Bryce ElderATL · SP

2026 review

Bryce Elder was a strikeout-light innings-eater whose ratios outran his stuff: 8-8 with a 4.11 ERA and 1.27 WHIP over 149.0 IP across 26 starts for ATL, with a 19.1 K% and a 7.7 BB% over 633 BF. He worked steadily from Mar through Aug before a right knee surgery sent him to the 15-day IL Sep 9, retroactive to Sep 6, costing him 21 regular-season days with no activation on record through Sep 27. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 1213, he still finished 790th of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 423 spots above his ADP rank, and 120th of 236 starting pitchers. His best month was Apr at a 2.19 ERA in 37.0 IP against an 8.10 ERA in 26.2 IP in Jun. In early May the TDK LABS card flagged his 19.1 K% over 633 BF as ratios ahead of a pitch-to-contact profile it did not trust, and by late Jun it noted a run of losses before the season ended with the knee procedure and the stint on the injured list.