The Diamondbacks have agreed to a deal with lefty reliever Anthony Gose, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post. Gose has spent the season thus far with the Mets organization, but the MiLB transaction log reflects that he was quietly released yesterday. Whether that was an opt-out clause, an upward mobility clause or a straight release remains to be seen, but Gose is headed to a new organization. If it’s a big league deal, the Diamondbacks will need to make a corresponding move, as their 40-man roster is currently at capacity. The team has not yet formally announced the signing.
Gose, 34, began his career as an outfielder back in 2008, when the Phillies selected him in the second round of the draft. He quickly became one of the game’s top prospects and wound up seeing action in parts of five major league seasons as an outfielder — all between the Blue Jays and Tigers. Gose’s career looked to have stalled out, but the former two-way star in high school reinvented himself as a relief pitcher back in 2017-19 and has now pitched in parts of three MLB seasons — all with Cleveland.
Gose made his major league debut as a full-time pitcher in 2021 and has now pitched 32 MLB frames with a 4.78 ERA, a 29.7% strikeout rate and a 12.3% walk rate. Injuries, most notably Tommy John surgery, have limited his time on the mound and impacted him when healthy. He’s also missed time with a triceps strain, a calf strain and shoulder soreness since moving to the mound.
Between those injuries and the fact that he’s now approaching his 35th birthday, perhaps it shouldn’t be all that surprising that Gose’s heater has lost some life. When he first moved to the mound, he was brandishing a blazing four-seamer that averaged better than 99 mph and reached triple digits at times. He sat 95.7 mph in both Triple-A and the big leagues last year, and he’s dipped further to an average of 94.6 mph in 2025.
Gose has pitched 23 innings with the Mets’ affiliate in Syracuse and logged a 4.30 ERA, 24.5% strikeout rate, 13.7% walk rate and 30.6% ground-ball rate. He started the season pitching quite well, yielding a 3.31 ERA through his first 16 1/3 innings, but he’s been hit hard over the past few weeks; dating back to May 17, Gose pitched in six games and was rocked for seven runs (five earned) on nine hits and three walks with seven strikeouts.
The D-backs are starved for arms, having recently lost Justin Martinez to Tommy John surgery, Christian Montes De Oca to back surgery and Kendall Graveman to a hip injury. Lefty A.J. Puk has been out since early April due to elbow troubles. Over in the rotation, Corbin Burnes recently suffered a UCL tear that necessitated Tommy John surgery as well. The D-backs have added righties Anthony DeSclafani and Tayler Scott in recent weeks, and Gose will now add another left-handed option to the depth chart.
Feels like Anthony Gose should be about 53 years old by now.
That name really has that older relief pitcher ring to it.
Snakes trust Mongoose?
He’s 60 years old including his OF years
Gose goes to cover ‘Backs backs
What a week. First Devers, now Gose.
And now Hurtubise!
League just won’t give up on this dude.
Wherever there’s a contract, he Gose.
Good for him — saw him in Mets spring training and the man just doesn’t give up on getting back to MLB. He’s got a live arm, but the plate is not wide enough for him. Hope he solved the issue and he can and he can get back and stay in the bigs.
Gotta respect hard work and dedication
Great to see a guy like Gose who is willing to grind it out, seemingly for the love of playing the game.
If you are a left hand throwing pitcher,
SOME team is always ready and willing to take a chance on you,
Regardless of your age or your statistics.
And so it GOSE……..
It’s possible his gose is cooked
Torey Lovullo corrected himself on Saturday and said that Martinez is having an internal brace procedure, NOT Tommy John.
Here we go ..months of signing and DFA’d of Gose… Indians you are on the clock
Perhaps the Oakland A’s too.
This guy can’t stop getting chances but Trevor Bauer is still unemployed…and before you give me the DV stuff (which turned out to be a setup) let me remind you that Aroldis Chapman and Marcell Ozuna both were also suspended for DV, yet have not been blacklisted by the MLB..
Trevor Bauer is not coming back to Major League Baseball.
Teams do not want to sign him.
He’s under contract with the NPB team he plays for in Japan.
Stop it.
Why should he “Stop it”? He makes a valid point and is entitled to it.
It’s suffice to say the only valid points here are that Bauer is under contract with an NPB team and that by the powers that be, he is not coming back to Major League Baseball.
You can be entitled to an opinion yes, but it shouldn’t blind you from facts.
My point is The powers that be in baseball would rather give a guy like Anthony Gose, a 35 year old failed outfielder turned failed pitcher, a chance over a former Cy Young winner in Bauer haha you know DAMN WELL if your namesake was still alive, he’d be in pinstripes. The powers that be in Major League Baseball are about as woke and blind as someone who tells someone to
Stop it after stating valid points you can’t deny
@Steinbrenner: It is odd, and a bit creepy, how frequently you demand that other people “stop it.” I sense that you are an angry man indeed. And a frustrated one, because, no, the world is not going to stop doing and saying things that you disapprove of.
He should get a shot. By blackballing him, you are sending a message to the shakedown artists that they can win. Next time this happens, someone is going to tell their target, “I’m going to pull a Bauer on you”.
And they will have to pay, even if they are 100% innocent.
What a strange, endless career he has had.
Another penny pinching Stearns signing that didn’t work out. When will the fans learn that this guy is not the right man for the job. Why not sign relievers that have had actual success in the majors? Don’t worry, he signed Montas to a 2 year 40 mil deal and traded for Blackburn, GENIUS!
This is the best news of the season so far.
This will be his 9th year in the pros, with only 3+ years of service time. The dude has stuck around about as well as anyone at this level. Hopefully he can get a good run, even if it is only as the last guy out of the BP.
Anthony, time to give up the Gose