Braves catcher Chadwick Tromp went unclaimed on outright waivers following his recent DFA, reports Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Atlanta assigned him outright to Triple-A Gwinnett, but he rejected the assignment in favor of free agency, as is his right as a player who’s previously been outrighted in his career.
Tromp, 30, began the season as the team’s backup to top prospect Drake Baldwin. Starter Sean Murphy suffered a rib fracture during spring training that caused him to miss the start of the year. Atlanta designated Tromp for assignment when Murphy was reinstated from the injured list a couple days ago.
The Braves now have a healthy Murphy and Baldwin on the big league roster, and they recently picked up catcher Jason Delay in a cash deal with the Pirates. Atlanta also has a pair of non-roster veterans, Sandy Leon and James McCann, in the organization. There’s enough depth that both Delay and McCann are playing in Double-A at the moment.
Dating back to his 2020 debut with the Giants, Tromp has appeared in 61 MLB games. He’s a .224/.235/.385 hitter with five home runs and 10 doubles in 162 plate appearances, but his 1.9% walk rate and 30.9% strikeout rate underscore a problematic approach at the plate. That said, the Aruban-born backstop is considered a strong defender and carries a career .254/.327/.419 batting line in part of seven Triple-A seasons. An organization with less catching depth than the Braves currently possess will likely add Tromp on a minor league deal and plug him into the Triple-A mix — if not directly onto the big league roster in a backup capacity.
Tromp to Washington!
Probably more like a Florida team.
Golf course is in Florida, so that’s the landing spot.
Marlinslago
Is he going to pick 47 for his new team?
Tromp’s stock has been falling dramatically, self-imposed, of course.
“Everything is fine!”
SO MUCH WINNING
“Tromp’s stock”…And yet “Tromp” can still easily best you on his worst day. What, that’s two times now, isn’t it?
That must really hurt; he’s “falling” and yet, he’s still at least 9 to 10 floors above your “position” at Burger King.
@mlb fan,
No need to disparage anyone with a job, and definitely no need to punch down. Being unkind is never funny.
@mlb fan
You must be fun at parties. It obviously Was a joke reference to trump and the current stock market and Trumps tarrif decisions
“Fun at parties”..A dissenting opinion of what is “funny” is not the end of the world, despite what fragile people like you seem to think.
I’m sure you’ll find a “safe space”, to get over my comments and I’m fairly certain I would never attend any “party” that you are at.
Saying someone is “fun at parties” doesn’t imply one thinks it’s the end of the world. The fact that that’s where your mind went indicates some projection on your part, which is interesting since you followed that up with a rant about fragility and safe spaces. How did such an innocuous comment trigger such a defensive outburst? Are you ok?
Someone call his momma!
@mlb fan it’s hilarious that you get so butt hurt that someone makes a low hanging fruit joke about Trump and then immediately tell them they are the ones who need a “safe space”
Such a snowflake you are!
It’s so sad how talking about someone else can hurt you on such a personal level.
Jesus dude, mlb fan, chill
Boston needs a backstop
Yeah seems like a match just for a AAA pickup
I think you missed a spot on those boots.
After his election there is a hanging Chad.
Incoming: 104% tariff on catching!
buh-bye 45
Makes sense. His batting figures were nothing special and quite weak according to Savant and catching was quite average to below average. Good Bye!
I can see someone lives rent free in a lot of heads on here!