Omar Gonzalez Stats & Scouting Report

IP	23.1
ERA	6.94
WHIP	1.33
BB/9	7.33
SO/9	8.1

Full name Omar De Jesus Gonzalez
Born 07/25/2005 in Aguadulce, Panama
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 175 / Bats: R / Throws: R

Top Rankings

Organization Prospect Rankings

BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme

Track Record: Gonzalez was signed out of Panama on Jan. 15, 2022 after an excellent amateur career in Panama, and scout Carlos Levy tracked him throughout the process before the Yankees inked him for $135,000. He was 16 years old for each of his six appearances in the DSL, and he still dominated with 36 strikeouts against just nine walks in 20.1 innings. He was shut down with a bit of a dead arm in July.

Scouting Report: Gonzalez has an excellent mix of size, projection and present stuff. His fastball sits in the low 90s and touched 93 with high spin rates and excellent spin efficiency. When he signed, Gonzalez featured a curveball but was in the process of switching to the Yankees' preferred, sweepier slider shape in the DSL. To do so, he dropped his arm slot a touch. He rounds out his mix with a high-70s changeup that internal evaluators believe could be above-average. He should have at least fringe-average control, but that forecast could improve with further strength gains and more time with his newer arm slots.

The Future: After a short but sweet turn in the DSL, Gonzalez will likely move stateside in 2023 and pitch in the Florida Complex League. He has one of the higher upsides among the Yankees' lower level arms and could fit in the middle of a rotation if everything clicks.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 50. Control: 45

Scouting Reports

BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme

Track Record: Gonzalez was signed out of Panama on Jan. 15, 2022 after an excellent amateur career in Panama, and scout Carlos Levy tracked him throughout the process before the Yankees inked him for $135,000. He was 16 years old for each of his six appearances in the DSL, and he still dominated with 36 strikeouts against just nine walks in 20.1 innings. He was shut down with a bit of a dead arm in July.

Scouting Report: Gonzalez has an excellent mix of size, projection and present stuff. His fastball sits in the low 90s and touched 93 with high spin rates and excellent spin efficiency. When he signed, Gonzalez featured a curveball but was in the process of switching to the Yankees' preferred, sweepier slider shape in the DSL. To do so, he dropped his arm slot a touch. He rounds out his mix with a high-70s changeup that internal evaluators believe could be above-average. He should have at least fringe-average control, but that forecast could improve with further strength gains and more time with his newer arm slots.

The Future: After a short but sweet turn in the DSL, Gonzalez will likely move stateside in 2023 and pitch in the Florida Complex League. He has one of the higher upsides among the Yankees' lower level arms and could fit in the middle of a rotation if everything clicks.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 50. Control: 45
BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme

Track Record: Gonzalez was signed out of Panama on Jan. 15, 2022 after an excellent amateur career in Panama, and scout Carlos Levy tracked him throughout the process before the Yankees inked him for $135,000. He was 16 years old for each of his six appearances in the DSL, and he still dominated with 36 strikeouts against just nine walks in 20.1 innings. He was shut down with a bit of a dead arm in July.

Scouting Report: Gonzalez has an excellent mix of size, projection and present stuff. His fastball sits in the low 90s and touched 93 with high spin rates and excellent spin efficiency. When he signed, Gonzalez featured a curveball but was in the process of switching to the Yankees' preferred, sweepier slider shape in the DSL. To do so, he dropped his arm slot a touch. He rounds out his mix with a high-70s changeup that internal evaluators believe could be above-average. He should have at least fringe-average control, but that forecast could improve with further strength gains and more time with his newer arm slots.

The Future: After a short but sweet turn in the DSL, Gonzalez will likely move stateside in 2023 and pitch in the Florida Complex League. He has one of the higher upsides among the Yankees' lower level arms and could fit in the middle of a rotation if everything clicks.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 50. Control: 45