The Diamondbacks announced that right-hander Bryce Jarvis has been recalled from Triple-A Reno. Fellow righty Nabil Crismatt has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move.
Crismatt, 30, was added to Arizona’s roster about six weeks ago. The Snakes have lost a large number of pitchers to the injured list this year and they also traded a couple of arms prior to the trade deadline. Crismatt came aboard and gave the club steady production. He made eight appearances, five of them starts, logging 34 innings in total. He allowed 3.71 earned runs per nine. His 16.3% strikeout rate was subpar but he limited walks to a 6.3% clip and got grounders on 44.3% of balls in play.
Him losing his roster spot is probably more about the circumstances than his performance. Crismatt tossed three innings in yesterday’s 8-0 loss to the Dodgers, tossing 72 pitches in the process. The Snakes are still clinging to faint hopes of a miracle playoff berth, currently two games back of the Mets, who hold the final Wild Card spot. The Reds are in between, one game back of the Mets and one ahead of the Diamondbacks.
Crismatt probably wasn’t going to be available for the final three games of the season, so he’s been bumped off the roster for a fresh arm. He is out of options and therefore had to be removed from the 40-man roster entirely.
For his career, Crismatt now has 211 innings pitched across six separate seasons. In that time, he has a 3.71 ERA, 20.6% strikeout rate, 7% walk rate and 49.2% ground ball rate. He will be on the waiver wire in the coming days but should clear at this late stage of the season. He is technically controllable for three more seasons via arbitration but was settling for minor league deals earlier this year until Arizona brought him up.
If he does pass through waivers unclaimed, he will have the right to elect free agency. If the Diamondbacks manage to make it to the playoffs, perhaps he will accept an outright assignment and wait to see if his arm is needed in October. If they don’t make it, he could get a bit of a headstart on his offseason.
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