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Athletics claim Chris Roycroft off waivers

Chris Roycroft

ATH Relief Pitcher #56

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Athletics claimed RHP Chris Roycroft off waivers from the Rays.

The 29-year-old Roycroft, DFA’d on Sunday, has an 8.39 ERA in 24 2/3 innings for the Cardinals and Rays this season. He’s in his final option year, so the A’s have the choice of sending him to Triple-A for now or immediately adding him to their pen.

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Chris Roycroft

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Athletics recalled RHP Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Las Vegas.

Roycroft joins the Athletics’ beleaguered relief mix after being claimed off waivers from the Rays earlier this week. The 29-year-old has given up 23 runs on 37 hits, including eight homers, over 24 2/3 innings in the majors this season. He’s probably not going to be a great fit in Sutter Health Park’s extremely hitter-friendly environment.
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Rays designated RHP Chris Roycroft for assignment.

The 29-year-old hurler has struggled in his time at the MLB level this season, posting a miserable 8.39 ERA, 1.99 WHIP and an 18/12 K/BB ratio across 24 2/3 innings in 18 appearances between the Cardinals and Rays. With so many teams struggling to find quality bullpen depth though, there’s a chance that Raycroft generates interest on waivers.
Chris Roycroft

TB Relief Pitcher #56

Rays recalled RHP Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Durham.

Because outfielder Victor Mesa Jr. is going on the IL, Roycroft gets to come back up four days after being demoted. He has a 7.27 ERA in 17 1/3 innings for the Rays this season.
Chris Roycroft

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Rays optioned RHP Chris Roycroft to Triple-A Durham.

Roycroft gave up six runs over 4 1/3 innings in his latest stint with the Rays. He has a 7.27 ERA in 17 1/3 innings for the season.
Chris Roycroft

TB Relief Pitcher #56

Rays recalled RHP Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Durham.

Roycroft returns to Tampa Bay’s relief equation with Cole Sulser landing on the injured list with a back issue. The 29-year-old has allowed a staggering 17 runs over 18 1/3 innings between the Rays and Cardinals this season.
Chris Roycroft

TB Relief Pitcher #56

Rays optioned RHP Chris Roycroft to Triple-A Durham.

Roycroft heads back to the minors with veteran southpaw Steven Matz returning from the injured list. The 29-year-old has allowed 17 runs over 18 1/3 innings between the Rays and Cardinals this season.
Chris Roycroft

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Rays recalled RHP Chris Roycroft from Triple-A Durham

Roycroft was acquired from the Cardinals in June and has thrown four shutout innings in Triple-A for the Rays. The 6'7" right-hander has a 6.41 ERA in 60 1/3 career MLB innings.
Chris Roycroft

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Rays acquired RHP Chris Roycroft from the Cardinals for cash considerations or a player to be named later.

Roycroft was designated for assignment after struggling to an unsightly 15.19 ERA and 3.94 WHIP in his 5 1/3 innings. The Rays will give the 6-foot-7 hurler a chance as a reclamation project, but there obviously isn’t any fantasy significance in this type of manuever.
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Cardinals designated RHP Chris Roycroft for assignment.

It was a double whammy for Roycroft on Thursday as he was optioned to Triple-A Memphis and then removed from the club’s 40-man roster to accommodate the promotion of Max Rajcic. Roycroft has struggled to a 15.19 ERA and 3.94 WHIP over 5 1/3 innings in seven appearances with the Cardinals this season. There’s a decent chance that he’ll pass through waivers unclaimed and continue to function as extra bullpen depth for the Cardinals.
Chris Roycroft

STL Relief Pitcher #58

Cardinals optioned RHP Chris Roycroft to Triple-A Memphis.

Roycroft has allowed nine runs over 5 1/3 innings across seven appearances this season. The Cardinals will make a corresponding roster move prior to Thursday’s series opener against the Royals.

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Eugenio Suárez

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The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Gordon Wittenmyer reports Eugenio Suárez and TJ Friedl cleared waivers and will remain with the Reds.

Suárez being claimed by the Diamondbacks or Mariners would have made for a fun story, but instead he’ll finish out the regular season with the Reds. Neither club was willing to pick up approximately $3 million in salary for the 35-year-old slugger.
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Gordon Graceffo

STL Relief Pitcher #44
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Gordon Graceffo will open for the Cardinals on Thursday.

It’ll be a bullpen game. Newly-called up Cade Winquest may have the best chance for a bulk role, but that’s not exactly an endorsement of chasing a win with him.
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JJ Wetherholt

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JJ Wetherholt is not in St. Louis’ starting lineup against the Orioles on Thursday.

He’ll get a rest day, with José Fermín shifting to shortstop and recently-activated Ramón Urías at second base against LHP Trevor Rogers.
- Rivers McCown

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Abimelec Ortiz

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Abimelec Ortiz is not in Washington’s starting lineup for Thursday’s game against the Rockies.

Terribly unfortunate to miss a start against RHP Gabriel Hughes, who is 0-5 with a 6.54 ERA. Andrés Chaparro will draw the assignment instead. It’s the first day off for Ortiz in the last six.
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Hunter Goodman

COL Catcher #15
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Hunter Goodman and Mickey Moniak aren’t in Colorado’s starting lineup against the Nationals on Thursday.

Both will miss a chance to face RHP Jake Irvin. Zac Veen and Brett Sullivan will get the call. This is likely just a normal rest day for Goodman as a catcher in a day-game-after-a-night-game situation.
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Tyler Davis

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White Sox recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Triple-A Charlotte.

He’ll be tasked with throwing three innings in some game in the next week, then likely optioned down again.
- Rivers McCown

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Jonathan Cannon

CWS Starting Pitcher #48
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White Sox optioned RHP Jonathan Cannon to Triple-A Charlotte.

That’s what you get for throwing a 66-pitch, three-inning save yesterday. Cannon will be back when his arm is fresher.
- Rivers McCown

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Rikuu Nishida

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White Sox optioned RF Rikuu Nishida to Triple-A Charlotte.

He lasted two days on the roster this time and didn’t appear in a game. The 25-year-old is hitting .293/.423/.333 for the Knights in the International League with 22 stolen bases.
- Rivers McCown

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James Wood

WSH Right Fielder #29
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James Wood (oblique) was doing baserunning work on the field on Thursday.

Wood landed on the injured list on August 4th with what the team had called a mild oblique strain. However, his recovery progress has been slow, and it’s unclear if he has even begun swinging a bat. Seeing him run on the field is certainly nice, but until we see him hitting and beginning to hit high velocity, we shouldn’t expect an imminent return.
- Eric Samulski

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Cade Winquest

STL Relief Pitcher #39
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Cardinals selected the contract of RHP Cade Winquest from Triple-A Memphis

The 26-year-old was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Yankees but returned to the Cardinals in April. This season, he has moved to the bullpen full time and has a 4.54 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, and 57/14 K/BB ratio in 39 2/3 innings at Triple-A. He will make his MLB debut if/when he gets into a game.
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