Thompson to be called up

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 1:20 PM EDT Comment 53 comments

Thompson

The Reds are expected to recall from Class AAA Louisville RHP Daryl Thompson (#53) to start tomorrow's game...he will make his Major League debut. Thompson, 22, began the season in the minors and in 14 starts at Class AA Chattanooga and Class AAA Louisville combined to go 6-2 with a 2.22 ERA.

He replaces 22-year-old RHP Homer Bailey in the rotation.

Here's the reds.com version.

Thompson's only had one bad start in Louisville, when he allowed 8 hits and 8 runs in 5 innings against Indianapolis. In his other 3 starts, he's allowed just 2 runs, striking out 18 in 22.2 innings. He had a 1.76 ERA in Chattanooga, with 56K and 14BB in 61.1IP.

I'd also like to point out that Thompson's the last piece of The Trade to make it to the majors. So far neither team has gotten much production from the players in that trade. Maybe we can end up with a solid starter out of it.

Poll

What do you expect from Daryl Thompson?

Edinson Volquez

11 votes

Aaron Harang

4 votes

Johnny Cueto

85 votes

Bronson Arroyo

34 votes

Homer Bailey/Josh Fogg

24 votes

158 votes | Poll has closed

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I think they're rushing him, but...

Good luck Daryl.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 20, 2008 1:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Any word on who is going down?

by Brendanukkah on Jun 20, 2008 1:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i havent seen it

but i would guess keppinger and thompson up, Janish and (pleasepleaseplease) Patterson down.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ding!

"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"

by jch24 on Jun 20, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I really miss Coutlangus :-(

by Gray on Jun 20, 2008 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what she said.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Jun 20, 2008 6:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Better than Fogg, I guess.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Jun 20, 2008 1:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I voted for;

X -boobs

I am bullish on Thompson, he has a 91-94 MPH with his fastball to go along with a decent change up, curvel and slider. He can strike guys out and he appears to be able to eat some innings. I think he has more3 of an arsenal than Homer Bailey and will be more effective from the get go. Not to say that he’s young and he’s not had a lot of time in AAA, but then neither did Ceuto.

This guy had better be good ‘cause that and having a good personality is the only way he’s ganna get the girls.

"When I got my award, I just wore my usual stuff," Dunn said.
"Was it for the Reds organization or all of baseball?" Bruce said.

by Madville on Jun 20, 2008 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"he can strike guys out"

Just wait until Dick Pole teaches him how to slow his fastball down to 87-88 and pitch to contact.

by Brian B on Jun 20, 2008 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I think the Reds are rushing him,

but I really like Thompson. I have ever since the Expos drafted him—eighth round, Laplata HS. I would have preferred and August/September call-up, but getting a good look at him during a tough stretch of opponents might be a good thing. Thompson has the type of confidence that likely won’t allow him to get down on himself if this initial venture into the big leagues doesn’t go as well as he hopes.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Jun 20, 2008 1:51 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I am glad to get a first-hand look at him tomorrow...

Instead of Foggbelislemayswilliamsshearndumatraitvanpoppelbonghaynesmichalak.

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Jun 20, 2008 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hal McCoy says:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/cincinnatireds/entries/2008/06/19/”/>

"When I got my award, I just wore my usual stuff," Dunn said.
"Was it for the Reds organization or all of baseball?" Bruce said.

by Madville on Jun 20, 2008 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

limo? really

by OURob on Jun 20, 2008 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Is there anything about baseball in there?

by Gray on Jun 20, 2008 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

nothing says baseball like peeing in a coffee cup

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought the article...

...was going to be about Manny Ramirez.

Why can’t Hal drive? Never learned, or is he too old now or something?

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by BubbaFan on Jun 20, 2008 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dunno if you're serious or not

But he’s blind.

"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"

by jch24 on Jun 20, 2008 6:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Legally blind, that is

"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"

by jch24 on Jun 20, 2008 6:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I had no idea

Has he always been legally blind?

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by BubbaFan on Jun 20, 2008 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

since 2001

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_McCoy

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 6:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow

I love this article. I had no idea.

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by BubbaFan on Jun 20, 2008 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hat tip to MLBTR

from the Columbus Dispatch:

On a Cincinnati radio show, Reds general manager Walt Jocketty mentioned five “untouchables” on the roster: Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Edinson Volquez, Johnny Cueto and Edwin Encarnacion.

Wonderful, for me anyway, to see Edwin on this list. Walt realizes he’s still just 25. At this point, these are a terrific set of young guys to build around.

