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By Jackson Roberts
Contributing Sports Writer
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Wednesday night was as exhilarating a moment as New York Mets fans have had in the past calendar year.
Coming off a disappointing season and a jarring first month-plus of free agency, Mets fans who wavered in their faith in the front office were roped back in. New York acquired two-time All-Star starting pitcher Freddy Peralta from the Milwaukee Brewers in a four-player blockbuster trade, sending two of its top five prospects to Milwaukee.
While most of the Mets had to be celebrating the move, the fact that the Brewers also acquired right-handed pitcher Tobias Myers meant that someone had to be cut from the 40-man roster, quite possibly ending that player's time in a Mets uniform before it even began.
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As is reflected on his official roster page, right-handed pitcher Cooper Criswell was designated for assignment late Wednesday night to make room for Peralta and Myers on the 40-man roster. Criswell was the second Met of the day to be DFA'd, after infielder Tsung-Che Cheng was let go earlier in the day to make room for the addition of relief pitcher Luis García.
It's been a tumultuous offseason for Criswell, as he was previously let go by the Boston Red Sox, another team that has made significant starting pitching acquisitions this offseason. Boston gave Criswell an $800,000 guaranteed salary early in the offseason, but when he was DFA'd on Dec. 4 after the acquisition of Johan Oviedo, the Mets swooped in and snagged him off waivers.
With five partial seasons of major league experience and a 4.48 career ERA, Criswell clearly has interest around the league. Multiple teams have wanted to keep him on their 40-man rosters going into spring training, but their shiny new acquisitions pushed him out.
One would have to imagine that the 29-year-old will be sought-after in the coming weeks, whether it's via waivers again or a quick pickup on a minor-league deal thereafter.
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