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Gomber

Gomber heads to the Motor City as organizational depth at Triple-A Toledo. The 32-year-old southpaw hasn’t pitched in the big leagues this season and has spent time with the Rangers and Braves at the Triple-A level where he’s compiled a 6.01 ERA across 82 1/3 innings.

Gomber made nine appearances (eight starts) for the Rangers at Triple-A Round Rock, posting a horrifying 7.75 ERA, 1.63 WHIP and a 29/14 K/BB ratio across 33 2/3 innings. He’ll add some veteran rotation depth for the Braves.

It looked like Sborz had a real chance of making the team after a decent run this spring in his return from shoulder injuries, but Rule 5 pick Carter Baumler got the nod over him. Texas will go with a bullpen of Robert Garcia, Chris Martin, Cole Winn, Jakob Junis, Jacob Latz, Jalen Beeks, Tyler Alexander and Baumler. It doesn’t leave them much flexibility that Garcia and Latz, their two best lefties, are the only guys there who can be sent down.

Gomber gave up all three runs on a three-run homer off the bat of Alek Thomas. The 32-year-old was signed late in January to a minor league contract, and seems unlikely to break camp with Texas based on how he’s pitched in Arizona/how he’s pitched for the majority of his career.

The 32-year-old southpaw made 12 starts for the Rockies in 2025, compiling a cringe-inducing 7.49 ERA, 1.72 WHIP and a 34/17 K/BB ratio across 57 2/3 innings. He’ll add organizational pitching depth for the Rangers and should continue to be ignored for fantasy purposes.

Gomber receives a fresh start in Chicago after being released by the Rockies back in late August after five lackluster seasons. The 31-year-old lefty struggled to a bloated 7.49 ERA across 57 2/3 innings over 12 starts earlier this season. He’ll presumably head to Triple-A Iowa to close out the final month as a bit of a reclamation project.

Gomber has been officially cut loose after passing through waivers unclaimed earlier this week. The 31-year-old southpaw was the centerpiece of the ill-fated Nolan Arenado trade with the Cardinals back in 2021 and never quite blossomed into a front-of-the-rotation arm. He struggled to a bloated 7.49 ERA across 57 2/3 innings (12 starts) this season. He was lit up for seven runs over three innings on Tuesday against the Dodgers in his final start with the Rockies.

The outright waiver process is meant to be confidential, so the Rockies won’t be able to confirm or deny the report. The 31-year-old lefty, who was one of the main components of the ill-fated Nolan Arenado trade back in 2021, has struggled to a disastrous 7.49 ERA across 57 2/3 innings (12 starts) this season. He was lit up for seven runs over three innings on Tuesday in a loss to the Dodgers.

A walk and two doubles brought two runs home for the Dodgers in the first inning. Gomber then surrendered two more runs in the second on a pair of solo homers before allowing three more runs in to score in the third. That would do it for Gomber as he was replaced on the mound to start the fourth inning. The 31-year-old left-hander ends his day with a 7.49 ERA, 1.72 WHIP, and a 34/17 K/BB ratio across 57 2/3 innings. He’ll face the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Gomber struck out two and walked one, but allowed two home runs that accounted for three of the runs against him. The left-hander posted just an eight percent walk rate and 26 percent CSW and is not an option in fantasy leagues.