Yan Gomes Stats

According to a tweet from Sports Grid's Craig Mish, the Chicago Cubs have agreed to a two-year deal with free-agent catcher Yan Gomes. Per Mish, the contract is worth $13 million. Gomes hit .252 with a .301 on-base percentage and 14 home runs in 375 plate appearances last season for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics. He'll give the Cubs another established catching option alongside longtime starter Willson Contreras. Contreras hit .237 with a .340 on-base percentage, 21 home runs, and five stolen bases in 483 plate appearances last season. Even with Gomes reportedly signing, Contreras still looks like the starter if Chicago doesn't trade him, although that's purely speculative.

over 1 month ago

Oakland Athletics catcher Yan Gomes is on the bench for Thursday's matchup with the Kansas City Royals and left-handed starter Daniel Lynch. Gomes is batting .255 with a .299 on-base percentage and 13 home runs in 331 plate appearances this season. Instead, it'll be Sean Murphy starting behind the plate against the Royals. Murphy is batting seventh and could be worth a look for fantasy managers in search of streaming help at catcher. In 416 plate appearances this season, the 26-year-old is batting .218 with a .310 on-base percentage and 16 home runs.

4 months ago

Oakland Athletics catcher Yan Gomes went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a win versus the White Sox on Wednesday. Gomes knocked in Mark Canha with a single in the third inning as the former National has been a nice boost for an A's team that has been scuffling lately. Gomes' fantasy appeal isn't as strong, however; Sean Murphy is also in the mix and manager Bob Melvin has been giving both catchers playing time, which has led to neither Gomes nor Murphy being fantasy relevant in one-catcher leagues. Gomes is slugging .436 on the season, though, so he's a solid option in two-catcher fantasy leagues despite fewer at-bats than most starting catchers in baseball.

4 months ago