Laurila: Q&A with Brandon Gomes on joining the Dodgers’ new pitching department
From SABR member David Laurila at FanGraphs on January 31, 2017:
Brandon Gomes is on to phase two of his baseball career. Ten years after being drafted out of Tulane University, the 32-year-old right-hander has moved from the mound to a player-development position. This past fall, he was hired as a pitching coordinator by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
His role is somewhat atypical, which is hardly a surprise given the team employing him. Led by Andrew Friedman, Farhan Zaidi, and Josh Byrnes, the Dodgers front office is as progressive as any in the game. They like bringing on board smart, creative people, and Gomes has a degree in Legal Studies and Finance to augment his five seasons as a Tampa Bay Rays reliever.
Gomes talked about his new job, and some of what’s being done in LA’s newly-created pitching department, late last week.
Read the full article here: http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/brandon-gomes-on-joining-the-dodgers-pitching-department/
Originally published: February 1, 2017. Last Updated: February 1, 2017.