The Mets have added right-hander Xzavion Curry on a minor league agreement, according to his MLB transaction tracker. The veteran appeared briefly with the Marlins last year. He opened this season with Tigres de Quintana Roo of the Mexican League.
Curry has pitched in parts of the past four seasons with the Guardians and Marlins. He joined the Rockies’ organization midway through 2025 on a minor league deal, but didn’t reach the majors. Curry stumbled to a 7.97 ERA over eight starts with Triple-A Albuquerque.
Cleveland took Curry in the seventh round of the 2019 draft out of Georgia Tech. The righty missed all of 2019 with injury, then didn’t pitch in 2020 with the minor league season getting canceled. He would finally make his pro debut in 2021. Curry made quick work of the lower levels of the minors and reached the big leagues by 2022. He struggled in two starts that year, but emerged as a reliable member of the bullpen the following season. Curry posted a 4.07 across 95 innings in a swingman role.
Miami nabbed Curry off waivers in August 2024. He pitched well in nine appearances (one start), allowing six earned runs over 18 innings. Curry didn’t break camp with the club last season, but was called up in late March. He gave up a couple of runs over three frames and was sent back to Jacksonville in early April.
Curry’s pitch mix has shifted over his time in the big leagues, but the consistent theme has been a wide arsenal. He’s primarily relied on a four-seamer and two breaking balls. The veteran has also shown a changeup, splitter, and the occasional sweeper. Curry has an underwhelming 8.7% swinging-strike rate for his career. He’s struck out just 15.5% of the big leaguers he’s faced. Curry’s 4.38 career ERA comes with an xFIP and SIERA above 5.00.
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