2023 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
4.63
WHIP
1.80
K
18
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
The Cardinals drafted Thompson with the 19th overall pick in 2019. Called up in early June of last year, Thompson made a splash right away, becoming the first player in 45 years to pitch four or more innings and record the save in their big-league debut. A starter at Triple-A in 2021, Thompson began his transition to the bullpen over the first couple months of last season and ended up pitching almost exclusively in relief as a rookie (22 appearances, one start). He was fantastic from a run-prevention standpoint, though the underlying numbers were less impressive, in particular a strikeout rate a shade under 20 percent. A lot will be asked of his defense once again in 2023. Expect some giveback and don't bother in a mixed league unless Thompson is getting starts for St. Louis. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
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Heads to Triple-A
The Cardinals optioned Thompson to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Guillermo Zuniga will fill the vacancy in the Cardinals bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Angels. Thompson had been lit up for five earned runs on four hits and five walks over his last three appearances covering just 2.1 innings. He'll get stretched out in a starting role at Memphis.
Guillermo Zuniga will fill the vacancy in the Cardinals bullpen ahead of Tuesday's series opener against the Angels. Thompson had been lit up for five earned runs on four hits and five walks over his last three appearances covering just 2.1 innings. He'll get stretched out in a starting role at Memphis.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
19
Last 10 Games
19
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Zack Thompson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Zack Thompson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-12%
BAA vs RHP
2023
-43%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .206 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .182 | 27 | 13 | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .350 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .200 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .146 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .176 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-29%
ERA on Road
2023
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 3.26 | 1.34 | 19.1 | 9.3 | 3.7 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 2.33 | 1.07 | 27.0 | 8.3 | 5.0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0.00 | 0.82 | 7.1 | 14.7 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 12.46 | 3.46 | 4.1 | 12.5 | 14.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 5.25 | 1.67 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.40 | 0.62 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack 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
2.00K/9
13.9BB/9
6.9HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.7 mphERA
4.63WHIP
1.80BABIP
.425GB/FB
1.67Left On Base
71.4%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2153 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
29.4%Swinging Strike
10.3%Prospect Rankings History
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
Thompson has had quite the baseball journey. He should have been a high draft pick coming out of high school, but concerns about his shoulder and desire for college dropped him to the 11th round. He failed his post-draft physical, went to college and had more medical problems around some quality pitching. He was drafted in the first round of the 2019 draft and casually used out of the bullpen in the lower levels of the minors. His best pitch is a nasty curveball and he also nice slider to go along with his fastball and changeup. If the injury issues are behind him, he is an intriguing draft-and-follow in keeper leagues. It is unlikely he does anything more than September pitching, but a stash for long-term leagues is worthy of consideration here.
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Handed second loss
Thompson (1-2) allowed two runs on a hit and two walks with one strikeout over two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss Sunday versus the Dodgers.
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Takes loss versus Seattle
Thompson (1-1) allowed two runs on a hit and a walk while striking out one over two-thirds of an inning, taking the loss Saturday versus the Mariners.
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Collects win Friday
Thompson (1-0) allowed a hit and a walk while striking out four over 1.2 innings to earn the win Friday over the Pirates.
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Impressing in relief role
Thompson has pitched six scoreless innings through six Grapefruit League appearances.
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Spending spring in bullpen
Thompson will work exclusively as a reliever this spring, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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