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Tigers Sign Trayce Thompson

By Steve Adams | May 19, 2022 at 8:41am CDT

The Tigers announced Thursday that they’ve signed outfielder Trayce Thompson to a minor league contract. He’ll head to their Triple-A affiliate in Toledo. Thompson was designated for assignment by the Padres earlier this month and elected free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment to Triple-A El Paso.

Thompson, 31, went 1-for-14 with the Padres earlier this year prior to his DFA. He’s seen big league time in parts of six seasons, batting a combined .205/.280/.397 in 640 trips to the plate. The younger brother of NBA star Klay Thompson, Trayce is a former second-round pick (White Sox, ’09) with an obvious blend of power and speed, which was on full display when he hit .295/.363/.533 in 135 plate appearances.

Thompson has ripped 26 home runs and swiped 11 bags in about a season’s worth of MLB plate appearances and has also walked at a solid 9.5% clip. However, since that terrific rookie showing back in 2015, he’s posted a grisly .180/.258/.360 batting line with a bloated 31.1% strikeout rate. He’s capable of playing all three outfield spots and has enticing raw tools, but Thompson has never put things together over a lengthy sample in the big leagues.

The Tigers could use some extra outfield depth at the moment with Austin Meadows, Victor Reyes and top prospect Riley Greene all injured. The Detroit outfield currently consists of Robbie Grossman, Derek Hill, Daz Cameron and multi-position utility options Harold Castro and Willi Castro. Backup catcher Eric Haase also has some limited experience in left field.

That list of injuries makes it sensible both that the Tigers would seek out some additional depth and that Thompson would find the opportunity to his liking. There’s a clearer path to a big league return in Detroit than he might’ve had on a deeper and healthier roster in San Diego.

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  1. Tomas80

    1 year ago

    This solves all the Tigers’ problems.

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    • stymeedone

      1 year ago

      at Toledo!

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  2. LordD99

    1 year ago

    Every team will one day have Trayce Thompson.

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    • Brew88

      1 year ago

      Maybe not all 30, but 15 maybe? Then change his name from Trayce to Quince Thompson

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      • For Love of the Game

        1 year ago

        Well played, amigo. I didn’t equate Trayce to trece until you equated 15 with Quince!

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    • Cosmo2

      1 year ago

      He’s no Edwin Jackson.

      Reply
      • LordD99

        1 year ago

        Rumor has it Edwin is waiting for expansion to add another two teams to his resume.

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  3. towinagain

    1 year ago

    Klay Thompson says hello

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  4. Cosmo2

    1 year ago

    So Fullmer is a reliever now? Crazy. I thought he was gonna be a perennial all-star as a starter at one point. Oh well.

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    • For Love of the Game

      1 year ago

      Nerve transplantation surgery, knee surgery, TJ surgery all derailed those plans. He has reinvented himself as a reliever with a 90-91 mph SLIDER of all things.

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    • miggy4prez

      1 year ago

      Yeah where you been?

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      Reply
  5. gotigers68

    1 year ago

    Yawn…..

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    • For Love of the Game

      1 year ago

      Exactly. Nothing more than minor league roster filler. I’d be surprised if he ever saw the inside of Comerica Park unless he drives the hour from Toledo and buys himself a ticket to the game.

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      • hiflew

        1 year ago

        Sure it is minor league filler, but it is at least minor league filler with a notable name. Granted if he wasn’t Klay’s brother he wouldn’t be nearly as notable.

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  6. jaysfansince1977

    1 year ago

    Steve, this site is called Trade Rumours right? Why no article on the trade rumour all over Twitter about the possibility of Soto being traded to the Jays??

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    • vtadave

      1 year ago

      Probably because Steve knows that’s a pipe dream.

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      • jaysfansince1977

        1 year ago

        Still a trade rumour, which is the name of this site!

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      • jaysfansince1977

        1 year ago

        Much like the pipe dream of the Jays trading for Tulo, Donaldson and Price? signing Ryu, Springer, Semien, Gausman and trading for and then extending Berrios and trading for Chapman?

        Reply
        • Steinbrenner2728

          1 year ago

          or Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson, R.A. Dickey, and Emilio Bonifacio just to go 74-88? Remember what Joey Bats once tweeted: “It’s a good day to be a Blue Jay!”

          Reply
    • DarkSide830

      1 year ago

      becauss there is no credible source behind it?

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      • jaysfansince1977

        1 year ago

        How many trade rumours have credible sources, look up the definition of a rumour!

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        • truthlemonade

          1 year ago

          Look up the spelling of “rumor.”

          1
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        • jaysfansince1977

          1 year ago

          Truth, the spelling of “rumour” is correct for a Canadian as that is how it is spelt in Canada! Not everything in America is the only correct way!

          1
          Reply
        • truthlemonade

          1 year ago

          Look up the spelling of “spelled.”

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        • jaysfansince1977

          1 year ago

          I will give you that one Truth, but since you can only call me out on my spelling, i could care less what you have to say!

          Reply
        • truthlemonade

          1 year ago

          I believe you meant to write, “I could NOT care less about what you have to say.”

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        • Lloyd Emerson

          1 year ago

          Can you end a sentence with anything other than an exclamation point!

          1
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        • truthlemonade

          1 year ago

          This comment needs a question mark.

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          Reply
        • Brew88

          1 year ago

          Loling

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    • LordD99

      1 year ago

      And what would the article include? On Twitter today, fans are speculating about Juan Soto being traded to the Jays? And then link to @dannyainge4eva for additional ramblings?

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      • jaysfansince1977

        1 year ago

        Well Lord i would think as a rumour it may include stuff like who may be involved in such a scenario, what the Padres have to offer that is better than a Jays offer (Padres and Jays are rumoured to be looking into said trade) You know rumour type conjecture!

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        • stymeedone

          1 year ago

          The rumors would consist of mostly major leaguers from the Jays that the Nationals really won’t be interested in during a rebuild. Some Jays fan will try to throw in an extra player from the Nationals that has 5 or more years of service time, or is one of their top prospects, and another Jays fan will say its an over pay, while Nationals fans will want way more. There you go! Can we now talk about the subject of this post?

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    • miggy4prez

      1 year ago

      You already read it on Twitter. What else would you get here?

      Reply
  7. superbulldog345

    1 year ago

    lol

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