Yan Gomes quietly having a nice season
Indians catcher Yan Gomes is currently hitting .310 with seven home runs and nine doubles over just 155 at-bats. The 26-year-old, acquired in the Esmil Rogers deal over the winter, has been even better lately, hitting .385 with a .980 OPS since July 1.
The main problem with Gomes is his playing time -- a .385 average over 12 games is nice, but Gomes hit just one home run in that span, with five runs scored. Still, as a second catcher in a 12-team Roto league, Gomes isn't hurting a team. And with these great numbers in part-time play, Gomes has proven his worth as someone who can handle several positions (first base, catcher, DH, and even left field and third base) in case someone gets injured. The bonus if that happens would be Gomes retianing his catcher eligibility for Fantasy purposes.
Gomes makes for a nice, cheap keeper acquisition in deeper leagues right now (he's already earned catcher eligibility for 2014), and has some value in deeper leagues for the rest of 2013 as a second catcher. With the Indians making a postseason push, we may see Gomes spell Carlos Santana behind the plate as we get deeper into the season.
