The move comes shortly after Crismatt turned 31 on December 25, so in a sense you could say Crismatt arrived late.
This is his second stint with the Texas Rangers; he pitched for Triple-A Round Rock during the 2024 season, but was released before reaching the majors.
During that brief stint at Round Rock, he pitched eleven innings and had a 7.36 ERA with four walks and ten strikeouts.
Crismatt spent parts of six seasons in the major leagues, pitching for four different organizations (Cardinals, Padres, Diamondbacks and the Dodgers).
Although Crismatt has worked primarily as a reliever in the Majors, he showed his flexibility in 2025 by making five starts for Arizona late in the season. He has spent much of his career as a bouncer between the bullpen and the starting rotation during his time in the minors.
Of his 122 career Major League appearances, only six were starts.
The following is a season-by-season look at his performance at the Major League level:
2020 (St. Louis Cardinals)
Crismatt made his debut with the Cardinals in his age-25 season. He posted an 0-0 record and an ERA of 3.24. He threw 8.1 innings, striking out eight batters and walking one, with a WHIP of 0.840 and an FIP of 4.75.
2021 (San Diego Padres)
In his first full year in San Diego, the right-hander went 3-1 with a 3.76 ERA over 81.1 innings. He recorded 71 strikeouts and 24 walks, finishing the season with a 1.365 WHIP and a 4.20 FIP.
2022 (San Diego Padres)
In Crismatt’s most effective season, he went 5-2 with a 2.94 ERA in 67.1 innings. He struckout 65 batters, walked 22 and maintained a 1.173 WHIP and a 3.22 FIP.
2023 (San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks)
This has been a divisive season for the right-hander. With the Padres, he went 0-1 with a 9.82 ERA in 11.0 innings (9 strikeouts, 7 walks, 2.182 WHIP, 7.35 FIP).
After moving to the Diamondbacks, he pitched 2.0 scoreless innings, going 0-1 with 3 strikeouts, no walks, a WHIP of 1.000 and an FIP of 0.26.
2024 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
During a brief stint in Los Angeles (1 appearance in March, two in April and two in May), Crismatt went 1-1 with a 2.57 ERA. Over 7.0 innings of work, he recorded six strikeouts and zero walks, finishing with a 1.000 WHIP and a 3.31 FIP.
2025 (Arizona Diamondbacks)
In his most recent Major League action, Crismatt went 3-0 with a 3.71 ERA in 34.0 innings. He recorded 25 strikeouts and nine walks, posting a 1.441 WHIP and a 4.84 FIP.
The arsenal and the role
Crismatt has a deep arsenal that includes six pitches, according to TJstats.ca. Here’s how he mixed them in 2025:
- Change: 38% (203 times)
- Sinker: 24% (128 times)
- 4-seam: 15.9% (85 times)
- Curveball: 15.5% (83 times)
- Slider: 5.6% (30 times)
- Cutter: 0.9% (5 times)
Crismatt offers the long reliever spot starter profile. Last year with the Diamondbacks, he had eight appearances (5 starts, 3 reliefs) throwing 31 innings of 2.61-ERA ball before being chased by a 3-inning, 7-run (5 ER) middle relief outing against the Dodgers on his final day of the season. That outing increased his ERA by more than a run.
Texas will be looking for the version of Crismatt that excelled in San Diego’s bullpen from 2021-2022 and in his limited Dodgers run. In those two seasons with the Padres, he logged 148 2/3 innings with a 3.39 ERA, a 21.6% strikeout rate and a 7.3% walk rate.
Currently, the Texas Rangers projected bullpen consists of:
Carter Baumler Luis Curvelo Dom Hamel Tyler Alexander Alexis Diaz Cole Winn Chris Martin Robert Garcia
Crismatt will compete for a spot on the Opening Day roster.
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