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Braves Select Bryce Elder, Designate Chadwick Tromp For Assignment

By Steve Adams | April 12, 2022 at 12:00pm CDT

The Braves have selected the contract of right-handed pitching prospect Bryce Elder in advance of tonight’s game, per a club announcement. Elder will start for the Braves and make his Major League debut. In a corresponding 40-man roster move, catcher Chadwick Tromp was designated for assignment. Atlanta also optioned lefty Tucker Davidson  and catcher William Contreras to Triple-A Gwinnett.

Elder, 22, somewhat incredibly becomes the second Braves draftee from the shortened, five-round 2020 amateur draft to reach the Majors. He and teammate Spencer Strider have both had meteoric rises through the minors and now represent two of the just five players from the 2020 draft already in the Majors. Elder (fifth round) and Strider (fourth) are the only non-first-rounders from that draft already in the Majors.

Looking at last year’s numbers, it’s perhaps not a shock that Elder was such a quick riser. He opened the 2021 season with 45 innings of 2.60 ERA ball against older competition in Class-A Advanced before tossing 56 frames of 3.21 ERA ball upon promotion to the Double-A level. Elder was then bumped to Triple-A Gwinnett, where he logged a 2.21 ERA in 36 2/3 frames despite being one of the youngest pitchers in the league.

Elder kept his strikeout rate above 27% the entire time and also posted ground-ball rates of at least 53.6% at each level, although command was more of a concern. Elder walked 57 of the 559 batters he faced (10.2%) and was particularly spotty in that regard against more advanced hitters at the Triple-A level (13.6%).

Baseball America ranks Elder sixth among Braves farmhands, noting that while the system has more powerful arms, Elder is the prototypical “pitchability” starter who’s a good bet to hold a spot in a rotation due to a five-pitch mix headlined by a sinker, plus slider and above-average changeup. Improving on his command will be key to further development for Elder, but he’ll have the opportunity to do so at the MLB level given the lack of proven starters for the Braves at the moment. Max Fried, Charlie Morton and Ian Anderson are all secure in their rotation spots, but Kyle Wright, Huascar Ynoa and Tucker Davidson have not yet solidified themself as long-term options. Mike Soroka, meanwhile, is on the shelf until this summer as he rehabs an Achilles injury.

As for the 27-year-old Tromp, he’ll lose his roster spot after four productive games in Gwinnett, where he’s gone 5-for-14 with a home run and a double. Tromp spent the bulk of the past two seasons in the Giants organization, batting .215/.220/.418 in a tiny sample of 82 Major League plate appearances. Atlanta claimed him off waivers from San Francisco last September. Tromp didn’t have a productive 2021 season in Triple-A, where he’s a career .254/.314/.412 hitter in parts of five seasons.

The Braves will have a week to trade Tromp, place him on outright waivers or release him. Teams are always on the lookout for catching depth, so there’s always a chance that a 27-year-old catcher with a pair of minor league options remaining will find a new home on the waiver wire.

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  1. TrumpChop+Charles Barkley's Guarantee

    1 month ago

    Just call the Indians and get Shane Bieber already.

    Reply
    • hrush28

      1 month ago

      Guardians *

      Reply
      • 48-team MLB

        1 month ago

        *SPIDERS

        Reply
        • chipperniner7

          1 month ago

          INDIANS.

        • MannyBeingMVP

          1 month ago

          chippernine7:

          Get treatment for your Schadenfreude

        • TrumpChop+Charles Barkley's Guarantee

          1 month ago

          I bet you just learned that word in one of your woke articles and finally found a space to use that word, Interesting word though!

        • BeansforJesus

          1 month ago

          It’s weird people get so upset they can’t freely use an antiquated racist term, but everyone was perfectly okay removing the “Devil” from the Rays in Tampa.

          Really weird. Like there should be some word to describe this situation…

    • You Can Put It In The Books

      1 month ago

      *RICHMOND COUNTY REDNECKS

      Reply
  2. John Rocker Fan Club

    1 month ago

    Tromp chop.

    Reply
    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      1 month ago

      Tromp chomp.

      Reply
    • SoCalBrave

      1 month ago

      Tromp chopped

      Reply
      • Bart Harley Jarvis

        1 month ago

        Tromp chomped.

        Reply
  3. Tacoshells

    1 month ago

    Just call the As and get Frankie Montas already.

