{"id":103295,"date":"2025-07-01T20:34:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:34:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=103295"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:34:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:34:51","slug":"orioles-catcher-jacob-stallings-chadwick-tromp-injured-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/01\/orioles-catcher-jacob-stallings-chadwick-tromp-injured-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles Place Third Catcher on Injured List, Call Up Jacob Stallings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of veteran catcher Jacob Stallings from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday after third-string catcher Chadwick Tromp landed on the injured list.<\/p>\n<p>Three of the team&#8217;s catchers landed on the list in the last two weeks, with all-star <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/23\/whats-next-for-orioles-catcher-squad\/\" target=\"_self\">Adley Rutschman<\/a> suffering a left-oblique strain. Backup catcher Maverick Handley suffered a concussion after a collision at the plate only one day after Rutschman&#8217;s placement on the injured list. The team <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/24\/orioles-sign-catcher-jacob-stallings-minor-league-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">signed<\/a> Stallings the next day following Handley&#8217;s injury.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_103303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-103303\" style=\"width: 531px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-103303\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"531\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/07\/USATSI_26565718_168400885_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 531px) 100vw, 531px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-103303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jun 30, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Baltimore Orioles catcher Chadwick Tromp (41) loses his balance after striking out against the Texas Rangers during the second inning at Globe Life Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The veteran catcher&#8217;s promotion accompanies the recall of outfielder Dylan Carlson from Triple-A and the release of infielder Emmanuel Rivera. The Colorado Rockies <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2024\/11\/rockies-re-sign-jacob-stallings.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a> Stallings in the offseason to a one-year, $2.5 million contract.<\/p>\n<h2>Orioles Send Chadwick Tromp to IL, Recall Jacob Stallings<\/h2>\n<h3>Stallings&#8217; Current Value<\/h3>\n<p>Jacob Stallings will likely be on the team until one of the three injured catchers is ready to return. The 35-year-old <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stallja01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hit<\/a> a forgettable .143\/.217\/.396 slash line with 31 strikeouts in 84 at-bats in 2025. He also walked only five times and had three doubles with no home runs and six RBIs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We have made the following roster moves: <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PyHBzKDur8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/PyHBzKDur8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baltimore Orioles (@Orioles) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Orioles\/status\/1940139702486491563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His numbers are a stark dip from his 2024 season with the Rockies, where he hit .263\/.357\/.810 with nine home runs and 36 RBI. In addition, Stallings struck out only 65 times in 243 at-bats that season, a 33% difference between his strikeout rate in 2024 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>As previously mentioned, Stallings&#8217; <a  href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/jacob-stallings-607732?stats=statcast-r-hitting-mlb\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">metrics<\/a> rank either near the lowest or at the lowest levels in the major leagues. His defense is also below average, no longer displaying his Gold Glove defense seen in 2021.<\/p>\n<h3>What is Going On with the Orioles&#8217; Health?<\/h3>\n<p>A number of impact players for the Orioles remain on the injured list, either far from a return or without a timetable. Shortstop Jorge Mateo was pulled from a June 30 rehab outing, and pitcher Cade Povich suffered a similar issue in the same game, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/injuries\/_\/name\/bal\/baltimore-orioles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN<\/a>. First baseman <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/ryan-mountcastle-to-miss-8-to-12-weeks-with-hamstring-injury\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Mountcastle<\/a> also currently finds himself on the 60-day injured list.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, most of the Orioles&#8217; starting rotation also finds themselves on the 60-day injured list, including right-handers Grayson Rodriguez, Kyle Bradish, and Tyler Wells. Right-hander Zach Eflin also <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlbtraderumors.com\/2025\/06\/orioles-place-zach-eflin-on-injured-list-2.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">landed<\/a> on the list with back tightness.<\/p>\n<p>At least 15 players are on the injured list or suffering from day-to-day issues as of July 1, per <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/orioles-injuries-and-roster-moves\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLB<\/a>. Outfielder Cedric Mullins and infielder Jordan Westburg recently <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/10\/orioles-activate-cedric-mullins-jordan-westburg-in-active-day\/\" target=\"_self\">returned<\/a> from injury. Colton Cowser also <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/06\/02\/orioles-colton-cowser-activated-injured-list\/\" target=\"_self\">suffered<\/a>\u00a0a thumb injury earlier in the season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Orioles selected the contract of veteran catcher Jacob Stallings from Triple-A Norfolk on Monday after third-string catcher Chadwick Tromp landed on the injured list. Three of the team&#8217;s catchers landed on the list in the last two weeks, with all-star Adley Rutschman suffering a left-oblique strain. Backup catcher Maverick Handley suffered a concussion [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5304,"featured_media":103302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1071,35],"tags":[5866,5113,4075,2030,28449,1108,3251,3336,5554,6077],"class_list":["post-103295","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-orioles","category-mlb","category-news","tag-cade-povich","tag-cedric-mullins","tag-chadwick-tromp","tag-grayson-rodriguez","tag-jacob-stallings","tag-jorge-mateo","tag-kyle-bradish","tag-ryan-mountcastle","tag-tyler-wells","tag-zach-eflin"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103295","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5304"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103295"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103295\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103305,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103295\/revisions\/103305"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103295"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103295"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103295"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}