Should I start James McArthur or Jordan Romano?

See our analysis of the choice to start James McArthur or Jordan Romano for this week.

Register for free to get analysis using your league's scoring and roster settings!

Change Players in Start Analysis

Select Player to Start

Time Interval

Strong Recommendation

James McArthur

Change Player

Jordan Romano

Change Player

KC · RP

TOR · RP

Injury Alert

Jordan Romano · Elbow (Out)

Current Week's Projections

FPTS

12.26

0.00

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 27	@MIN (5th) (Ryan)	63°
Tue May 28	@MIN (5th) (Woods Richardson)	60°
Wed May 29	@MIN (5th) (Ober)	67°
Thu May 30	@MIN (5th) (Paddack)	75°
Fri May 31	vs.SD (8th) (Cease)	65°
Sat Jun 1	vs.SD (8th) (Vasquez)	77°
Sun Jun 2	vs.SD (8th) (King)	79°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 27	@CHW (27th) (Nastrini)	70°
Tue May 28	@CHW (27th) (Woodford)	60°
Wed May 29	@CHW (27th) (Flexen)	60°
Fri May 31	vs.PIT (28th) (Falter)	Indoor
Sat Jun 1	vs.PIT (28th) (Keller)	Indoor
Sun Jun 2	vs.PIT (28th) (TBA)	Indoor

Pitching

.21

.26

1.36

3.1

4.02

1.82

3.02

.65

ERA

5.29

WHIP

1.51

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start James McArthur or Kenley Jansen Start James McArthur or Craig Kimbrel Start James McArthur or Clay Holmes Start James McArthur or Hunter Harvey Start James McArthur or Cooper Criswell	Start Jordan Romano or Tanner Scott Start Jordan Romano or Ben Lively Start Jordan Romano or Reed Garrett Start Jordan Romano or Garrett Crochet Start Jordan Romano or Jason Foley

Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	82.0	44.0
W	2	1
L	2	2
SV	11	8
IP	23.2	13.2
H	32	16
ER	14	10
K	23	13
BB	3	4
ERA	5.43	6.82
WHIP	1.51	1.52

Recent News
	Royals' James McArthur: Blown save Friday Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Snags win Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur secures the Royals' win, 8-3 \| 05/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur seals the deal against Athletics Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros James McArthur Picks Up 11th Save As Royals Topple A's Published May 18th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Pitches around trouble for save Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur secures Royals' 5-3 win \| 05/18/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur picks up 10th save Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Jordan Romano Hits Injured List Again with Elbow Inflammation Published June 1st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Blue Jays put All-Star closer Jordan Romano on 15-day IL because of sore elbow Published June 1st, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Jordan Romano Placed On The 15-Day Injured List Published June 1st, 2024 Blue Jays put two-time All-Star closer Jordan Romano on 15-day IL because of sore elbow Published June 1st, 2024 via goskagit.com Blue Jays' Jordan Romano: MRI shows no structural damage Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays place closer Jordan Romano on injured list due to right elbow inflammation Published June 1st, 2024 via Moose Jaw Today Blue Jays - Jordan Romano lands on the IL with elbow inflammation; southpaw Brendon Little recalled Published June 1st, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays closer Jordan Romano headed back to injury list with elbow issues Published June 1st, 2024 via Toronto Sun

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension