The Dodgers have selected the contract of right-hander Nabil Crismatt from Triple-A. Right-hander Nick Ramirez was sent to Triple-A to make room on the active roster, and righty Kyle Hurt was moved from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL to create a 40-man roster spot.
After signing a minors deal with Los Angeles during the offseason, this is already Crismatt’s second time on the 26-man. His contract was initially selected at the end of March, and he threw two scoreless relief innings (and earned the win) in the Dodgers’ 5-4 victory over the Cardinals on March 31. L.A. then designated Crismatt for assignment the next day, and he chose to remain in the Dodgers organization even though he had the right to reject an assignment off the 40-man.
Since Ramirez threw two innings in yesterday’s 12-2 win over the Blue Jays, Crismatt will get another look as a fresh arm in the reliever corps over the weekend. Ryan Yarbrough is slated to start Sunday’s game, though that could be more of a bullpen game that requires several pitchers available. It wouldn’t be surprising if Crismatt is DFA’ed again in a few days’ time, though the righty is obviously hoping to bolster his case for an extended stay by throwing more successful innings.
The 29-year-old Crismatt had a 3.39 ERA over 148 2/3 innings with San Diego in 2021-22 before his performance dropped off sharply last season, in the form of an 8.31 ERA in 13 innings with the Padres and Diamondbacks. A hip strain added to Crismatt’s woes, but the bigger issue was that the grounder specialist ran out of batted-ball luck. Crismatt’s ungainly .381 BABIP wreaked havoc on a pitcher who has 50.5% career groundball rate, and between his injuries and his lack of time in the majors, it all added up to a rough season.
Hurt was placed on the 15-day IL a week ago, with a backdated placement of April 17. The move to the 60-man retains that original date, yet the righty’s bout of shoulder inflammation will now keep him out of action until at least mid-June. Hurt has a 1.35 ERA over 6 2/3 innings and three appearances for Los Angeles this season, after making his MLB debut with two innings of work in 2023. Regarded as one of the more interesting pitching prospects in the Dodgers’ system, Hurt seems to have at least a future as reliever if he can’t stick as a starter, given his big 36.6% strikeout rate over 188 2/3 career minor league innings.
Ramirez is left-handed.
AAA staff will get him turned around in no time.
Dodgers aren’t in the braves or Orioles ballpark. Those teams would sweep the dodgers
Two words: Tyler Glasnow
*Glasnow
Glasnow*
I’d gladly give you a bottle Tuesday for a Glasnow.
What a wimpy comment!
Doesn’t matter, Braves and Dodgers are most likely gonna get a one week BYE at the end of the season and go ice cold while all the teams that play consistently stay hot.
Despite your pontification, Manfred hasn’t yet implemented the new rule that the final standings are set by preseason power rankings, fan opinions, etc. So apparently they are still going to play the games.
Yankees should have held on to Ramirez, they could use another lefty in the bullpen aside from Victor Gonzalez.
Caleb Ferguson
I knew they had another lefty but couldn’t remember the name, thank you!
The Dodgers revolving door bullpen approach continues. It’s common to refer to this constant churning as bringing in fresh arms, as if they’ve been keeping them on ice in the minors. The reality is it’s more an effort to play a hot hand and shave some innings of use off the relievers who stick around. Whether this works or not, that’s another question.
Nabil crushed it 1st time around picking up that win. Stay hot !
Kyle hurt.
finally someone who gets it