Jamey Russell Goss was originally signed by Rays scout Pat Murphy…graduated from Cypress Ranch (Cypress, Tex.) High School.
2025
Made his Double-A debut with Montgomery and spent the entire season with the Biscuits… went 4-3 with 11 saves, a 3.38 ERA and .534 opponents OPS in 33 relief appearances...Had career highs in games pitched and saves…the OPS was the lowest of his career as was his opponents batting average (.203), on-base percentage (.275) and slugging percentage (.259)…Struck out just 31 batters in 40.0 innings and his 6.97 strikeouts per nine innings were a career low...Surrendered just one home run, which is the only home run he has allowed in 63.0 innings over the last two seasons...Converted 11-of-13 (78.6%) save opportunities…ranked second in the Rays farm system and third in the Southern League in saves...His opponents batting average broke down to .156 (10-for-64) with a .383 OPS against left-handed hitters compared to .241 (19-for-79) with a home run and .655 OPS against right-handers...Opponents hit .197 with runners on base but had a .263 average with runners in scoring position...Allowed 1-of-9 (11.1%) inherited runners to score…first batters faced were 4-for-29 (.138) with three walks and a hit by pitch (.242 on-base percentage)…Did not allow a run in 12 appearances on two days rest or fewer (15.0 IP)…Compiled a 1.62 ERA in the ninth inning…stranded all five of his inherited runners in the ninth and first batters faced were 0-for-10 with two walks and a hit by pitch...Posted a 2.78 ERA at home, a 4.15 ERA on the road...Held opponents to a .114 batting average with two strikes…they were 0-for-15 with 11 strikeouts on an 0-2 count...Tossed at least 1.0 inning in 28 of his 33 appearances.
2024
Spent the entire season at Single-A Bowling Green for the second consecutive year and pitched exclusively in relief for the first time in his career…was 2-0 with three saves, a 2.35 ERA and .658 opponents OPS in 17 games in a season interrupted by two stints on the injured list… his ERA was a career low…struck out 28 batters in 23.0 innings for a career-best 10.96 strikeouts per nine innings…did not surrender a home run…allowed a .235 opponents batting average, which broke down to .235 with a .642 OPS against right-handed hitters and .235 with a .680 OPS against left-handers…opponents hit .317 with the bases empty, .159 with runners on…they had a .149 batting average with runners in scoring position…converted all three of his save opportunities and stranded all three of his inherited runners…first batters faced were 3-for-13 (.231) with three walks and a hit by pitch (.412 on-base percentage)…logged a 1.98 ERA at home, 2.89 on the road…tossed at least 1.0 inning in 16 of his 17 relief appearances, including six appearances of 2.0 innings…did not allow a run over his first four appearances (6.0 IP)…that included April 16 against Winston Salem when he tossed a scoreless ninth inning for his first professional save in a 7-6 win (1 h, 2 so)…did not yield a run in six of seven appearances from May 4 to 23 (2.16 ERA)…inherited all of his runners for the season in one game on May 28 against Wilmington… entered the game in the eighth inning with one out and the bases loaded and got an inning-ending double play…allowed a run in the ninth but earned the save in 4-3 win…had a 2.45 ERA in 16 relief appearances when he was placed on the injured list on June 19 with a right shoulder contusion…was reinstated on July 3, pitched a scoreless inning that day at Rome (one hit, two SO) and returned to the IL on July 13 with an inflammation in his right shoulder…missed the remainder of the season.
2023
Went 6-6 with a 5.21 ERA and .779 opponents OPS in 22 starts with High-A Bowling Green…had career highs in wins, losses, runs (63), earned runs (55), home runs (16) and walks (49)…tied for seventh in the South Atlantic League and the Rays farm system in games started… held the opposition to a .244 batting average, which broke down to .210 with a .692 OPS against right-handed hitters and .285 with an .886 OPS against left-handers…was 6-1 with a 3.35 ERA in 11 starts at home compared to 0-5 with a 7.36 ERA in 11 starts on the road…the Hot Rods were 13-9 (.591) in his starting assignments…tossed 5.0 innings or fewer 18 times and did not qualify for a decision 12 times…logged 4.0 innings in each of his first four starts…matched his career high with 6.0 innings pitched in back-to-back starts on May 12 against Hickory and May 18 at Greenville…picked up the win in the former contest…logged a career-high 94 pitches in 5.1 innings to defeat Winston-Salem on June 7…was 3-3 with a 4.67 ERA in 11 starts when he was placed on the injured list June 17 with a left lumbar spine strain…went 2-1 with a 1.76 ERA in three starts in June…was reinstated from the IL on July 9 and went 3-3 with a 5.86 ERA over his final 11 starts.
2022
Spent the entire season at Single-A Charleston and went 4-5 with a 4.00 ERA and .691 opponents OPS in 25 games, all starts…had career highs in strikeouts (101), games started, innings pitched (101.1), hits (97), hit batters (5) and wild pitches (7)…walked just 21 (1.87 per nine innings) and had a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 4.81…ranked second in the Carolina League in games started…tied for third in the Rays farm system in starts, ranked eighth in innings pitched and tied for 10th in strikeouts…allowed a .257 opponents batting average, which broke down to .239 with a .662 OPS against right-handed hitters and .273 with a .715 OPS against left-handers…yielded a .143 batting average with two strikes…went 0-4 with a 5.85 ERA and .816 opponents OPS over his first 15 starts through July 3 and tossed 4.0 innings or fewer in each game…then went 4-1 with a 2.35 ERA and .566 OPS over his final 10 starts beginning July 8, logging 5.0 innings or more in eight of those contests…the River Dogs were 16-9 (.640) in his starting assignments…walked one batter or fewer 21 times…pitched 2.0 innings in his first three starts, 3.0 in his next three and 4.0 in each of his two starts after that…struck out a career-high nine batters in 5.0 innings on July 14 at Lynchburg…allowed one run in a career-high 6.0 innings for his first win on July 22 against Myrtle Beach…it was his first of four outings of 6.0 innings…won three consecutive starts from July 22 to Aug. 4 and went 4-0 with a 2.47 ERA over his final eight starts beginning July 22…was 2-1 with a 1.73 ERA and .414 OPS in five starts in July…struck out 30 and walked just four in 26.0 innings…had the second lowest ERA in the CL in July…then went 2-0 with a 3.63 ERA in four starts in August…was 2-0 with a 2.13 ERA in two postseason starts fo Charleston (12.2 IP, 11 hits, three runs, three ER, two BB, 10 SO, two HR).
