| Career Batting: | .230 BA .275 OBP .292 SLG. 6 HR. 1,718 PA. | (1899-1904) |
| Career Pitching: | 3.32 ERA. 1.39 WHIP. 666 IP. | (1899-1903) |
José Romero may be seen as a litmus test for 2-way players. He was below average each way, and below by enough that the notion of providing roster value has to become a little suspect. The historical record would agree, as Pepillo’s career was very short (to the point where
He was better on the mound, with an argument for a steady rotation slot in 1901 and 1902. He struck out a lot of batters for his time, but also gave up a lot of walks. When he kept his hits allowed low, he could be dominant; when that struggled, there was a lot of traffic on the base paths, a situation exacerbated by a tendency to give up the long ball at an above-average rate.
He hit well in 1899 in limited appearances, which may have been the impetus for him being treated as a 2-way player. He only had one decent year at the plate, 1901, where he hit for surprising power. He almost never drew a walk and struck out a ton. He spent most of his time in CF or RF, and was decent there–not great, but not a liability by any means.
This projection seems solid to me: the question, honestly, is whether Romero even belongs in the set of players we treat. The decision to do so is more out of curiosity of how the two-way players emerge, and further refinement in that space could easily lead to him being dropped in the future.
| Name | José Romero (Pepillo) |
| ID / Status | romer01jos / Draft |
| Pos | P/OF |
| DOB / i9s Career | 1878 / 1899 - 1904 |
| Birthplace | (Cuba) |
| Height / Weight | / |
| B / T | R / R |
Batting Projections
| Year | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | SB | CS | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 1899 | 75 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .333 | .351 | .413 | .764 |
| 1900 | 476 | 99 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 42 | 37 | 23 | 6 | .208 | .272 | .256 | .528 |
| 1901 | 465 | 128 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 43 | 29 | 5 | .275 | .311 | .348 | .659 |
| 1902 | 312 | 56 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 39 | 11 | 2 | .179 | .217 | .234 | .451 |
| 1903 | 221 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 39 | 15 | 3 | .208 | .262 | .285 | .547 |
| 1904 | 67 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 1 | .254 | .286 | .313 | .599 |
| TOTALS | 1,616 | 371 | 43 | 20 | 6 | 102 | 177 | 85 | 18 | .230 | .275 | .292 | .567 |
Pitching Projections
| Year | G | GS | IP | HA | W | K | ER | HRA | eD | eT | eHBP | H/9 | BB/9 | K/9 | ERA | WHIP |
| 1899 | 18 | 9 | 97.0 | 94 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.34 | 1.40 |
| 1900 | 19 | 17 | 134.0 | 174 | 59 | 45 | 65 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 4.37 | 1.74 |
| 1901 | 24 | 23 | 176.0 | 154 | 60 | 74 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 2.81 | 1.22 |
| 1902 | 36 | 20 | 204.0 | 199 | 59 | 68 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1.26 |
| 1903 | 10 | 6 | 55.0 | 70 | 18 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11.5 | 2.9 | 6.4 | 3.60 | 1.60 |
| TOTALS | 107 | 75 | 666.0 | 691 | 238 | 257 | 246 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.32 | 1.39 |