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It seems like it’s minor, but this is huge for the depth of a rotation that’s severely depleted as of right now.

Yankees to Rely on MiLB Arms for Insurance, Still Searching for Pitching Help

While Yoendrys Gomez isn’t the best prospect in the organization, he’s still a high-upside arm with his low slot four-seamer and solid secondaries that can get swings and misses at a high clip. The 24-year-old right-hander was limited to about 3-4 innings a start this past season as he was recovering from an early-season injury, but he still pitched to a 3.58 ERA and struck out 78 batters in 19 starts last season. Command can be an issue as he sported a high walk rate (13.5%) but the stuff is excellent and he could be stretched out more next year as the Yankees prepare him to potentially make spot starts in 2024.

Gomez, who has been with the organization since 2017, sits at 93-95 on his four-seam fastball with 17-18 inches of vertical carry, and from the aforementioned lower-slot release, the right-hander can create plenty of deception up in the strike zone. Furthermore, his fastball’s horizontal movement hovers closer to the zero-line, making it a cut-ride fastball which is a unique version of the four-seamer that tends to play well due to its unique nature. It’s a plus pitch and the Yankees should be extremely excited about how polished the shape of this pitch is already.

Yoendrys Gomez also possesses an excellent sweeping slider that he can use for swings and misses against right-handed batters with a cutter that he can utilize against lefties. His curveball and changeup both have strong movement profiles and play well off of his fastball, but command and consistency remain big questions. For Gomez, the issue is the inability to stay healthy, which has created problems with his ability to consistently stay in zone and pitch deep into games since he’s always working back from injury.