PHILADELPHIA – Right-hander Eli Trop became the second player from the University of Pennsylvania baseball team to be drafted this week, picked in the 16th round by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2024 MLB Draft.
 
Trop joins Jackson Appel in the draft class, after the catcher was taken by the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round on Monday. He's the 25th different Penn player to be drafted in program history.
 
The Seattle, Wash. native had a strong three seasons with the Quakers, leading the bullpen the last two years as the team won back-to-back Ivy League Tournament titles and went to the NCAA regional in both seasons. Trop made 21 appearances out of the bullpen in 2024, going 3-2 with a 3.33 ERA. He struck out 32 batters and walked just 15.
 
In 2023, Trop was unblemished with a record of 4-0 with a 2.37 ERA in 17 outings, striking out 36 with 12 walks. Prior to the start of this season, he was named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Watch List alongside teammate Carson Ozmer.
 
From 2022-24, Trop put together a record of 7-2 with a career ERA of 3.07 in 48 appearances, totaling 82 strikeouts and 33 walks over 55.2 innings. He held batters to a career batting average of .179.
 
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  2024   Eli Trop                      P          Round 16, Pick 492              Philadelphia Phillies
2024   Jackson Appel         C         Round 6, Pick 169                Chicago White Sox
2022   Joe Miller                   P          Round 11, Pick 327               Detroit Tigers
2019    Josh Hood                INF      Round 20, Pick 586             Boston Red Sox
2019    Matt O'Neill               C         Round 20, Pick 598             New York Mets
2017    Billy Lescher             P          Round 17, Pick 515                Detroit Tigers
2017    Jake Cousins             P          Round 20, Pick 613              Washington Nationals
2017    Adam Bleday            P          Round 27, Pick 811                Houston Astros
2017    Jake Nelson              P          Round 33, Pick 995             Detroit Tigers
2015    Austin Bossart          C         Round 14, Pick 414              Philadelphia Phillies
2015    Ronnie Glenn            P/OF   Round 22, Pick 675             Los Angeles Angels
2012    Vince Voiro               P          Round 15, Pick 469              Oakland Athletics
2011     Paul Cusick                P          Round 29, Pick 901              Philadelphia Phillies
2011     Vince Voiro               P          Round 47, Pick 1433            San Diego Padres
2005  Nick Pulos                 C         Round 38, Pick 1151              Oakland Athletics
2004  Brian Winings           P          Round 48, Pick 1420           Cleveland Indians
2003  Ben Krantz                P          Round 15, Pick 456              Arizona Diamondbacks
2003  John McCreery         3B       Round 32, Pick 966             Arizona Diamondbacks
1996    Mark DeRosa            INF      Round 7, Pick 212                 Atlanta Braves
1991     Doug Glanville          OF       Round 1, Pick 12                    Chicago Cubs
1990   Craig Connolly         P          Round 29, Pick 792             Oakland Athletics
1989    Joe Dellicarri             SS       Round 38, Pick 996            New York Mets
1986    Steve Adkins             P          Round 15, Pick 392              New York Yankees
1979    Tom Olszak               OF       Round 15, Pick 380              Pittsburgh Pirates
1972    Kerry Getter              P          Round 13, Pick 291               Philadelphia Phillies
1967    Harry Wright             OF       Round 1, Pick 20                  New York Yankees
 

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