league facility.
“They saw me playing catch for the first time and said, ‘You’re not ready for mound work,’” Romero said Saturday. “I was like, ‘But I was just throwing live BP.’”
The Giants insisted that Romero take a step back, start from square one, and get healthy. They told him they didn’t want him for the 2015 season, but rather for 2016.