For the Royals, adding Gomes gives them a solid bat off the bench and a decent option against left-handed pitching. He could see a few starts as a corner outfielder down the stretch, as well.

Atlanta did well here to dump veteran Gomes (despite retaining some salary) and getting a decent infield prospect in Valenzuela in return. The latter is just 22 years old and may have a future in MLB.

Gomes is not a fantasy option as a bench player or platoon outfielder. Meanwhile, Valenzuela has a few years left in his development before arriving in the bigs. So, for now, he is merely on the long-range, keeper radar.