Former New York Mets pitcher John Curtiss has agreed to a deal with the Colorado Rockies, per MLB Trade Rumors. Curtiss signed a minor-league deal with the Rockies that comes with an invitation to Major League Spring Training.
The Rockies have signed veteran righty reliever John Curtiss to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training, MLBTR has learned. He’ll compete for a job in manager Bud Black’s bullpen this spring.
Ahead of a busy offseason, six more roster spots are now available for the New York Mets. Days after the World Series ended, New York placed pitchers Peyton Battenfield, John Curtiss, Elieser Hernández, Bryce Montes de Oca, Denyi Reyes, and outfielder Tim Locastro on outright waivers.
Mets reliever John Curtiss underwent surgery to remove a loose body from his throwing elbow, the club announced (relayed by Anthony DiComo of MLB.com).
The New York Mets' bullpen depth has taken a hit. Relief pitcher John Curtiss underwent surgery on Tuesday to remove a loose body from his right elbow, as manager Buck Showalter told reporters.
Before this evening’s win over the Pirates, the Mets reinstated Sam Coonrod from the 60-day injured list. New York placed Josh Walker on the 15-day IL to clear an active roster spot while recalling reliever John Curtiss and placing him on the 60-day IL in a 40-man move.
The Mets didn’t get David Peterson stretched out in the bullpen to prepare for his return to the starting rotation. So, he left after three scoreless innings.
The Mets have brought up a few players to fill out their roster after trading away several players. Following a slew of trades, the Mets have filled out their major league roster by calling up four players: Rafael Ortega, John Curtiss, Michael Pérez, and Josh Walker.
Flip Your (Hart)Wig The Mets have called up right-handed reliever Grant Hartwig from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned fellow right-handed reliever John Curtiss to Syracuse.
Mired in a seven-game losing skid, the New York Mets made a series of roster moves on Saturday that included designating right-handed reliever Tommy Hunter for assignment.
Curtiss has a 4.35 ERA in 10.1 innings with the Mets. The Mets have optioned right-handed relief pitcher John Curtiss to Triple-A Syracuse and called up left-handed starting pitcher Joey Lucchesi, who will start tonight in San Francisco.
The Mets got revenge on Monday night, defeating the Padres 5-0 in their first meeting since the Friars knocked them out of the 2022 playoffs. Max Scherzer gutted through five innings, striking out six batters while holding the star-studded lineup to zero runs.
Baseball-Reference has breakdowns for stats for individual innings, as well as innings 1-3, 4-6 and 7-9. In 2022, 34% of the runs all MLB pitchers gave up happened in innings 1-3, 35% came in the middle innings and 1% came in the final three frames.
Signed last year with most of his Tommy John rehab ahead of him, Curtiss is now positioned to help the Mets. A little less than one year ago, the Mets did something that was both smart and a rare occurrence in franchise history, signing the then-injured John Curtiss to a one-year deal with a team option for a second year.
Entering spring training, the Mets’ bullpen was an area that was going to be closely monitored. The reasoning for that is because of New York’s offseason approach, which has left two or so open reliever spots on the roster.
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Last April, the New York Mets made a move that likely flew under the radar for most when they signed right-handed pitcher John Curtiss. Curtiss, who was slated to miss the entirety of 2022 while he rehabbed from Tommy John surgery, signed a two-year, major league pact with New York.
When the Mets signed John Curtiss last season, they took a low-risk approach to gaining cheap and effective production out of the bullpen in 2023 as he was rehabbing from Tommy John surgery at the time.
LAS VEGAS - The Mets will hang on to these two pitchers. As general manager Billy Eppler revealed at GM meetings, the Mets have exercised Carlos Carrasco's $14 million club option for 2022.
It’s not been a fun two weeks for Brewers reliever John Curtiss. Just minutes before the 2021 MLB Trade Deadline, the Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a trade with the Miami Marlins, sending catching prospect Payton Henry to Miami in exchange for righty reliever John Curtiss.
While Curtiss wins with control, the Brewers win trade with four years of club control on Curtiss’ contract. The Milwaukee Brewers took a mixed approach in their reliever acquisitions at the trade deadline.
Impeccable control with his slider early in the count is this reliever’s modus operandi The Milwaukee Brewers bolstered their bullpen at the trade deadline by sending Payton Henry to Miami for John Curtiss.
The Major League baseball trade deadline passed without a major splash from the Milwaukee Brewers, but what the Brewers did was add some more pieces to the bullpen, one of them being John Curtiss.
Curtiss is a really good reliever This move might not be sexy, but it will likely be productive and for a long time. The Milwaukee Brewers traded catching prospect Payton Henry to the Miami Marlins for reliever John Curtiss.
Curtiss, who’ll turn 28 in early April, had his first taste of MLB success with the Rays in 2020. The former Twins draftee ranked as one of the more promising relief prospects in the organization as he climbed through the minors.
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