John Curtiss
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Position:
RHP
Born:
04/05/93
Height:
6'4"
Weight:
200
B/T:
R/R
Acquired:
Drafted in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft (MIN).
Most Recent Stats at Time of Debut
| 2-0 with a 1.28 ERA in 39 games between Chattanooga (Double-A) and Rochester (Triple-A), converting 19 out of 20 save opportunities and striking out 68 while walking 22 in 49 1/3 innings, allowing 23 hits for a .135 BAA. |
Info & MLB Debut Date
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Contract purchased from Rochester on August 23, when RHP Tim Melville was designated for assignment. MLB Debut Date: 08/25/17 |
Debut Details
| August 25, in a 6-1 win over the Blue Jays. The last of five pitchers, he tossed one perfect inning, striking out one. Of 13 pitches thrown nine were for strikes. Coming on in the ninth in relief of right-handed reliever Trevor Hildenberger, he struck out Steve Pearce swinging, got Josh "Bringer of Rain" Donaldson to fly out to left, and also got Justin Smoak to fly out to left. |
Player Notes
| The only thing that has prevented the University of Texas product from getting to the big leagues has been medical issues, not lack of talent or results. The 12th Minnesota debutante this season (and the 10th pitcher) to make it to the bigs, he's been under the radar because he's been under the knife, including Tommy John surgery in 2012 and thoracic outlet surgery in 2013. But, as his 2017 numbers can attest, when healthy there have been few minor league relievers with better results. He boasts a career 2.99 ERA and has converted 26 of 28 save opportunities, striking out 245 in 195 2/3 innings in three-plus seasons, and makes his debut after having finished 2016 split between two Class A stops, posting a 2.66 ERA and going 5-for-5 in saves between Cedar Rapids (Class A) and Fort Myers (High A). He throws a mid-90s fastball and a slider, and will toss in an occasional changeup just to change things up (word play intended). |
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