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Chadwick Tromp Elects Free Agency

By Darragh McDonald | June 3, 2025 at 12:44pm CDT

The Orioles announced that catcher Chadwick Tromp has elected free agency in lieu of accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk. That indicates he cleared waivers after being designated for assignment a few days ago.

Tromp, 30, had a very brief stint on Baltimore’s roster. Catcher Adley Rutschman had a concussion scare last week, leaving Maverick Handley as the only healthy backstop on the roster. That prompted the club to add Tromp. However, Rutschman quickly recovered, which led to Tromp getting bumped right back off. Since he is out of options, Baltimore had little choice but to designate him for assignment. He appeared in two games for the O’s, going hitless in four plate appearances.

A player with a previous career outright assignment has the right to elect free agency. This is the second time this year that Tromp has exercised that right. He started the year with Atlanta but had a tenuous hold on a roster spot since he burned his final option season in 2024. Sean Murphy started the season on the injured list, which got prospect Drake Baldwin to the majors. Murphy got healthy in the first week of April, sending Tromp into DFA limbo. He cleared waivers, elected free agency and signed a minor league deal with the O’s.

He’s now likely to get another minor league deal somewhere in the coming days, perhaps even returning to the Orioles. The fact that he cleared waivers suggests that no club is currently willing to give him a big league spot.

Tromp has 63 games of big league experience now, spread across six different seasons. He has a tepid .219/.229/.375 batting line over those campaigns. His glovework has generally received solid grades and he has shown more offensive potential in the minors. Dating back to the start of the 2022 season, he has a .256/.337/.427 line and 102 wRC+ in 872 Triple-A plate appearances.

Photo courtesy of Brett Davis, Imagn Images

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10 Comments

  1. James Midway

    2 months ago

    Tromp elects free agency, I see what you did there

    Reply
    • Joe says...

      2 months ago

      It was rigged.

      1
      Reply
      • Bart Harley Jarvis

        2 months ago

        Bigly, like no one has ever seen before in the history of the world!

        1
        Reply
  2. Monkey’s Uncle

    2 months ago

    I wonder if Tromp had ad-Vance notice that he’d be let go…

    Reply
  3. cooperhill

    2 months ago

    Trompty Dompty!🤣

    Reply
  4. GB2

    2 months ago

    Stonks

    Reply
  5. El Kabong

    2 months ago

    He could have remained with the Orioles, but he chickened out.

    2
    Reply
    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      2 months ago

      Because Tromp always chickens out?

      2
      Reply
      • El Kabong

        2 months ago

        Winner, winner, taco dinner.

        2
        Reply
  6. Armaments216

    2 months ago

    Tromp Made Adley Healthy Again

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