Keegan Thompson
29-Year-Old
Chicago Cubs AAA
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
Opening season in minors
The Cubs optioned Thompson to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday.
ANALYSIS
Thompson was one of five players cut Sunday as the Cubs reduced their group at big-league camp to 42 men with Opening Day about a week and a half away. The right-hander had a decent showing in spring training, but his underwhelming results over a larger sample of work in the big leagues in 2023 (4.71 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 26:19 K:BB in 28.2 innings) likely played a greater part in the Cubs' decision to send him to Triple-A to begin the 2024 campaign.
Thompson was one of five players cut Sunday as the Cubs reduced their group at big-league camp to 42 men with Opening Day about a week and a half away. The right-hander had a decent showing in spring training, but his underwhelming results over a larger sample of work in the big leagues in 2023 (4.71 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 26:19 K:BB in 28.2 innings) likely played a greater part in the Cubs' decision to send him to Triple-A to begin the 2024 campaign.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-4%
BAA vs RHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .236 | 63 | 30 | 56 | 4 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .226 | 71 | 32 | 67 | 14 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .233 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||
2023vs Right | .167 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |||
2022vs Left | .237 | 52 | 23 | 46 | 4 | |||
2022vs Right | .241 | 56 | 20 | 57 | 12 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-47%
ERA at Home
2024
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 2.89 | 1.21 | 84.0 | 8.1 | 3.9 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 5.43 | 1.39 | 59.2 | 8.7 | 3.9 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.29 | 1.46 | 13.2 | 6.6 | 8.6 | ||||
2023Away | 6.00 | 1.27 | 15.0 | 9.6 | 3.6 | ||||
2022Home | 2.82 | 1.17 | 70.1 | 8.4 | 2.9 | ||||
2022Away | 5.24 | 1.43 | 44.2 | 8.5 | 4.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Keegan Thompson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.37K/9
8.2BB/9
6.0HR/9
0.6Fastball
93.7 mphERA
4.71WHIP
1.36BABIP
.247GB/FB
0.97Left On Base
66.3%Exit Velocity
81.5 mphBarrels/BBE
2.1%Spin Rate
2573 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
23.1%Swinging Strike
10.7%Advanced Pitching Stats
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2023 Fantasy Outlook
On a shaky Chicago pitching staff, Thompson emerged as something of a bright spot in 2022. The righty made 29 appearances and 17 starts, logging a career-high 115 innings while recording a 3.76 ERA and striking out 108 batters. That came on the heels of a solid MLB debut in 2021, when he recorded a 3.38 ERA and 55 strikeouts across 53.1 innings. Thompson had a 5.15 FIP in 2021 and 4.39 FIP last year, so some regression may be coming to his ERA, though his decent strikeout totals lend some degree of optimism moving forward. Thompson finished 2021 in a relief role after a stint on the injured list due to back tightness, though he figures to compete for a rotation spot in 2023. Marcus Stroman should lead the staff, with Kyle Hendricks behind him when healthy. Outside of those two veterans, the Cubs don't have a ton of proven starters, so Thompson could end up with pretty good job security if he pitches well.
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Continues strong spring
Thompson, who logged a scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts in Tuesday's Cactus League game against the Brewers, has yet to allow a run this spring.
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Sent to rookie ball
The Cubs optioned Thompson to the Arizona Complex League on Friday, Andy Martinez of Marquee Sports Network reports.
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Recalled from Iowa
The Cubs recalled Thompson from Triple-A Iowa on Saturday, Meghan Montemurro of the Chicago Tribune reports.
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Sent back to minors
Thompson was optioned to Triple-A Iowa on Friday, Sahadev Sharma of The Athletic reports.
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Notches first save
Thompson recorded his first save of the season in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Reds, giving up one run on two hits over two innings. He struck out two.
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