The Diamondbacks signed outfielder Trayce Thompson to a minor-league contract, per a tweet from their Triple-A affiliate in Reno. He will receive an invite to MLB spring training.
Thompson, now 28, compiled 589 MLB plate appearances between 2015-18. He combined for a lackluster .206/.276/.389 line (78 wRC+) over that time. Thompson has shown some power, popping 22 home runs. Unfortunately, a career 28% strikeout rate has proven too much to overcome.
He failed to crack the majors in 2019. He instead spent the entire season with Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate. It was more of the same for the right-handed hitter, who slashed .219/.294/.482 with 24 homers but an unpalatable 36.1% strikeout rate.
He has MLB experience at all three outfield positions and logged playing time relatively equally across the grass in Columbus last season. If the out-of-options Thompson cracks the Diamondbacks’ roster with a strong spring training, he’d have to remain on the club’s active roster or be exposed to waivers.
Dbacks are thin in the OF at AAA Reno this year. Needed organizational depth piece.
Why this signing needs an article is beyond me.
They literally post minor league signings all the time.
Why this comment needed to be posted is beyond me
Why this comment, about another comment, about an article, needed to be posted is beyond me.
OK, I’ll play along. Why this comment, about a comment about another comment, about an article, needed to be posted is beyond me.
And before anyone tries to piggy-back my comment on this thread, I’m just sitting here on my couch chuckling and smiling as I wonder why people give a crap about such unimportant comments from total strangers
Ok, so i wont play along
This is exactly why the downvote should be brought back.
not like it was particularly a deterrent
my downvote works fine and I just gave you a thumbs down
You know, you can just not comment and move along.
U mad bro? Look nobody is gonna write an article about me or you. But don’t live your life sucking on sour grapes my friend.
I Trayced him back to the Dodgers, White sox, A’s, and Indians…
And to his more well-known brother, Klay.
What will we see first? Klay on an NBA floor or Trayce on an MLB diamond?
Klay on the NBA floor since trayce doesn’t play 3B 2B SS 1B C or pitcher.
Well I guess he can mop up lop sided games when dbacks are down 15 or 16. Never say never
How did my comment start NBA talks? I tried to make a pun, but I guess it was too subtle.
Easy there slappy
I remember scouts recently as 2017 saying he’s an everyday ML player.
I remember when he looked like one for a couple months. That didn’t last long.
I remember fondly, his many hours as a Yankee.
I remember the hit he got as a member of the A’s.
I guess his brother is still better?
In his early limited t8me with the a Dodgers, he was actually a really productive outfielder but I think he hurt his severely hurt his back And has never been able to reproduce his early success since.
Trance Thompson pretty much rode a hot start that defied his minor league profile into numerous chances on the ML roster.
In fact, he was the first of a few WS player who had success after being called up following depth depletion in Chicago, only to bottom out a year later. The same happened with Tyler Saladino, Nicky Delmonico and Daniel Palka.