Rio Gomez Worcester Red Sox Pitcher

       
 
Age: 28
Born: October 20, 1994
Birthplace: Miami, FL
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
   
Drafted: 36th round, 2017 by BOS
How Acquired: Draft
College: Arizona
High School: Desert Vista (AZ)
   

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Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 23, 2017 (BOS)
Signing Scout: Vaughn Williams
Signing Bonus: $10,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2023
MLFA Eligible: November 2023
   
Pro Debut: June 30, 2017 (GCL)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/23): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2023): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: -
Instagram: @rio_gomez

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Average frame with minimal remaining projection. Solid athlete.

Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Starts on the first base side of the rubber. Compact delivery. High leg kick. Short arm action behind. Hides the ball very well and repeats delivery. Quick to the plate.

Fastball: 88-90 mph. Pitch shows sink. Throws strikes and keeps the ball down. Solid command and control profile. Has struggled to miss bats against more advanced hitters. Potential fringe-average offering.

Slider: 80-82 mph. 1-to-7 shape. Pitch shows depth. Can snap it off in the zone or bury it down and out. Potential average pitch.

   Changeup: 83-84 mph. Throws with deceptive arm speed. Pitch shows late drop. Potential below-average offering.

Career Notes: Son of the late ESPN reporter Pedro Gomez. Missed the first seven weeks of the 2022 season due to myocarditis that may have continued to be an issue after his return.

Summation: Projects as a solid organizational reliever. Does not have a standout pitch, but throws strikes and mixes pitches well. Strong pitchability and advanced command and control profile. Stuff will be tested by hitters in the upper levels.

Links
 Scouting Report Update (8.12.2020)
Scouting Scratch: Red Sox 2021 Rule 5 Preview (11.18.2021)
Scouting Report Update (3.5.2022)		  
   
     
    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2014 Mesa CC ACCAC NJCAA -- 19 0 0 27.00 1 0 0 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 6.00 27.00 27.00
  2015 Arizona Pac12 NCAA -- 20 2 0 0.86 15 1 0 21.0 12 2 2 0 0 9 19 1.00 8.14 3.86
  2016 Arizona Pac12 NCAA -- 21 3 0 4.32 18 1 1 16.2 17 12 8 0 0 9 19 1.56 10.26 4.86
  2017 Arizona Pac12 NCAA -- 22 5 6 4.82 20 11 0 52.1 64 35 28 4 1 15 42 1.51 7.22 2.58
  2017 GCL Red Sox GCL Rk Bos 22 2 1 1.98 13 1 2 27.1 27 11 6 0 0 7 25 1.24 8.23 2.30
  2017 Lowell Spinners NYPL A- Bos 22 0 1 9.00 3 0 0 5 8 6 5 0 0 3 6 2.20 10.80 5.40
  2018 Lowell Spinners NYPL A- Bos 23 2 0 1.65 11 1 0 27.1 19 6 5 1 0 4 24 0.84 7.90 1.32
  2018 Greenville Drive SAL A Bos 23 0 1 3.24 7 0 1 8.1 10 4 3 2 0 2 10 1.44 10.80 2.16
  2019 Greenville Drive SAL A Bos 24 2 0 1.09 14 0 5 24.2 13 4 3 2 1 4 37 0.69 13.50 1.46
  2019 Salem Red Sox Car A+ Bos 24 1 2 2.80 25 0 2 45.0 42 18 14 6 0 20 38 1.38 7.60 4.00
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 25 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 Greenville Drive HAE A+ Bos 26 0 0 4.70 3 0 0 7.2 10 4 4 1 0 1 10 1.43 11.74 1.17
  2021 Portland Sea Dogs DNE AA Bos 26 1 1 3.43 26 0 0 39.1 37 16 15 3 1 12 50 1.25 11.44 2.75
2022 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 27 2 1 6.55 24 2 0 33.0 39 25 24 8 5 16 41 1.67 11.18 4.36
2023 Colombia WBC Int'l --- 28 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0.75 13.50 6.75
2023 Portland Sea Dogs East AA Bos 28     stats                            
2023 Worcester Red Sox IL AAA Bos 28     stats                            
   
     
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