Chris Roycroft

Bats R Throws R6'8" 230 lbBorn 1997 Dundee, USADebut 2024Team STLContract 1 y/$787,500 (26) 2026: $339,012

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	133	19.1	9.5	2.44	22.3	6.23	101.8
2027							102.8
2028							101.9

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 28

His ten closest age-28 comparables averaged 104 PITCH+ the next season; 4 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Evan Reed	2014	91.2	did not play
2	Matt Thornton	2005	89.1	114.5	227
3	Nick Vespi	2024	91.0	did not play
4	Chaz Roe	2015	91.2	107.1	124
5	Luis Perdomo	2012	91.2	did not play
6	Andres Machado	2021	91.0	97.3	261
7	Justin Lehr	2006	89.8	did not play
8	Jose Cuas	2022	89.3	95.1	292
9	Rocky Cherry	2008	93.0	did not play
10	Kyle Keller	2021	87.5	did not play

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									133				102.8
2026*									116				71.5	96.1	67.7
2025	STL	1	3	7.84	20	0	0	20.7	101	2	12	15	76.5	94.5	71.0
2024	STL	1	2	4.19	27	0	0	34.3	155	2	17	33	99.9	102.1	102.0
Career		2	5	5.56	47	0	0	55.0	256	4	29	48	90.7		89.7

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	STL	P	20	21	1	1	0	0	1.000	-0.7
2024	STL	P	27	34	1	7	1	1	0.889	+0.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	113	24.2 IP, 17% K	5.95
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	128	28.2 IP, 18% K	5.11
2025	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	210	46.2 IP, 22% K	4.87
2024	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	196	45.2 IP, 23% K	2.19
2023	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	150	31.2 IP, 23% K	4.90
2023	AA	Springfield Cardinals	Pit	101	20.0 IP, 14% K	8.55
2023	A+	Peoria Chiefs	Pit	43	11.1 IP, 35% K	4.05
2022	A+	Peoria Chiefs	Pit	157	32.0 IP, 25% K	4.50

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.271	0.628	0.445	0.474
2025	0.413	0.384	0.357	0.432
2024	0.393	0.273	0.342	0.300

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.