"Curtiss returns to the desert for a second season. He'd elected free agency when the D-Backs waived him at the beginning of the offseason. The 32-year-old spent the second half of the year on the MLB roster. Arizona selected his minor league contract at the end of June. Curtiss went on to toss 36 2/3 innings of 3.93 ERA ball. He picked up three holds and even secured a late-season save, his first in the big leagues since 2020."
"That marked Curtiss' heaviest MLB workload in four years. Although the results were solid enough, he only managed a 17% strikeout rate with a 9% swinging strike mark. His fastball sat in the 94 MPH range and he leaned on a low-90s cutter as his main secondary pitch. Curtiss was miscast for some of the high-leverage spots in which the Diamondbacks were forced to use him late in the season."
The Diamondbacks re-signed reliever John Curtiss to a minor-league contract and will likely give him a non-roster Spring Training invite. Curtiss spent the second half of the previous season on Arizona's MLB roster after his minor-league contract was selected in late June. He threw 36 2/3 innings with a 3.93 ERA, recording three holds and a late-season save. Curtiss posted a 17% strikeout rate and a 9% swinging-strike rate, relying on a mid-90s fastball and a low-90s cutter. He was used in some ill-fitting high-leverage spots. The bullpen still needs at least two new leverage arms; Isaiah Campbell and Junior Fernández were added to minor-league deals.
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