The Cardinals have traded right-hander Chris Roycroft to the Rays in exchange for a player to be named later or cash, per announcements from both clubs. St. Louis had designated Roycroft for assignment a few days back. Tampa Bay announced that catcher Dom Keegan has been designated for assignment to open a spot on the 40-man roster and that Roycroft has been optioned to Triple-A Durham for now.
Roycroft, 29, has pitched in each of the past three seasons with the Cards. He was serviceable in 34 1/3 innings as a 27-year-old rookie back in 2024: 4.19 ERA, 21.3% strikeout rate, 11% walk rate, 53.5% ground-ball rate. However, Roycroft has pitched 26 MLB frames since and served up 27 earned runs on 39 hits with more walks (20) than strikeouts (19).
More to come.
