Overview
- The Orioles signed 31-year-old catcher Chadwick Tromp to a minor-league contract and assigned him to Triple-A Norfolk as non-roster depth.
- Tromp elected free agency after being designated for assignment by the Atlanta Braves earlier this week and cleared the way for the new signing.
- Tromp is a defense-first backstop with seven partial MLB seasons and a career line of .218/.225/.371 with a .596 OPS across 205 plate appearances.
- Baltimore’s primary catchers are managing injuries — Adley Rutschman has a left hamstring issue and Samuel Basallo has a left wrist ailment — but neither is on the injured list, so Tromp will serve as insurance unless one requires an IL stint.
- Sam Huff has been starting recently and is out of minor-league options, which creates roster pressure that could lead to a designation if Rutschman and Basallo return healthy and Tromp is not needed.