Luis

Curvelo

The move comes a day after Curvelo was hit in the knee Saturday by a hard comebacker and forced from the game against the Guardians. Apparently, it wasn’t significant enough of an injury to warrant an IL stint, but it did cost him his spot. Perhaps Gavin Collyer will be promoted prior to Tuesday’s game.

It was a 108-mph shot from Patrick Bailey. Curvelo seemed to be interested in trying to walk it off, but going into the clubhouse and getting some ice on it was definitely the better idea.

Curvelo made four relief appearances for the Rangers earlier this year before hitting the injured list with a biceps strain on April 15. The 25-year-old figures to operate in middle relief situations for Texas.

Curvelo was placed on the injured list on April 15th with a biceps strain. He had allowed three runs on six hits in five innings to start the season, so he’ll get more time in Triple-A to keep working on things, his command in particular.

Curvelo appears to have avoided serious injury after a scary-looking scene in West Sacramento where he threw his glove in pain after delivering a pitch on Tuesday night. The 25-year-old will get a couple weeks off but it sounds like he didn’t suffer any structural damage to his pitching arm.

It’s encouraging that this might not have been as bad as it looked, but there are surely tests to run. An IL stint would still seem to be the likely outcome.

Something went very wrong as Curvelo was throwing his pitch, and the ball ended up about 10 feet to the catcher’s right, and Curvelo immediately signaled for a trainer. He’s almost certainly IL bound. Curvelo was working for a second straight day despite throwing two innings as the Rangers’ only reliever to pitch in Monday’s game.

The 25-year-old hurler will replace the injured Carter Baumler (oblique) in the Rangers’ bullpen. Curvelo made eight appearances for the Rangers during Cactus League play, posting a 4.15 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and a strong 12/1 K/BB ratio across 8 2/3 innings. He’ll function in a middle relief role initially, but could move to a high-leverage spot if he proves to be capable.

Osuna and Helman come up short on bids to break camp in the big leagues with the Rangers going with Ezequiel Duran and Andrew McCutchen in reserve roles. Osuna got into 63 games as a rookie last year and has the look of a reserve outfielder. Helman is a gritty jack-of-all-trades utility specialist with plenty of defensive versatility. He should get another look in the near future.

With Chris Martin and Cole Winn both heading to the injured list on Friday the Rangers’ bullpen was in desperate need of reinforcements. Curvelo has made 16 appearances with the Rangers this season, posting a 5.50 ERA, 1.39 WHIP and a 19/10 K/BB ratio across 18 innings of work.