Two successes to report: Frank Viola (2/2) & Ed Romero (2/2)
Frank Viola played for the Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, and Toronto Blue Jays during his 14-year Major League career. A three-time All-Star, he was named World Series MVP with the Twins in 1987 and won the AL Cy Young Award in 1988. Most baseball enthusiasts agree that Viola's best year was 1988, his last full year with the Twins. That year, he compiled an impressive 24–7 record with 7 complete games and 2 shutouts in 255 innings pitched with a career-low ERA of 2.64. Viola led the league in wins and would go on to win the AL Cy Young Award in a landslide.
Ed Romero played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Boston Red Sox, Atlanta Braves, and Detroit Tigers from 1977-1990. Romero batted a career-high .317 in 1983, and appeared in a career-high 116 games in 1984. He was traded to the Red Sox in December 1985 where he spent parts of four seasons, appearing in 219 games while batting .241 with two home runs and 42 RBIs. In 12 major league seasons, Romero played in 730 games while batting .247 (473-for-1912) with eight home runs and 155 RBIs.
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