P | St. Louis Cardinals
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 8" 230 lbs | Age: 28
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 1 2 4.19 27 0 0 34.1 33 1.40
2025 1 3 7.84 20 0 0 20.2 15 1.84
2 Seasons 2 5 5.56 47 0 0 55 48 1.56
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 27 1-2 4.19 34.1 33 1.40
2025 20 1-3 7.84 20.2 15 1.84
2 Seasons 47 2-5 5.56 55 48 1.56
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls
Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity
Max EV Launch
Angle
LA Sweet-
Spot %
XBA XSLG WOBA XWOBA XWOBACON HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 27 596 101 2 2.0 1.3 86.9 109.7 1.0 25.7 .221 .297 .309 .287 .296 33.7 21.3 11.0 4.19 3.41
2025 28 394 73 8 11.0 7.9 92.1 110.8 6.9 24.7 .272 .461 .383 .363 .383 46.6 14.9 11.9 7.84 5.74
Player 990 174 10 5.7 3.9 89.1 110.8 3.5 25.3 .241 .362 .338 .317 .333 39.1 18.8 11.3
MLB 7.2 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.4 33.3 .245 .404 .315 .315 .368 37.0 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Roycroft relies on 3 pitches.
Sinker
(48.2%) ,
Four Seamer
(28.4%) ,
Cutter
(23.4%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 55.4 44.6 17.8 20.8 5.9 31.7 41.6 26.7 21.8 25.7 7.9 9.9 15.8 18.8
2025 47.9 52.1 23.3 23.3 5.5 34.2 38.4 27.4 19.2 20.5 8.2 15.1 17.8 19.2
Player 52.3 47.7 20.1 21.8 5.7 32.8 40.2 27.0 20.7 23.6 8.0 12.1 16.7 19.0
MLB 44.2 55.8 24.0 24.7 7.1 37.4 37.4 25.1 20.6 17.6 5.9 16.7 19.7 19.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 7.9 38.6 20.8 22.8 5.9 2.0 1.3
2025 4.1 39.7 15.1 19.2 11.0 11.0 7.9
Player 6.3 39.1 18.4 21.3 8.0 5.7 3.9
MLB 4.0 32.4 24.9 24.4 5.9 7.2 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop
vs.
Comparable
Horizontal
Break
vs.
Comparable
Vertical
Break
vs. AvgHorizontal
Break
vs. Avg
2025 Sinker STL R 190 95.4 26.6 1.7 16.7ARM 0.1 3.7 3.7 16.7ARM 1.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball STL R 112 95.7 20.8 -5.0 7.1ARM -2.8 9.0 -6.8 7.1ARM -0.5
2025 Cutter STL R 92 88.4 34.5 -7.7 4.8GLV 3.4 0.6 -7.7 4.8GLV 2.6
2024 Sinker STL R 277 96.0 28.2 5.2 18.1ARM 2.3 1.5 5.7 18.1ARM 3.2
2024 4-Seam Fastball STL R 194 95.0 20.7 -5.5 4.7ARM -3.8 9.4 -6.3 4.7ARM -2.9
2024 Sweeper STL R 125 83.8 36.7 -0.4 12.1GLV -1.5 2.3 -0.8 12.1GLV -2.0
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2025 Sinker -1.5 -3 190 48.2 51 .318 .545 .425 19.3 13.7 15.6 .298 .532 .394 52.6
2025 4-Seam Fastball -1.0 -1 112 28.4 28 .320 .520 .370 26.1 17.9 11.6 .223 .295 .287 38.1
2025 Cutter -2.3 -2 92 23.4 21 .250 .438 .357 17.1 14.3 9.4 .276 .523 .393 42.9
2024 Sinker -0.2 -1 277 46.5 81 .257 .357 .341 17.6 13.6 15.3 .252 .332 .313 40.0
2024 4-Seam Fastball 2.0 4 194 32.6 49 .158 .184 .232 33.0 36.7 23.4 .134 .164 .216 13.0
2024 Sweeper -3.1 -4 125 21.0 25 .318 .636 .436 14.3 16.0 10.0 .275 .417 .346 38.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2025 Cutter 92 88.4 32 6.0 10:15 8:45 90
2025 4-Seam Fastball 112 95.7 68 11.2 1:45 1:15 30
2025 Sinker 178 95.3 93 18.7 2:15 2:45 -30
2024 4-Seam Fastball 194 95.0 66 10.1 1:30 1:00 30
2024 Sinker 270 96.0 92 19.0 2:15 3:00 -45
2024 Sweeper 122 83.8 49 13.2 8:30 9:15 -45
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: This table is showing data from the PITCHER perspective.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 155 596 0 9 -6 -3 -1
2025 100 394 -2 1 -3 -3 -6
Player 255 990 -2 10 -9 -2 -7
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 596 50.5 62.1 85.0 28.8 62.4 46.8 65.8 45.6 22.1 8.1 72.9
2025 394 46.7 66.8 84.6 30.5 67.2 43.4 59.4 47.5 21.4 8.1 75.0
