Sidewinding reliever Ryan Thompson burst onto the scene in the peak of Arizona's bullpen needs back in 2023. He, along with RHPs Kevin Ginkel and Paul Sewald, helped solidify a shaky bullpen and turn it into one of the Diamondbacks' biggest strengths.
This article is part of a series taking a look into individual Diamondbacks player projections as we head into 2024 spring training. The projections presented are a composite of the rate (percentage) stats from Steamer and ZiPS as published on FanGraphs.
This article is part of a series of player reviews for the 2023 Arizona Diamondbacks. It was a surprising and marvelous year for the team as they won 84 games to make the postseason.
This article is part of a series counting down the Diamondbacks Top 30 prospects entering the 2024 season. These rankings are determined by Michael McDermott, in conjunction with the Inside the Diamondbacks staff.
One could certainly say that the Arizona Diamondbacks never would've made it to the World Series without the arm of Ryan Thompson. While Kevin Ginkel and Paul Sewald certainly deserve the lion's share of attention, Thompson has very quietly locked down the 6th and 7th innings for Manager Torey Lovullo.
Shutting down potent offense after potent offense, the Arizona Diamondbacks have watched their starters give them quality innings before handing the ball off to a trio of relievers that have been virtually unhittable this postseason on their journey to the World Series.
Arizona Diamondbacks side-arm reliever Ryan Thompson practiced pitching like the pros while playing Wiffle ball in his backyard with friends growing up in Oregon.
Less than two months ago, Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Ryan Thompson was out of a job. He had spent three years with the Tampa Bay Rays before he was designated for assignment on Aug.
The Diamondbacks announced that right-hander Nabil Crismatt has been designated for assignment. The move opens 40-man and 26-man roster space for Ryan Thompson, as Arizona has selected Thompson’s contract from Triple-A.
The Arizona Diamondbacks might've gotten a steal of a reliever in Ryan Thompson after he was surprisingly designated for assignment by the Rays last week.
The Diamondbacks have agreed to a minor league contract with right-hander Ryan Thompson, per the team’s transaction log at MLB.com. Thompson was released by the Rays last week following a somewhat surprising DFA.
After placing right-handed reliever Kevin Kelly on the 15-day injured list with an ankle sprain, the Rays have selected Hector Perez from Triple-A Durham to take his place in the bullpen, as first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times.
The Rays have made some roster moves today, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. They have selected right-hander Elvin Rodríguez to their roster, with righty Ryan Thompson optioned in a corresponding move.
The Tampa Bay Rays placed reliever Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a right lat strain. The 30-year-old right-hander is 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA in six appearances out of the bullpen this season.
The arbitration process in professional sports is never a pleasant experience, and MLB players seem to be getting especially tired of it this offseason.
Rays reliever Ryan Thompson said MLB's arbitration process "is very hidden and secretive" and that transparency is needed to make the process fair.
The team referenced a FanGraphs metric called “meltdowns” to justify paying Thompson $200k less than requested. Rays reliever Ryan Thompson recently lost his salary arbitration hearing against the Tampa Bay Rays, having filed for $1.2 million with the Rays offering only $1.0 million.
Poche will be paid $1.175M rather than the $1.3M he filed for, while Thompson will take home $1M in 2023 instead of $1.2M.
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-handed reliever Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with right triceps inflammation. The team recalled left-hander Ryan Yarbrough from Triple-A Durham in a corresponding transaction.
TORONTO — All the dominos fell on Thursday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays made eight roster moves to allow them the get through a five-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays that starts on Thursday night and includes a doubleheader on Saturday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have landed in Toronto, set to start a critically important five-game series over four days against the Blue Jays, their American League East rival.
Cash insisted the decision hasn't caused a rift in the clubhouse.
BALTIMORE, Md. — For as good as the vast majority of the Tampa Bay bullpen has been all season, some frustrating trends have been emerging lately. And it's not pretty. For the second time in three nights in Baltimore — and the fourth time in eight days overall — the Rays' bullpen imploded late in a big way.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Ryan Thompson has been very good out of the Tampa Bay bullpen all season, but Saturday was not his night. He got roughed up in the eighth inning, allowing four runs as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Rays 5-1 at Tropicana Field.
That’ll officially end his 2021 season, but the team expects he’ll be ready for Opening Day 2022.
Thompson’s IL placement is retroactive to June 28, the day after his last appearance.
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