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Braves Select Michael Tonkin, Seth Elledge

By Darragh McDonald | November 10, 2022 at 10:29am CDT

The Braves announced some roster moves today, selecting the contracts of right-handers Michael Tonkin and Seth Elledge. They also reinstated catcher Manny Piña and righty Huascar Ynoa from the injured list. The 40-man roster is now full.

Both Tonkin and Elledge signed minor league deals with the club last offseason and would have been able to elect minor league free agency today. However, it seems Atlanta was impressed enough by both of their minor league seasons that they wanted to prevent them from getting away and have given each of them spots on the 40-man roster.

Tonkin, 33 next week, got some MLB action with the Twins from 2013 to 2017 but hasn’t made it back to the big leagues since. He has a career 4.43 ERA in 146 1/3 innings from that time. In the years since, he’s bounced around quite a bit, including stints in Japan and with Indy Ball teams. In 2022, he spent the whole season with Triple-A Gwinnett, throwing 48 1/3 innings over 47 appearances. He posted a 3.17 ERA along with excellent rate stats, such as a 36.5% strikeout rate, 7.5% walk rate and 50% ground ball rate. He’s out of options but the club evidently thinks there’s a chance he can help the big league bullpen next year.

Elledge, 27 in May, got brief MLB stints with the Cardinals in 2020 and 2021, bizarrely throwing exactly 11 2/3 innings and posting a 4.63 ERA in each of those two campaigns. He was designated for assignment and outrighted in October of last year before joining the Braves on a minor league deal. He made 43 appearances for Gwinnett, tossing 46 1/3 innings with a 3.88 ERA. That came with an excellent strikeout rate of 33.7%. Unlike Tonkin, he does have options remaining and can serve as depth in the minor leagues next season.

As for Piña and Ynoa, those moves are formalities as there is no injured list in the offseason, meaning the club had to either reinstate those players or else cut them from the roster entirely. It was around this time last year when Atlanta signed Piña to a two-year deal. Unfortunately, he required season-ending wrist surgery in May after getting into just five games. As for Ynoa, he underwent Tommy John surgery in September and will likely miss the entire 2023 campaign. If he hangs onto his roster spot through the winter, he can spend all of next year on the 60-day IL.

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19 Comments

  1. TradeAcuna

    3 years ago

    Yes, that means they need to make room. Trade Acuna!

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    • Braveslifer

      3 years ago

      I can see a Kimbrel/BJ repeat with Acuna/Azuuna

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    • BravesNomad

      3 years ago

      Acuna for who then? Who you got?

      Reply
      • Braveslifer

        3 years ago

        $35M between Acuna and Ozuna for 2023.

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        • TradeAcuna

          3 years ago

          For Yordan Alvarez. Of course the Astros are not stupid.

          Reply
    • Miklo916

      3 years ago

      You sound stupid.

      Reply
  2. DarkSide830

    3 years ago

    I swear this last few years teams protect the strangest players from becoming MiLB free agents. Tonkin? Really?

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    • BravesNomad

      3 years ago

      Money there aside, if I’ve got to package somebody to unload Ozuna it would be Grissom or MAYBE even Contreras depending upon the return.

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      • bravesiowafan

        3 years ago

        You don’t package Contreras to move ozuna what’s terrible take.

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        • BravesNomad

          3 years ago

          Again not my preferred preference BUT depending on who is coming back could be necessary. My hope though is that Ozuna finds something to correct his swing and we can trade him prior to the deadline.

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      • Sid Bream Speed Demon

        3 years ago

        Awful take, unless you are getting a superstar with a bunch of team control.

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        • BravesNomad

          3 years ago

          Well like, that’s your opinion man.

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    • ruff kuntry

      3 years ago

      He actually pitched great in AAA. After looking up his stats, I’m very surprised he was never called up.

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  3. chrcritter

    3 years ago

    neither pitcher looks to be someone worthy to take up a 40 man spot

    Reply
    • BravesNomad

      3 years ago

      They are both strikeout guys, Elledge has an option left so depth.

      Reply
  4. Rsox

    3 years ago

    They really needed to save a roster spot for an over 30 reliever that hasn’t pitched in the Majors in 5 years that they could have just re-signed to another minor league contract?

    I forgot all about Pina since he missed the majority of last season. Braves seem to have a bit of a logjam behind the plate with Contreras/d’Arnaud/Pina

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  5. getrealgone2

    3 years ago

    Someone needs a catcher. Trade Pina

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    • southi

      3 years ago

      Definitely would not be surprised if the braves traded Pina. Teams are always in need of quality major league catchers.

      Contreras would only be traded in a blockbuster type deal, which I wouldn’t rule out, but certainly don’t expect either.

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  6. DCartrow

    3 years ago

    There’s a wide gulf between what clubs’ think a player’a worth and the actual value of said player.
    The Braves definitely have their gulf of Tonkin now.

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