When the Toronto Blue Jays brain-trust inked pitcher Ricky Romero to a 5-year contract extension in 2010 nobody had any inclination what was in store for the promising pitcher. Romero signed a deal that would solidify his services from 2011-2015 with an option for 2016 that included a $600,000 buyout.
Nobody north of the border could have envisioned Romero’s career would derail like it did with the hurler last seeing the majors in 2013. The native of California made the All-Star team and was tenth in Cy Young voting in after an impressive 2011 campaign where he posted a 2.