RSL signs Jasper Loeffelsend, Tomas Gomez

Photo courtesy of RSL CommunicationsReal Salt Lake announced the signing of two players today, one of which we know from preseason — Jasper Loeffelsend, Real Salt Lake’s third round draft pick — and the other a bit more of a mystery — Tomas Gomez, a goalkeeper signed to a short-term deal under the Extreme Hardship rule.

Loeffelsend, 24, has joined on a one-year deal with three option years. He impressed during Real Salt Lake’s preseason, and he adds to a midfield group that is perhaps a bit lacking. He last played at the University of Pittsburgh, and he was born in Köln, Germany.

Gomez, 28, joins on a short-term deal, which certainly indicates that David Ochoa will be unavailable for an…