By: Brandon Apter, contributor 
Just hours after signing their second round pick, Kevin Gowdy, the Philadelphia Phillies agreed to terms with their fourth round pick, southpaw JoJo Romero.
Officially a part of the Phillies! Beyond blessed and couldn't have done it without the support of my family ⚾ pic.twitter.com/OpX5vXSpC1
— Jojo Romero (@thejet_jojo6) June 22, 2016
.@Phillies agree to terms w/4th rder JoJo Romero for 800K (pick 107 value=$557,600). LHP helped Yavapai win JUCO World Series @MLBDraft.
— Jonathan Mayo (@JonathanMayo) June 22, 2016
Both Gowdy and Romero signed for more than their respective slot values, due in large part to the Phils financial flexibility after agreeing to terms with Mickey Moniak on a deal that was $3 million under the top pick value.
Romero spent 2015 with the Nevada Wolfpack, where he a posted a 2.47 ERA in 37 innings over 22 games as a freshman. He then moved to Yavapai College, the same school Ken Giles attended, before signing with Arizona in November. He graduated from Oxnard High School in California. Romero has catapulted from being a raw arm in Nevada's bullpen into a top-of-the-rotation starter, logging an innings uptick by 73 2/3 frames. Here's MLB.com's full scouting report on the 19-year-old southpaw.
Yavapai, a junior college in Arizona, has had a top-notch baseball program for years, helping produce big leaguers like Curt Schilling and, currently, Kole Calhoun, Kirby Yates and Ken Giles. Romero, who transferred from the University of Nevada after his freshman year, has the chance to follow in their footsteps.
Romero has a four-pitch mix that he knows how to use effectively. He'll throw both a two- and four-seam fastball, with the former sitting in the 89-91 mph range and the latter touching 94-95 mph at times. While his curveball was his best secondary pitch at the start of his spring, his slider and changeup have improved and perhaps surpassed the curve at this point. He is capable of throwing all of his pitches for strikes.
There have been some concerns about his durability and some think he might end up in a bullpen. Though he is just six feet tall, there are teams that think he has the chance to be a back-end starter at the highest level. Willie Calhoun was taken in the fourth round out of Yavapai a year ago and Romero has the chance to do just as well.
The Phillies have signed all but one of their top 10 picks, their fifth round selection, Oregon left-hander Cole Irvin.
