Atlanta Braves fans weren’t fond of Bryce Elder’s early season pitching performance. To be fair, it was hard to find anything to be fond of when the Braves began the year 0-7 and quickly fell to 5-13. Elder became an easy target for a frustrated fan base.
In Elder’s first three starts of the season, the righty’s ERA exploded to 7.20. He notably allowed nine hits and five runs with two homers in an April 11 loss to Tampa Bay.
Elder is in his fourth season with the Braves and is coming off of a less than ideal 2024 campaign in which he pitched to a 6.