Zach Thompson Stats

The Toronto Blue Jays acquired right-hander Zach Thompson from the Pittsburgh Pirates, Toronto announced in a tweet from the team's official Twitter account on Tuesday. The Blue Jays traded outfield prospect Chavez Young to Pittsburgh for Thompson. The 28-year-old pitcher made 29 appearances for the Pirates last season, 22 of which were starts. He posted a 5.18 ERA and a 4.87 FIP in 121.2 innings of work while logging 90 strikeouts compared to 46 walks allowed. He'll give Toronto some additional rotation depth after the likes of Alek Manoah, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt, Jose Berrios, Hyun Jin Ryu, and Yusei Kikuchi. The Blue Jays designated right-hander Junior Fernandez for assignment to make room for Thompson on the team's 40-man roster.

over 9 months ago

The Pittsburgh Pirates designated right-hander Zach Thompson for assignment on Thursday to make room on the 40-man roster for the recently signed Rich Hill. In his first year with Pittsburgh and only second in the big leagues in 2022, Thompson appeared in 29 games (22 starts) and held a 5.18 ERA (4.87 FIP), 1.51 WHIP and weak 16.6 percent strikeout rate for the Bucs. There's a good bet that the 29-year-old will wind up unclaimed and be free to sign with any team on the open market. In his first big-league season in 2021 with the Miami Marlins, Thompson had a more attractive 3.24 ERA (3.69 FIP), 1.21 WHIP and 21 percent strikeout rate in 26 outings (14 starts) over 75 innings pitched.

over 9 months ago

The Pittsburgh Pirates activated right-handed pitcher Zach Thompson (forearm) from the 15-day injured list on Sunday. He will be the team's starting pitcher for Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. This news dropped shortly before the first pitch on Sunday and it was a bit of a surprise. Jose Quintana had been lined up to start Sunday's game, but his next start is now being pushed back to Tuesday. Thompson was on the injured list for the minimum 15 days due to right forearm nerve inflammation. He's made 13 appearances (12 starts) this year and he's pitched to a 4.47 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP.

over a year ago