I could mention fifty players with 7 or more caps for Romania that wouldnt make it into a PL side. Some people put to much emphasis on "getting caps". Its easy to forget that almost every PL team would beat almost every national team on a normal day.
They have been underperforming a lot and their squad isnt really all that bad (aside from a lot of borderline has beens) except for the midfield where they weak especially defensively. I think Baluta has a good chance of getting lots of play time.