Thompson was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Dixie State College of Utah. He holds the AA single-season scoreless innings streak.[1] He made his major league debut on May 8, 2005. In his rookie season, he had 40 appearances and a 2.95 ERA in 55 innings pitched. On July 3, 2006, Thompson was sent down to the Cardinals' AAA affiliate, the Memphis Redbirds.
In 2007, Thompson, who had been in and out of the Cardinals' starting rotation, finished with an 8–6 record and a 4.73 ERA to go with 53 strikeouts. In 2008, he pitched 6.2 scoreless innings and picked up the win in his first start. He was then optioned to Memphis on April 23, 2008, then released on November 4, 2009.
Thompson signed with the Kansas City Royals for the 2010 season but was released on June 3 when he chose to become a free agent after he was designated for assignment. He then signed with the Houston Astros but was released in August.[2]
He was injured for the 2011 season and played winter baseball in the Dominican Republic to get ready for the 2012 season.
The Minnesota Twins signed him to a minor league contract on January 19, 2012; he pitched for their AAA affiliate, The Rochester Red Wings.
Thompson formerly co-hosted The Fast Lane, a sports radio show in St. Louis, on 101 ESPN with Anthony Stalter and Jamie Rivers and serves as a color commentator and analyst for Bally Sports Midwest.
Personal lifeedit
Thompson married his wife, Andrea Kotys Thompson, in 2008. They reside in St. Louis, Missouri with their son and daughter.
Referencesedit
^"Smokies pitcher sets new minor league mark for scoreless innings". USA Today. AP. 19 May 2004. Retrieved 16 June 2010.
^"Astros Release Brad Thompson" mlbtraderumors.com 7 August 2010
External linksedit
Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
April 11, 2024
brad, thompson, bradley, joseph, thompson, born, january, 1982, american, former, professional, baseball, pitcher, played, major, league, baseball, louis, cardinals, kansas, city, royals, from, 2005, 2010, thompson, with, louis, cardinals, 2009pitcherborn, 198. Bradley Joseph Thompson born January 31 1982 is an American former professional baseball pitcher He played in Major League Baseball MLB for the St Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals from 2005 to 2010 Brad ThompsonThompson with the St Louis Cardinals in 2009PitcherBorn 1982 01 31 January 31 1982 age 42 Las Vegas Nevada U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutMay 8 2005 for the St Louis CardinalsLast MLB appearanceJune 2 2010 for the Kansas City RoyalsMLB statisticsWin loss record21 21Earned run average4 46Strikeouts190TeamsSt Louis Cardinals 2005 2009 Kansas City Royals 2010 Career highlights and awardsWorld Series champion 2006 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksCareer editThompson was drafted by the St Louis Cardinals in the 16th round of the 2002 amateur draft out of Dixie State College of Utah He holds the AA single season scoreless innings streak 1 He made his major league debut on May 8 2005 In his rookie season he had 40 appearances and a 2 95 ERA in 55 innings pitched On July 3 2006 Thompson was sent down to the Cardinals AAA affiliate the Memphis Redbirds In 2007 Thompson who had been in and out of the Cardinals starting rotation finished with an 8 6 record and a 4 73 ERA to go with 53 strikeouts In 2008 he pitched 6 2 scoreless innings and picked up the win in his first start He was then optioned to Memphis on April 23 2008 then released on November 4 2009 Thompson signed with the Kansas City Royals for the 2010 season but was released on June 3 when he chose to become a free agent after he was designated for assignment He then signed with the Houston Astros but was released in August 2 He was injured for the 2011 season and played winter baseball in the Dominican Republic to get ready for the 2012 season The Minnesota Twins signed him to a minor league contract on January 19 2012 he pitched for their AAA affiliate The Rochester Red Wings Thompson formerly co hosted The Fast Lane a sports radio show in St Louis on 101 ESPN with Anthony Stalter and Jamie Rivers and serves as a color commentator and analyst for Bally Sports Midwest Personal life editThompson married his wife Andrea Kotys Thompson in 2008 They reside in St Louis Missouri with their son and daughter References edit Smokies pitcher sets new minor league mark for scoreless innings USA Today AP 19 May 2004 Retrieved 16 June 2010 Astros Release Brad Thompson mlbtraderumors com 7 August 2010External links editCareer statistics and player information from MLB or ESPN or Baseball Reference or Fangraphs or Baseball Reference Minors Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brad Thompson amp oldid 1194079325, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
