 After finishing second to Kansas City in Romanick's first two seasons in the big leagues, the Angels finally captured their division in , however, Romanick had not pitched for the major league club since July 21, and was left off the post-season roster.Following the 1986 season, he was traded with a player to be named later (who would be Alan Mills) to the New York Yankees for Butch Wynegar.He spent the entire season with the Yankees' triple A affiliate, the Columbus Clippers, where he went 5-8 with a 5.16 ERA.