Yesterday, the Washington Nationals were finally able to sign their first round pick from last month’s draft, Houston left-hander Seth Romero. Jon Heyman of Fanrag Sports was the first to report that the Nats were going to pay him over the slot value of $2.5 million:
Romero’s off-field issues that eventually got him kicked off the Houston baseball team this spring have been well documented. At this point, the Washington Nationals need to hope that the 22-year-old can learn from his mistakes and be a professional.
With the Washington Nationals bullpen problems this year, a lot of people talked about Romero being a possible option to help the bullpen later this year.