Player 990 49.0 63.9 84.8 29.5 64.4 45.5 63.3 46.4 21.8 8.1 73.8
MLB 48.9 67.0 82.5 28.4 58.0 42.7 61.1 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2024 76 32 93
2025 69 19 90
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 22.16 2 2.5 -1 3 2 1 50.0
2025 23.58 2 3.4 -1 4 2 1 50.0
Player 22.87 4 6.0 -2 7 4 2 50.0
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted

Year HR
2024 2 1 2 4 2 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 2 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 3 2
2025 2 4 3 2 4 3 3 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 3 3 5 3 3 4 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3
Player 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 5 5 6 8 6 7 5 5 7 5 5 9 5 6 8 6 5 5 5 7 6 6 5
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .306 +.068 .238
xBA .272 +.051 .221
OBP .390 +.052 .338
xOBP .367 +.042 .325
SLG .518 +.164 .354
xSLG .461 +.164 .297
ISO .212 +.097 .115
xISO .189 +.113 .076
BABIP .343 +.047 .296
wOBA .383 +.074 .309
xwOBA .363 +.076 .287
wOBACON .411 +.082 .329
xwOBACON .383 +.087 .296
BACON .361 +.051 .310
xBACON .329 +.040 .289
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 46.6 +12.9 33.7
Avg Exit Velocity 92.1 +5.2 86.9
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 24.7 -1.0 25.7
Barrel % 11.0 +9.0 2.0
Avg Launch Angle 6.9 +5.9 1.0
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.4 +0.4 71.0
Attack Angle +1°
Ideal Attack Angle % 41.8 +4.1 37.7
Attack Direction -3° 10°
Swing Path - Tilt 33° 33°
Swing Length 7.0 +0.1 6.9
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 93.8 -1.8 95.6
Breaking Velocity 0.0 -- 83.8
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 8 +6 2
Popup % 5.5 -0.4 5.9
Flyball % 23.3 +5.5 17.8
Line Drive % 23.3 +2.5 20.8
Groundball % 47.9 -7.5 55.4
Pull % 34.2 +2.5 31.7
Straight Away % 38.4 -3.2 41.6
Opposite Field % 27.4 +0.7 26.7
Weak Contact % 4.1 -3.8 7.9
Pull Airball % 15.1 +5.2 9.9
Topped Contact % 39.7 +1.1 38.6
Under Contact % 15.1 -5.7 20.8
Flare/Burner Contact % 19.2 -3.6 22.8
Solid Contact % 11.0 +5.1 5.9
HR/FB % 11.8 +0.7 11.1
Popups 4 -2 6
Flyballs 17 -1 18
Line Drives 17 -4 21
Groundballs 35 -21 56
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 46.7 -3.8 50.5
Out of Zone % 53.3 +3.8 49.5
Edge % 43.4 -3.4 46.8
Zone Swing % 66.8 +4.7 62.1
Out of Zone Swing % 30.5 +1.7 28.8
In Zone Contact % 84.6 -0.4 85.0
Out of Zone Contact % 67.2 +4.8 62.4
Whiff % 21.4 -0.7 22.1
First Strike % 59.4 -6.4 65.8
First Pitch Swing % 25.7 -2.0 27.7
Swing % 47.5 +1.9 45.6
Meatball Swing % 75.0 +2.1 72.9
Meatball % 8.1 0.0 8.1
Zone Swing & Miss % 15.4 +0.4 15.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 32.8 -4.8 37.6
In Zone 184 -117 301
Out of Zone 210 -85 295
Edge 171 -108 279
In Zone Swings 123 -64 187
Out of Zone Swings 64 -21 85
In Zone Swing & Misses 19 -9 28
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 21 -11 32
Basic
Pitches 394 -202 596
PA 101 -54 155
AB 85 -45 130
Hits 26 -5 31
Singles 14 -8 22
Doubles 8 +3 5
Triples 2 0 2
Home Runs 2 0 2
Walks 12 -5 17
Strikeouts 15 -18 33
K% 14.9 -6.4 21.3
BB% 11.9 +0.9 11.0
HBP 1 -3 4
Batted Balls 73 -28 101
Number of Fastballs 394 -77 471
Number of Offspeed 0 0 0
Number of Breaking 0 0 0
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 155 .309 92 0 0.0 63 35 55.6
2025 Shades 100 .383 63 1 1.6 37 13 35.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 157 17.0 1.9% 0.0% 112 19.2 0.0% 0.9%
2025 78 17.2 2.6% 0.0% 98 18.5 1.0% 1.0%

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Pitch Distribution