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Rio Gomez

Pitcher

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)

Photo © Kelly O'Connor
Rio Gomez photos by Kelly O'Connor

Pronunciation:	---
First Pro Contract:	June 23, 2017 (BOS)
Signing Scout:	Vaughn Williams
Signing Bonus:	$10,000

Pro Debut:	June 30, 2017 (GCL)
MLB Debut:	-

Twitter:	-
Instagram:	@rio_gomez

Signed with Wei Chuan of the CPBL (Feb. 2024)

	Scouting Report & Links

	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	2	2	6.41	10	1	1	19.2	14	16	14	3	3	11	25	1.27	11.44	5.03
	2023	Worcester Red Sox	IL	AAA	Bos	28	0	3	4.45	16	12	0	56.2	60	30	28	11	1	32	63	1.62	10.01	5.08
	2024	Wei Chuan Drgons	CPBL	Fgn	---	29	5	3	1.17	63	2	0	92.1	58	18	12	2	3	14	94	0.78	9.2	1.4
	2025	Fubon Guardians	CPBL	Fgn	---	30	0	2	6.00	2	2	0	9.0	12	6	6	2	1	1	7	1.44	7.0	1.0

Advanced Stats & Splits

	Awards		SoxProspects.com Awards
	2018 New York-Penn League All-Star		-

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