As soon as the No. 8 prospect within the Yankees’ farm system for 2 consecutive years, Gomez has been a high 30 prospect for the workforce since 2019. All through his time within the minors, Gomez had proven promise as a mid-rotation starter, twice throwing to sub-3.00 ERAs.
Constant arm and shoulder accidents enormously impacted his skilled profession. Final season, Gomez posted his career-high in innings pitched with solely 94.2 throughout Triple-A and the majors. In response to his scouting report, Gomez had been experiencing a downward pattern in his velocity and spin charges, whereas his management had regressed over the previous few years. In consequence, the Yankees moved him to the bullpen full-time earlier than Opening Day.
This season, Gomez received the decision for his third yr of major-league motion. In 10 innings with the Yankees, he maintains a 2.70 ERA with 5 strikeouts and an opponent common of .143, bringing his profession ERA down to three.09. Up to now, he has utilized a four-pitch mix consisting of a sweeper, four-seamer, changeup and curveball, seemingly foregoing his slider, which had been a promising providing in prior years. Regardless of posting some strong outcomes this yr by means of his restricted 10-inning stint, the Yankees seemingly discovered his 9 walks to be worrying. Together with his management points validated, the Yankees moved him off the roster in favor of Matzek.
Given his transient success as a protracted reliever with the Yankees, Gomez will seemingly match seamlessly into the Dodgers’ bullpen. Getting into Friday’s motion in opposition to the Pirates, the Los Angeles bullpen owns an abysmal 4.08 ERA, which ranks them 18th general in bullpen ERAs.
