New York Mets 2023 Top 30 Prospect Wraps: Raimon Gomez
InsideTheMets.com will review each of the New York Mets’ Top 30 prospects, as ranked by MLB.com at the end of the 2023 season.
No. 25: RHP Raimon Gomez, Brooklyn Cyclones (High-A)
Statistics for 2023: (all with Brooklyn): 0-0, 6.43 ERA, three games (all starts), 7.0 innings, four hits allowed, six runs allowed (five earned), one home run. Struck out 12 and walked nine. Batters hit .174 against him and he had a 1.66 WHIP.
Season Transactions: He was assigned to Brooklyn to start the season. He went on the 7-day injured list on April 28 (retroactive to April 27). He was moved to the 60-day injured list on May 4.
Season Summary: The Mets were intrigued by Gomez after he made the jump from Dominican Summer ball in 2021 to Class-A St. Lucie in 2022 and made it look relatively effortless. He struggled with command in his short time with the Cyclones, as he walked nearly as many as he struck out. Still, he had good swing-and-miss stuff, as evidenced by the fact that batters were hitting less than .200 against him. He tore the UCL in his pitching arm and had Tommy John surgery in May, ending his season.
Path Through the Organization: The Mets signed Gomez out of Venezuela during the 2021 international signing period without much fanfare. But he went straight to Class-A St. Lucie and performed well in 2022, with a 3.78 ERA with 54 strikeouts in 47.2 innings as a reliever. But, then came Tommy John surgery. Before the injury, MLB.com noted that Gomez had the ability to hit triple digits on the radar gun and that his fastball regularly hit 95 miles per hour. He already had a quality slider and was working on a change-up to add to his repertoire, as the Mets were hopeful to turn him into a starter.
What’s next: First, Gomez has to recover from Tommy John. Given that surgery was in May, there’s a solid chance he could return to the organization late in 2024 and begin ramping up to resume his progress toward the Majors in 2025. The Mets were seeking to convert him into a starter. It’s not clear if they’ll stay on that path or move him back into the relief role he excelled in during the 2022 season with St. Lucie.
2023 New York Mets Top 30 Prospect Wraps:
No. 30: Kade Morris | No. 29 Coleman Crow | No. 28 Nick Morabito | No. 27 Matt Rudick | No. 26: Joel Diaz |
