In order to rearrange their bullpen, the Cincinnati Reds had to bump outfielder Bubba Thompson off of their 40-man roster, further demoting the once-promising prospect.
Cincinnati bumped Thompson off of their 40-man roster in order to make room for right-handed pitcher Brett Kennedy, whose contract they selected from Triple-A Louisville. Kennedy was taking the place of right-handed reliever Emilio Pagan on the active 26-man roster, as Pagan was placed on the 15-day injured list with right tricep tightness.. Now, the offseason addition will hit the waiver wire and either get traded, accept a minor league assignment or enter free agency.
From there, though, Thompson fell out of favor with the Rangers, batting .170 in his first 37 games of the season. He got sent down and eventually designated for assignment, which led to the speedster getting passed around between the Thompson spent about half of the 2022 and 2023 seasons in Triple-A, batting .284 with 19 home runs, 82 RBI, 76 stolen bases and a .787 OPS across 145 games.
While his recent stats in Double-A didn't approach those figures, Thompson can still provide a team with decent organizational depth. His speed translates to the big leagues, too, going 27-for-32 on stolen base attempts in 109 MLB appearances.Follow Fastball on FanNation on social mediaSam Connon is a Staff Writer for Fastball on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks.
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