The Rockies selected Criswell's contract from Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old right-hander will head to the big leagues for the first time after turning in a 6.24 ERA, 1.80 WHIP and 83:28 K:BB over 57.2 innings with Albuquerque. He'll be joining the bullpen as a replacement for the injured Victor Vodnik (bicep) and will most likely be deployed in lower-leverage spots while he's up with the Rockies.
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Rockies' Jeff Criswell: Reassigned to MiLB camp
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Criswell was reassigned to minor-league camp by the Rockies on Monday.
Criswell was acquired by Colorado in December in the trade that shipped minor-league hurler Chad Smith to Oakland. The 23-year-old posted a 4.03 ERA over 24 appearances (21 starts) in the minors, and will likely pitch in the upper levels for the Rockies in his first year with the organization.
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Rockies' Jeff Criswell: Sent to Colorado
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Criswell was acquired by the Rockies from the Athletics on Tuesday in exchange for minor-league pitcher Chad Smith.
Criswell began the 2022 campaign at the Low-A level but made his way to Triple-A by the end of the season. The 23-year-old had a 4.03 ERA across 24 appearances (21 starts) in total last season and could make his big-league debut at some point in 2023.
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Athletics' Jeff Criswell: Thriving at High-A Lansing
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Criswell, who recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts over 5.1 innings against Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, sports a 3.38 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 10.9 K/9 across nine starts at High-A Lansing this season.
The 23-year-old right-hander's strikeout tally versus the Kernels was a career best, and Criswell has shown a solid degree of progress overall compared to his initial five-start stint with the Lugnuts in 2021. However, Ethan Sands of MLB.com reports Criswell's control still has plenty of room for improvement; even in Tuesday's stellar performance he issued three walks and hit two batters, and he's handed out at least one free pass in all but one start.
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Athletics' Jeff Criswell: Returns from injured list
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Criswell (undisclosed) was activated from the 7-day injured list by High-A Lansing on Friday, Melissa Lockard of The Athletic reports.
Criswell has been sidelined for the past three-plus months by the unspecified injury, but he was activated Friday and is expected to pitch Sunday for the Lugnuts. The 2020 second-round pick made only one start in May before going down with the injury.
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Athletics' Jeff Criswell: Out with undisclosed injury
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Criswell has not pitched since May 8 due to an undisclosed injury.
Per Mark Chiarelli of Baseball America, Criswell is rehabbing in Arizona but is without a timetable to return. The two scoreless innings he logged in his first start of the year for High-A Lansing are the only professional innings on the 22-year-old righty's ledger. He was Oakland's second-round pick in 2020.
