At Durfee, Gomes pitched and also played shortstop, hitting .425 with 14 home runs and 83 RBIs while also compiling a record of 19–5 with a 1.66 ERA and 287 strikeouts.

After having a successful freshman season, Gomes had Tommy John surgery during his sophomore year, receiving a medical redshirt.

In December 2010 Gomes was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays along with Adam Russell, Cesar Ramos and Cole Figueroa in exchange for Jason Bartlett and a player to be named later.

[8] After his release from the Cubs, he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as pitching coordinator of performance, part of the player development department.

[12][13] Gomes cited his experience as an average player subject to several transactions throughout his career as instrumental to increasing his interest about the work of baseball executives.