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The Rays designated Roycroft for assignment Sunday.
Roycroft will give up his spot on the 40-man roster to Manuel Rodriguez (elbow), who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. After being acquired from the Cardinals on June 23, Roycroft turned in a 6.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 14:4 K:BB over 19.1 innings during three stints in the big leagues with the Rays.
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Rays' Chris Roycroft: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Rays recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Roycroft has been bludgeoned for 14 runs over 17.1 frames out of the Rays' bullpen this season. He will give the Rays a fresh bullpen arm after the team's relievers covered 5.1 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Blue Jays.
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Rays' Chris Roycroft: Dispatched to Triple-A
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The Rays optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Durham on Saturday.
After coming up from the minors July 29, Roycroft coughed up six earned runs on eight hits and two walks while fanning two batters in 4.1 innings. His poor performance will now cost him his place in the Rays' bullpen in favor of Joe Boyle.
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Rays' Chris Roycroft: Returns to Tampa Bay
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The Rays recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Durham on Wednesday.
Tampa Bay optioned Roycroft to Triple-A on Saturday, but he'll be eligible to rejoin the big club just four days later after reliever Cole Sulser (back) was placed on the 15-day injured list in a corresponding move. Roycroft is likely to be deployed in lower-leverage spots out of the bullpen while he's up with Tampa Bay.
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Rays' Chris Roycroft: Sent down to Triple-A
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The Rays optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Durham on Saturday.
After joining Tampa Bay's bullpen July 6, Roycroft gave up eight earned runs in 13 innings while striking out 11 batters and walking three. He'll now lose his place on the active roster to make room for Steven Matz (ankle), who returned from the injured list Saturday.
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Rays' Chris Roycroft: Joins big club
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The Rays recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Durham on Monday.
Tampa Bay optioned right-hander Mason Englert to Triple-A to open up a spot on the active roster for Roycroft, who will join the big club for the first time since being acquired via trade with St. Louis on June 23. Roycroft owns a 5.02 ERA, 1.43 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB in 28.2 innings at the Triple-A level this season and will likely be limited to a low-leverage relief role while he's up with the Rays.
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Rays' Chris Roycroft: Traded to Rays
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The Rays acquired Roycroft from the Cardinals on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
Roycroft has posted a 6.41 ERA, 1.77 WHIP and 52:37 K:BB over 60.1 innings at the major-league level and had been designated for assignment last week. The 6-foot-8 righty's sinker rates well in terms of Stuff+, and it would not be a surprise if the Rays are able to coax more out of him. Roycroft will report to Triple-A Durham for now.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: DFA'd by St. Louis
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The Cardinals designated Roycroft for assignment Thursday.
The transaction clears space on the 40-man roster for the addition of Max Rajcic. Roycroft has flashed promise in spurts for the Cardinals but holds an unsightly 6.41 ERA, 1.77 WHIP and 52:37 K:BB over 60.1 innings covering parts of three big-league seasons.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Optioned back to Memphis
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The Cardinals optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday.
Roycroft made two appearances during his most recent stint in the majors, getting tagged for four runs over 1.2 innings. He's posted a 15.19 ERA in seven outings in the majors this season. The Cardinals will announce a corresponding roster move prior to Thursday's game versus the Royals.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Rejoins big-league bullpen
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The Cardinals recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Roycroft has been unscored upon in seven of his last eight outings at Memphis while showing an uptick in velocity, having averaged 96.8 mph with his sinker in his last appearance. He'll operate in middle relief for St. Louis.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Sent to Triple-A
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The Cardinals optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
The right-hander will be demoted to Triple-A after surrendering five earned runs in his first five outings of the season. Roycroft had a 7.84 ERA in 20 appearances with the Cardinals last season and will likely need better results with Memphis in order to get another look in the big leagues.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Works on regaining arm angle
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Roycroft worked this offseason at Premier Pitching Performance in the St. Louis area to return his arm angle to what it was in 2024, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Roycroft's arm angle dropped four degrees in 2025, per Baseball Savant, which the reliever believes was the main cause of his struggles (7.84 ERA in 20 appearances). The 6-foot-8 righty's arm angle was higher during a scoreless appearance Sunday versus the Astros in Grapefruit League play. Roycroft is competing for a middle relief role in the St. Louis bullpen.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Back in big-league bullpen
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The Cardinals recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Memphis on Monday, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
Roycroft has been shuttled back and forth between Memphis and St. Louis numerous times this season, though he'll be returning to the big leagues for the first time since June. The big righty holds a 6.92 ERA and 9:9 K:BB over 13 innings for St. Louis in 2025.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Cardinals optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday.
Roycroft has failed to find a groove during his multiple stints in the majors this season, posting a 6.92 ERA and 9:9 K:BB over 13 innings. Andre Granillo is taking his spot on the roster and in the bullpen.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Recalled from Triple-A
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The Cardinals recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Memphis on Monday.
Roycroft was sent down to Triple-A on May 23 and hasn't fared much better against lesser competition. Despite his 8.49 ERA and 1.97 WHIP at Triple-A, Roycroft is back with St. Louis. In 12 appearances out of the Cardinals' bullpen this season, Roycroft (1-3) has a 7.20 ERA and 6:8 K:BB across 10 innings of work.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Cardinals optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis on Friday, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
Roycroft has had two different stints in the majors this season and neither of them have been successful, as he's yielded a 10 runs (eight earned) with a 6:8 K:BB over 10 innings. His spot on the roster and in the bullpen will be absorbed by Matt Svanson.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Back with big club
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The Cardinals recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
Roycroft was sent down last month after allowing seven runs (five earned) on six hits and six walks over 5.2 innings. He seemed to get back on track at Memphis, permitting two runs with a 6:2 K:BB across six frames.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Sent to minors
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The Cardinals optioned Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday.
St. Louis is off Thursday and will likely wait until shortly before Friday's game against the Phillies to announce a replacement for Roycroft on the 26-man active roster. After winning a bullpen role out of spring training, Roycroft made seven relief appearances and collected two holds through the first two weeks of the season while allowing seven runs (five earned) on six hits and six walks over 5.2 innings.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Competing for bullpen spot
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Roycroft is one of four competitors eyeing one of the final two spots in the Cardinals' Opening Day bullpen, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
Nick Anderson, Kyle Leahy and Riley O'Brien are the others in the mix. Roycroft has put his best foot forward to claim one of the jobs, tossing six scoreless frames with a 5:1 K:BB during Grapefruit League play. The 6-foot-8 right-hander excelled at limiting hard contact last season with a 33.7 percent hard-hit rate and two percent barrel rate, but he'll need to find a weapon against left-handed batters after they had a .955 OPS against him in 2024. If Roycroft makes the Opening Day roster, it's likely to be as a middle reliever initially.
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Cardinals' Chris Roycroft: Rejoins big-league bullpen
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The Cardinals recalled Roycroft from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
He's taking the roster spot vacated by JoJo Romero (forearm), who landed on the 15-day injured list. Roycroft has compiled a 4.01 ERA and 33:15 K:BB across 33.2 innings this season during his time in the Cardinals bullpen.
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