    Reply
    • RunDMC

      1 month ago

      Elder didn’t give up a hit in 2 GS during ST (7.2 IP) though his K:BB ratio was only 4:4. Elder’s ready. ATL has quite a few that just need some honing and if Kyle Wright is on…they have some time to try out a few guys. No need to panic. I’d rather be in search of a #5 than a #1.

      Reply
      • chipperniner7

        1 month ago

        Dude I almost read that as “didn’t give up s#*+” lol

        Reply
        • MannyBeingMVP

          1 month ago

          Your Freudian slip, also called parapraxis

  4. GabeOfThrones

    1 month ago

    I think Elder and Strider will be pretty good as 4-5 inning starters. Not ready to be full time workhorses yet, but they’ve got good enough stuff to make it through the order a couple times. Excited to see how Elder does tonight.

    Reply
    • GabeOfThrones

      1 month ago

      He was awesome, then they brought him back out for the 6th inning, haha. Great debut!

      Reply
  5. bobtillman

    1 month ago

    Braves replace a man born to be a butler with one born to be a religious leader.

    Reply
    • MannyBeingMVP

      1 month ago

      Fried got panned for throwing an egg? That was over easy.

      Reply
  6. 48-team MLB

    1 month ago

    *WORLD CHAMPIONS

    Reply
  7. Datashark

    1 month ago

    Hopefully this has no bearing on Tromp’s HOF status.

    Reply
  8. SFBay314

    1 month ago

    Tromp getting that ring tho. Good for him. #FOREVERGIANT

    Reply
  9. Braveslifer

    1 month ago

    Contreras was sent down to AAA, not recalled.

    Reply
  10. mattblaze13

    1 month ago

    Just one letter away

    Reply
  11. dmazcomp

    1 month ago

    Make the waiver wire great again.

    Reply
  12. 48-team MLB

    1 month ago

    SERIOUS POLL: Will the Braves win another World Series by 2030?

    Reply
  13. Doug

    1 month ago

    Tromp wants a recount.

    Reply
  14. ceol.mor

    1 month ago

    Poor Chadwick — out of options and always on the Tromping block now. He is a good dude and I liked his stint in SF. He played well for the AAA River Cats. My boy still sports the ball cap Chadwick signed for him. Best of luck, Chadwick!

    Reply
  15. WAR Pig

    1 month ago

    Tromp just needed to find 11,000 plate appearances for the Hall of Fame.

    Reply
    • wifflemeister

      1 month ago

      That’s “Wall of Fame” to you, Piggy

      Reply
    • SoCalBrave

      1 month ago

      Tromp is gonna build his own wall of Fame and it will glorious, the best most unattainable wall ever, and the most solid, from the standpoint of concrete.

      Reply
      • Bart Harley Jarvis

        1 month ago

        And he’ll make opposing pitchers pay for it, bigly.

        Reply
  16. Phillies2017

    1 month ago

    I’m sure the Wakanda Rhino’s would pay him handsomely.

    Reply
  17. bravesfan

    1 month ago

    Elder is gonna be huge for us. Mark my words, floor is a really solid 5th starter… they say his ceiling is low. But he’s gonna be an ace… mark it down now. Maybe not today, but long term, he will

    Reply
    • MannyBeingMVP

      1 month ago

      Elder won’t age well

      Reply
  18. MannyBeingMVP

    1 month ago

    Why is Fried out?

    Reply
    • Braves Butt-Head

      1 month ago

      Hes not hes just gonna pitch tomorrow

      Reply
    • 48-team MLB

      1 month ago

      It’s because of the shortened Spring Training (plus the long postseason).

      Reply
    • MarlinsFrontOffice

      1 month ago

      Fried is injured. The Braves have reached out to us for reinforcements. Unfortunately, we are currently dealing with a surplus of injuries and expect more soon, so we are unable to give away our talent at this time.

      Reply
  19. 48-team MLB

    1 month ago

    @You Can Put It In The Books

    Alliteration is good but you need to have more creativity. For example…

    Wichita Warlocks

    Zimbabwe Zebras

    Dublin Dwarves

    Nunavut Ninjas

    Winnipeg Weasels

    Delaware Dinos

    Vancouver Voyagers

    Rhode Island Rock-Monsters

    Reply
    • MarlinsFrontOffice

      1 month ago

      When will this trend end…

      Reply
      • 48-team MLB

        1 month ago

        It will end when either Cleveland or Seattle wins the World Series. I’m throwing in Seattle to give you slightly better odds.

        Reply
        • MarlinsFrontOffice

          1 month ago

          Fair. The Marlins organization formally requests an invitation. We’ll provide a senior citizen to be named later.

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