June 23, 2026

Trade: St. Louis CardinalsTampa Bay Rays

Chris Roycroft changed clubs, and none of them amounted to much for either side.

franchise trade score · provisional

74better

Franchise trade score74

Rest of season85WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M

Short term75WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M

Control window74WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M

Full tenure73WAR in0.0WAR out-0.3Net+0.3Net surplus$2.3M

franchise trade score · provisional

26worse

Franchise trade score26

Rest of season15WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M

Short term25WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M

Control window26WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M

Full tenure27WAR in-0.3WAR out0.0Net-0.3Net surplus−$2.3M

St. Louis Cardinals received

Player to be named later—WAR (control)—

Not rated — never reached the majors.

Chris RoycroftP · 29 · pre-arb · 6 yrs control-0.3WAR (control) · 1 yr16

Rest of season8WAR-0.3FIP−158IP19Surplus−$2.3M

Short term15WAR-0.3FIP−158IP19Surplus−$2.3M

Control window16WAR-0.3FIP−158IP19Surplus−$2.3M

Full tenure17WAR-0.3FIP−158IP19Surplus−$2.3M

too little playing time to rate quality

On the day: -0.8 WAR over the prior three seasons, FIP− 119, salary $788K.

Received	Status	Salary that year	Paid	WAR	$/WAR	Surplus
Chris Roycroft	pre-arb	$788K	$0.4M	-0.3	—	−$2.3M
Total over the control window			$0.4M	-0.3	—	−$2.3M

Nobody acquired here was traded on.

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