Twins land 18-year-old infielder Daniel Ozoria in trade for John Curtiss

John Curtiss was designated for assignment on Monday after Blake Parker was signed.

January 16, 2019 at 2:45AM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Twins designated pitcher John Curtiss for assignment on Monday, and on Tuesday they traded him to the Los Angeles Angels for an 18-year-old prospect.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Daniel Ozoria, a 5-9, 135-pound infielder who played rookie ball last season, will join the Twins in the deal. A native of the Dominican Republic, he signed with the Angels at age 16. In 111 games in the Los Angeles system over the past two seasons he hit .222 with 27 stolen bases. He has not hit a professional home run.

He is pictured above (second from left) with his family when he signed in August of 2016 in a picture tweeted by the Angels.

Curtiss pitched in 17 games over the past two seasons for the Twins and was 0-1 with a 7.20 ERA in 15 innings with 17 strikeouts. He was DFA'd to make room on the roster when the Twins signed former Angels reliever Blake Parker on Monday.

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La Velle E. Neal III

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La Velle E. Neal III is a sports columnist for the Minnesota Star Tribune who previously covered the Twins for more than 20 years.

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