Jeanmar Gomez

Jeanmar Gomez - Right-handed Pitcher
Age: 20 Height: 6'3" Weight: 168 Bats: Right Throws: Right

	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	BB9	K9	WHIP
2007 Lake County	11	7	4.80	27	27	0	140.7	152	75	19	46	94	2.94	6.01	1.41
Career	20	13	3.48	51	46	1	256.0	249	99	23	67	174	2.36	6.12	1.23

History: Gomez was signed as a non-drafted free agent out of Venezuela in April of 2005. As a 17-year old in 2005, the tall and lanky Gomez went 5-3 with a 1.33 ERA in 13 games (61.0 IP) for the Indians Dominican Summer League (DSL) team, and followed that up at age 18 by going 4-3 with a 2.48 ERA in 11 games (54.1 IP) for the rookie level Gulf Coast League (GCL) Indians. He was the South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week for the week of 06/04/2007.

Strengths & Opportunities: In his first three seasons in the Indians farm system Gomez has been outstanding. At the end of last season, Gomez showed increased arm strength and has good potential for future strength gains for plus arm strength. He shows a feel for a three pitch mix at times, with a good fastball, curveball and changeup. His fastball consistently clocks in at 87-90 MPH and tops out at 93 MPH. His curveball has 11-5 break, and shows good potential. His changeup is an average pitch with sink and fade, and he has good command of it.

He has average command and control right now, but has the possibility of having plus command/control in the future. Gomez finished the year strong and showed improvement in his fastball velocity as it was higher than it was at the beginning of the season. As one of the youngest players in the league, he hung in there, competed and in the second half made a lot of strides. He made every start, and the Indians never had to back him off his starts. He stayed healthy showing durability, and got better as the season went on.

Gomez struggled before the All Star break last year, where in 13 starts he went 5-6 with a 6.51 ERA and opponents hit .310 off of him. He followed that up with a strong second half showing as after the All Star break in 14 starts he was 6-1 with a 3.27 ERA and opponents only hit .247 off of him. Being so young, inconsistency is one of the major growing pains for pitchers his age, and is something he will need to get a handle on going forward. Also, he spent most of last season learning on the job, and this year will continue with improving his mechanics on the mound, repeating his delivery, and throwing strikes more consistently.

Outlook: Gomez is the youngest of the Latin Trifecta which also includes Kelvin De La Cruz and Hector Rondon. He has considerable upside, and his growth potential in size and stuff is very good. He should move up to Kinston in 2008 as a member of the starting rotation.

Video: Gomez on the mound.

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