The Guardians have re-signed left-hander Anthony Gose to a minor league deal, in keeping with the transactions tracker on Gose’s participant profile at MLB.com. The signing got here collectively on August 31, which means that Gose can be eligible to pitch for Cleveland within the postseason ought to the membership select so as to add him again to the 40-man roster.
Gose, 34, was as soon as a second-round choose by the Phillies within the 2008 draft. He was a top-100 prospect as a hitter after making some noise as a two-way participant throughout his prep days, however after struggling by way of 5 seasons within the majors with beneath common offensive outcomes (he’s a .240/.309/.348 hitter for his profession) the lefty determined to return to pitching. He resurfaced within the massive leagues as a reliever in Cleveland again in 2021, impressing with a six-appearance cup of espresso that noticed him strike out 37.5% of opponents and put up a 1.35 ERA.
Since then, he’s collected an extra 24 massive league appearances with the Guardians. Nearly all of these got here again in 2022, when he pitched to a lackluster 4.71 ERA with a 5.06 FIP in 21 frames. Whereas he nonetheless struck out a formidable 30.4% of opponents throughout that stretch, Gose walked an untenable 15.2% of batters confronted and allowed 4 homers in his restricted physique of labor, minimizing the affect of the high-octane arsenal he presents. Gose’s tried comeback as a pitcher was sophisticated additional when he underwent Tommy John surgical procedure that September, wiping out everything of his 2023 season.
Gose returned to motion at the beginning of the 2024 marketing campaign and put up stable numbers on the Triple-A stage with a 3.46 ERA and a 32.9% strikeout charge in 39 innings of labor. That robust physique of labor is sufficient for the lefty to have earned a few alternatives on the massive league stage with Cleveland, though these haven’t gone nicely. In 3 1/3 innings of labor throughout his two appearances with the Guardians this yr, Gose has surrendered three runs on six hits and a stroll whereas putting out two. That led the membership to designate Gose for project final week, and whereas he initially elected free company he evidently determined to return to the membership shortly thereafter on a recent minor league contract.
That can enable Gose to not solely proceed appearing as a non-roster depth possibility for the Guardians’ bullpen down the stretch, however it additionally leaves the door open to Gose making the membership’s postseason roster. After all, for that to come back to go Gose would certainly not solely must return to the large leagues earlier than the common season involves an finish but in addition flash outcomes extra according to his robust minor league numbers than his temporary stint within the majors this yr.