I doubt we’ll be letting go of Brandon Phillips anytime soon, either. Anybody else, though, I could plausibly see getting moved in the next couple years.

Also, from Jayson Stark, Ryan Freel is apprently getting a lot of looks. Stark names the Phillies, Braves, Mets and Marlins as a few of his suitors.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm surprised Phillips wasn't mentioned

I wouldn’t trade him. He’s the only good defender they have.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 20, 2008 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The part that I love about this the most

is that 2 out of the 5 untouchables are starting pitchers. That’s awesome. When was the last time we saw that?

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Jun 20, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hmmmm

Homer’s not on the list.

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by BubbaFan on Jun 20, 2008 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Neither is Harang, strangely

"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"

by jch24 on Jun 20, 2008 5:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jock's lighting the fuse to blow the whole thing up

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 20, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i find neither of those strange

if we can get the bounty befitting a possible future No. 1 ace, i deal homer. and if we can get a bounty befitting a current ace, I deal Harang (who we only have for 2-3 more years, as opposed to another 5 for Voltron and Cueto).

The really strange exclusion from his list, of course, is David Weathers. He’s not someone we can easily replace.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Patterson's not easily replaced

Just cuz no one else is that bad.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 20, 2008 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

your mom is that bad

If you don't get a good-night kiss, you get Kafka dreams.

by Charlie Scrabbles on Jun 20, 2008 5:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe...

...Tony Woe-mack will come out of retirement.

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by BubbaFan on Jun 20, 2008 5:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Then why is Votto untouchable?

It’s not like he’s irreplaceable. Other than not having a proven track record, of course.

"Got a bump on the ole noggin, but otherwise god. And I get a new vehicle probably, w00t!"

by jch24 on Jun 20, 2008 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Irreplaceable for that cheap...

by Gray on Jun 20, 2008 5:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

something i just learned

dave weathers played for the WS champion 1992 Toronto Blue Jays. Wow.

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 20, 2008 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's where a lot of his VP comes from.

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Jun 20, 2008 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Obviously

He knows how to win!

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jun 20, 2008 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

And plays baseball the right way.

Hey Dusty...Are you sure you're OK? You might need an MRI.

by Paul Householder on Jun 20, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh he knows how to win

the jerk just won’t do it or tell anyone how it’s done.

by Brian B on Jun 20, 2008 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

By the way,

is Thompson our first black SP since … ever?

by ken on Jun 20, 2008 7:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I'm assuming you mean African American (as opposed to Latin)

I think it’s John Roper: June 22, 1995

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 20, 2008 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yes

Remember Roper’s name, but not his face. Thanks.

by ken on Jun 20, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How can you forget Mo Sanders?

And I think Choke McElroy started a game or two.

by Brian B on Jun 20, 2008 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How can you forget Mo Sanford?

He started for the Reds in 1991.

McElroy never started a game for the Reds.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 20, 2008 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I once actually thought

Mo Sanford had a future in baseball. Ah, to be young again….

by ctnyc on Jun 20, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wow, I guess I have forgotten his last name, at least.

by Brian B on Jun 20, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

McElroy

Yeah, but he could have taken my word for it if it weren’t for you meddling kids.

by Brian B on Jun 20, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Can't you sort by race at Baseball Reference dot com?

by Brian B on Jun 20, 2008 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Some guy at the bar tonight was trying to tell me that Tiger Woods tore his ACL because he's black

“A lot of those injuries happen to them in other sports too. Is that a correlation?” Uh, they’re all athletes? Is that the correlation? Then I also tried to tell him that, racially speaking, Tiger is actually more white than black. I fucking hate Virginia.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 21, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, but golfily speaking, he's definitely more black than white

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 21, 2008 8:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Weak ligaments

I thought I had heard all the stereotypes, but that’s a new one.

Virginia is for lovers … of the master race!

by ken on Jun 21, 2008 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How bout this one:

Wal-Mart and Six Flags

People Don't Kill People. Burning Couches Kill People.

by crolfer on Jun 21, 2008 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Baseball is a great sport for shorter more wirey African American athletes, who smile a lot and say "Yasssirrr!

All of the big guys (except Prince Fielder) are playing Basketball, Football or Golf. We are lucky to have any black baeball players in Cincinnati, home of Marge Schott.

"When I got my award, I just wore my usual stuff," Dunn said.
"Was it for the Reds organization or all of baseball?" Bruce said.

by Madville on Jun 21, 2008 8:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs