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Guardians Select Anthony Gose, Designate Xzavion Curry For Assignment

By Steve Adams | August 6, 2024 at 1:51pm CDT

The Guardians made a few roster moves today, with Mandy Bell of MLB.com among those to relay them on X. Left-hander Anthony Gose has been selected to the roster with fellow lefty Logan Allen optioned in a corresponding move. Righty Xzavion Curry was designated for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot for Gose.

Gose, 33, has had one of the more remarkable career arcs among current big leaguers. Originally a second-round pick back in 2008 and a longtime top prospect as an outfielder, he was traded several times early in his career (most notably to the Astros in exchange for Roy Oswalt) while struggling to find his footing at the plate. Gose never did establish himself as the type of top-of-the-order speedster many felt he could become — though certainly not for lack of opportunity. In 1252 plate appearances between the Blue Jays and Tigers, he batted just .240/.309/.348 with a 28.2% strikeout rate.

After years of struggles in the batter’s box, Gose — a two-way star in high school who also drew draft attention as a pitcher — moved to the mound in 2017. By 2018, he’d become a full-time pitcher in the Rangers’ minor league ranks, and he landed with Cleveland on a minor league pact heading into the 2019 season. He spent several years working with the Guards’ highly regarded pitching development program, honing his mound skills and making it back to the big leagues in 2021, this time as a reliever brandishing a sizzling triple-digit heater.

From 2021-22, Gose pitched 27 2/3 innings with a 3.90 ERA, 31.9% strikeout rate and 13.8% walk rate. Command was still an issue, but Gose averaged 97.6 mph on his four-seamer, frequently topped 100mph and posted a tantalizing 15.1% swinging-strike rate in his new role. Unfortunately, he’s also become acclimated with one of the most grueling aspects of life as a pitcher: rehabbing from Tommy John surgery. Gose suffered a torn UCL in 2022, had surgery, and inked a two-year minor league contract to return to the Guardians that winter.

Gose missed the entire 2023 season while recovering from surgery. He’s been healthy in 2024 though, logging 38 1/3 frames with a 3.29 ERA in Columbus. Command is still an issue for him, evidenced by a sky-high 14.3% walk rate, but Gose is also still missing bats in droves; he’s fanned 34.2% of his opponents and registered an eye-popping 17.8% swinging-strike rate.  With Sam Hentges currently on the injured list, Gose will give manager Stephen Vogt a second southpaw option alongside Tim Herrin in what has been the best bullpen in Major League Baseball this year.

As for Curry, he was a 2019 seventh-rounder who pitched his way up the organization’s prospect rankings and made his way to the big leagues in 2022. While he was never touted as one of the best pitching prospects in the sport, he did climb to No. 22 within Cleveland’s system as recently as last year, per Baseball America.

However, the results in the majors haven’t been there for Curry, who recently turned 26. He’s pitched 129 MLB frames and been tagged for a 4.53 ERA overall — including an ugly 5.84 mark in 24 2/3 innings this season. He’s displayed good command (7.3% walk rate) but struggled to miss bats (15.2% strikeout rate) against more advanced hitters, which was part of the concern with how he’d fare in the big leagues. Curry’s fastball generally sits 92-93 mph, and opponents have feasted on his curveball (.321/.355/.607). He’s also struggled in Triple-A (5.59 ERA in parts of two seasons) but posted strong run-prevention and K-BB numbers up through the Double-A level.

With the trade deadline having passed, the Guardians have no choice but to place Curry on waivers or release him. He’s in the second of three minor league option years, so a club in need of some optionable depth on the starting staff or in a long relief role could place a claim and hope that a change of scenery brings out a new gear. Granted, few organizations have better track records of optimizing pitcher performance than Cleveland, so perhaps it’s not reasonable to expect another team to unlock a new tier of performance. But there’s also little to no cost in rolling the dice, particularly for one of the many deadline sellers that saw several spots on the 40-man roster open up when trading veterans for young prospects.

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Cleveland Guardians Transactions Anthony Gose Logan Allen (b. 1998) Xzavion Curry

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24 Comments

  1. In nurse follars

    11 months ago

    Do the designate gose next? boyd needs a spot.

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    • Col_chestbridge

      11 months ago

      Boyd is already on the 40, and just on the 15 day IL. Cobb is on the 60, so he’ll need a spot though. Likely it would be Gillespie DFA’d, he isn’t exactly a highly regarded arm being a minor league portion Rule 5 puck.

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  2. dirtyjog

    11 months ago

    Hard not to root for Gose, hope he can get some mojo going this year!

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    • JoeBrady

      11 months ago

      I came in here to say that. Congratulations on extending your career.

      I’m also curious if the Indians would have an interest in using him in very limited offensive roles. He’s not horrible against lefties, so I am wondering if there could a chance here and there to PH him against righties. Hedges numbers against righties this year are almost non-existent.

      And could he PR if was definitely not pitching that day? He’s 5-5 in SBs as a PR.

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      • Jon M

        11 months ago

        Who are the Indians?

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        • EonADS

          11 months ago

          What, the Naps? The Blues?

          Reply
        • waittilnextyear

          11 months ago

          Spiders

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        • lesterdnightfly

          11 months ago

          “Just stop it”
          You mean stop the use of demeaning stereotypes?

          Better a-woke than hidebound.

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        • JoeBrady

          11 months ago

          You mean stop the use of demeaning stereotypes?
          =======================
          The term “Indian” is not demeaning. The native people were called “Indian” because Columbus thought he landed in India.

          You can say it was incorrect, but not a stereotype. And “stereotype” still isn’t the word you are looking.

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        • Motown is My Town

          11 months ago

          Yea, those damn woke people, just horrible how they want to treat everyone fair and equal in the way they’d want to be treated. Way too many woke people is what’s ruining this country, let’s deport them all!

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      • General Smokey Clay

        11 months ago

        Could be super useful in playoffs. A reliever who can also pinch run, especially in extras.

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  3. Acoss1331

    11 months ago

    Cleveland is one of the few organizations that consistently develops pitchers so I’m sure Logan Allen will turn out alright eventually.

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  4. sad tormented neglected mariners fan

    11 months ago

    Damn if he can throw 100 I wonder what highlight throws he made in center field when he was younger

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  5. Monkey’s Uncle

    11 months ago

    Gose has come a long, long way. Remember that he not only fizzled out as a CF, but at one point while with the Tigers he got demoted from AAA to AA for flipping out at then-Toledo Mud Hen manager Lloyd McClendon. I believe his switch to pitching started the following season after leaving the Tigers.

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  6. SteveC

    11 months ago

    Dbacks’ Logan S. Allen is linked instead of Guards’ Logan T. Allen

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    • layventsky

      11 months ago

      Because it’s not confusing enough, Logan Allen the elder has also pitched for CLE.

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  7. stymeedone

    11 months ago

    Yes, the Guards have a great pitching development group, but sometimes getting moved to a new team can get a players attention and improve their listening skills. Sometimes its just hearing a different voice that makes all the difference.

    Reply
  8. waittilnextyear

    11 months ago

    They’re having Logan Allen night. If that’s your name you’re starting

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  9. Mike Timlincecum

    11 months ago

    Xzavion might be the coolest name ever. Picture the conversation when choosing the name:

    “Xavion?” no
    “Zavion?” Still no
    “Craig?”
    “That’s ridiculous”

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  10. Edp007

    11 months ago

    I know there are many in the sport , Anthony is one of them. True class. Through disappointment on the field and injury.
    Always a team guy. Approachable and affable.

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  11. jdgoat

    11 months ago

    Gose seems like he should be way older than 33

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  12. CO Guardening

    11 months ago

    Xzavion should think about ditching or reshaping the curveball. He’s got overachiever written all over him, but doubt he gets claimed.

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  13. CKinSTL

    11 months ago

    I’m excited to see Gose back up. I wonder if the plan is to see if he can stick with the club for the rest of the year or if he is just going to be hanging around a few days.

    With Allen getting sent back down, I suppose that means Cobb or Boyd will be ready soon.

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  14. jimmertee

    11 months ago

    I watched him a lot in Toronto. Not really a star in the big leagues like at other levels yet he had a bad atitude at the time.

    Hopefully he has learned and can stick in the big leagues.. He always had a canon for an arm.

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