Lefty weapon with late-inning bite: Jacob Gomberg brings strikeout upside to the Rebels
Jacob Gomberg profiles as a high-leverage left-handed reliever with real bat-missing stuff, finishing the 2026 season at UNLV with 3 saves and 21 strikeouts in 17 innings, while also logging 18 relief appearances for the Rebels. He was a former top-45 lefty in his recruiting class, and reports from his summer work point to a fastball in the mid-90s and a hard slider, which is exactly the kind of two-pitch punch that plays in pressure innings. He also overcame a senior-year injury in high school, so the durability question is the main checkbox to watch.
