JONNY GOMES RUMORS & GOSSIP

Gomes finalizes A's deal, says he's excited to join childhood team

The A's and Jonny Gomes finalized a $1 million, one-year contract Thursday after reaching a preliminary agreement last week. Gomes already has a nice fan base in the Bay Area. He grew up in nearby Petaluma, where he is loved.
Via CBSSports.com  |  18 days ago
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Athletics sign Jonny Gomes

The Oakland Athletics have signed Jonny Gomes to a one-year deal worth around $1.1mm, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports (Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reported the deal first). Gomes hit .209 last season with 14 home runs in 372 plate appearances for the Reds and Nationals. Gomes could be used as a platoon player as he has a career .311 avg against left handed pitchers...
Via PRO Rumors  |  23 days ago
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AP Source: A's close to deal with Jonny Gomes

A person with knowledge of the negotiations says the Oakland Athletics and Jonny Gomes are working to finalize a deal that would provide the team with outfield depth. The person confirmed the pending contract on condition of anonymity Thursday because the club had yet to formally announce the acquisition of Gomes, who grew up in nearby Petaluma. The San Francisco Chronicle was first...
Via AP on Fox  |  25 days ago
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The Oakland A's Have Become A Disaster

The Oakland Athletics are currently in talks with free agent outfielder Jonny Gomes. If they sign Gomes, I think will have officially hopped off the Billy Beane bandwagon, because the team's offense right now is an absolute horror show. Assuming Gomes is in the fold, Beane has four outfielders to play the corners alongside Coco Crisp: Gomes, Collin Cowgill, Josh Reddick, and...
Via The Outside Corner  |  25 days ago
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Jonny Gomes wants to stay in Washington

Nationals outfielder, Jonny Gomes wants to comeback with the Nationals for at least one more season according to Adam Kilgore of the Washington Post. Gomes will be eligible for free agency after this season, but he hopes to return with the Nationals. “I think this team is going to be friggin’ good,” Gomes said. “I don’t really think it’s going to be a sleeper, either...
Via PRO Rumors  |  September 26, 2011
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Reds Get 2 Prospects in Exchange for Gomes

The Cincinnati Reds acquired minor league prospects OF Bill Rhinehart and LHP Chris Manno from the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, in exchange for OF Jonny Gomes and cash considerations. Gomes, a free agent at year's end, has hit .211 with 11 homers and 31 RBI's in 265 plate appearances with the Redlegs in '11. The left-handed hitting and throwing Rhinehart was...
Via Redlegs Review  |  July 26, 2011
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Reds trade Gomes for two minor leaguers

The Reds traded Jonny Gomes to the Washington Nationals for two minor leaguers and called up Yonder Alonso to take over for Gomes on the roster (here is to hoping he gets 5 starts a week in left field). LHRP Chris Manno Scouting report: Below average fastball velocity, good change up with above average potential, below average slider. Good deception in his delivery. Likely a future...
Via Reds Minor Leagues  |  July 26, 2011
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Nothing to Do But to Share It

The Jonny Gomes Bobblehead giveaway is coming up at Great American Ballpark this Saturday, July 23. And the Cincinnati Reds have put out this short video advertising it by having other Reds players attempt to perform Gomes’ trademark helmet wobble. It’s quite entertaining and worth 30 seconds of your time. Of course, it’s strangely un-embeddable. You know, how you...
Via Red Hot Mama  |  July 18, 2011
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Jonny Gomes’s Story on ESPN on Tuesday

ESPN’s E:60 on Jonny Gomes: The Man Who Wouldn’t Die ESPN’s award-winning primetime newsmagazine E:60 goes deep into the life, and near death, of Major League Baseball’s Jonny Gomes in the episode airing Tuesday, May 3, at 7 p.m. ET. Gomes’ scrappy and grinding style has made him a key part of the Cincinnati Reds’ rise in the National League. His style was a byproduct...
Via Red Hot Mama  |  May 02, 2011
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Jonny Gomes: The Bobblehead (and Arm)

Yesterday, the Cincinnati Reds posted a picture of this season’s Jonny Gomes bobblehead giveaway on their twitter feed. See that little spring on his right elbow? His … [visit site to read more]
Via Red Hot Mama  |  March 03, 2011
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