It's unclear whether this minor league agreement with the Angels includes an invitation to the MLB side of spring training. Romero, who turns 28 years old on December 24, posted a rather underwhelming 4.49 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 76/51 K/BB ratio across 118 1/3 innings (28 appearances) last season for the Yokohama BayStars in Japan. The right-hander holds a career 5.17 ERA in 69 2/3 major league frames.

The deal also includes a club option for the 2022 season. The Twins will receive around $300,000 in return. Despite his poor numbers over 69 2/3 innings at the big league level, Romero was still considered one of the Twins top pitching prospects and has terrific stuff. It'll be interesting to see if he's able to put it all together and rebuild his value overseas.

The Twins officially released Romero on Friday, freeing him to make the move overseas. The 25-year-old hurler posted a 5.17 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 63/30 K/BB ratio across 69 2/3 career innings at the big league level with the Twins.

Romero didn't report to spring training because of what the Twins called a visa issue and he was a no-show for summer camp, as well, at which point they put him on the restricted list. His whereabouts are unclear at the moment, but the Twins obviously have decided to move on. Romero holds a career 5.17 ERA over 26 major league appearances, but he'll turn just 26 next week and is a former top prospect, so there will be interest in his services.