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Chris Roycroft

Athletics
Number #56
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 29
Height 6' 8"
Weight 230 lbs
Birth Place Dundee, IL
Born Jun 21, 1997

Key Insights

2026
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Roycroft releases the ball from a sidearm slot, about 24 degrees above horizontal and 1.5 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

695 tracked release points, averaging 5.3 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's

Roycroft's sinker moves 16.6 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.

356 thrown, averaging 96.4 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Roycroft's sinker averages 96.4 mph, and has touched 99.2.

356 thrown, 51.2% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out

With two strikes Roycroft goes to the 4-seam fastball: 33.7% of his two-strike pitches, against 19.3% the rest of the time.

187 two-strike pitches in 2026.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Roycroft's sinker leaves the bat at 91.2 mph, against 84.7 off his 4-seam fastball.

356 and 161 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate

Roycroft throws the 4-seam fastball 35.2% of the time against left-handers and 11.4% against right-handers.

351 pitches to right-handers, 344 to left-handers.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Jun 21, 1997
Birth Place Dundee, IL
Height 6' 8"
Weight 230 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R