2024 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
9.53
WHIP
1.88
K
20
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
In a season filled with minor controversies and culminating in a rare last-place finish for St. Louis, the Cardinals' mishandling of Thompson might have flown under the radar. He was told to prepare for a relief role at spring training before suddenly being optioned to Triple-A Memphis in early May to stretch out as a starter. He then returned to the majors to fill a bullpen opening in July before ultimately being pressed into starting duties by default following the deadline trades of Jordan Montgomery and Jack Flaherty. Thompson boasts an impressive fastball-curve-cutter arsenal and has been working to improve his changeup, but the 26-year-old southpaw could be faced with an even greater level of job uncertainty in 2024 after the Cards brought in veteran starters Sonny Gray, Kyle Gibson and Lance Lynn over the winter. Read Past Outlooks
Back from IL
Thompson (undisclosed) was reinstated from Triple-A Memphis' 7-day injured list Friday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander has been sidelined nearly a month by an unspecified injury, but he's now healthy and ready to return to the mound at Louisville. Thompson has a 9.53 ERA and 20:8 K:BB over 17 innings for the Cardinals this season and has a 4.17 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 54:35 K:BB in 11 outings at Triple-A.
The left-hander has been sidelined nearly a month by an unspecified injury, but he's now healthy and ready to return to the mound at Louisville. Thompson has a 9.53 ERA and 20:8 K:BB over 17 innings for the Cardinals this season and has a 4.17 ERA, 1.51 WHIP and 54:35 K:BB in 11 outings at Triple-A.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
63
Last 10 Games
63
Last 5 Games
63
How many pitches does Zack Thompson generally throw?
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What part of the game does Zack Thompson generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-19%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022vs Left | .218 | 33 | 15 | 31 | 2 | |||
| Since 2022vs Right | .265 | 86 | 32 | 82 | 15 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .280 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .347 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .246 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .278 | 53 | 15 | 52 | 7 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .146 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .176 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 3 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-21%
ERA on Road
2024
-48%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2022Home | 5.03 | 1.42 | 59.0 | 9.3 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2022Away | 3.97 | 1.29 | 59.0 | 8.8 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2024Home | 13.50 | 2.25 | 6.2 | 14.9 | 2.7 | ||||
| 2024Away | 6.97 | 1.65 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.57 | 1.21 | 40.1 | 9.4 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2023Away | 5.88 | 1.73 | 26.0 | 10.4 | 4.8 | ||||
| 2022Home | 5.25 | 1.67 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Away | 0.40 | 0.62 | 22.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Zack Thompson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.50K/9
10.6BB/9
4.2HR/9
3.2Fastball
90.8 mphERA
9.53WHIP
1.88BABIP
.392GB/FB
1.05Left On Base
59.3%Exit Velocity
84.3 mphBarrels/BBE
6.5%Spin Rate
1820 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
28.7%Swinging Strike
10.1%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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The Cardinals drafted Thompson with the 19th overall pick in 2019. Called up in early June of last year, Thompson made a splash right away, becoming the first player in 45 years to pitch four or more innings and record the save in their big-league debut. A starter at Triple-A in 2021, Thompson began his transition to the bullpen over the first couple months of last season and ended up pitching almost exclusively in relief as a rookie (22 appearances, one start). He was fantastic from a run-prevention standpoint, though the underlying numbers were less impressive, in particular a strikeout rate a shade under 20 percent. A lot will be asked of his defense once again in 2023. Expect some giveback and don't bother in a mixed league unless Thompson is getting starts for St. Louis.
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Lands on Triple-A IL
Triple-A Memphis placed Thompson on its 7-day injured list Monday with an unspecified injury.
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Starting Wednesday at Triple-A
Thompson is scheduled to start for Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democratreports.
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Option for Saturday's start
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Monday that Thompson is a candidate to start Saturday versus the Cubs, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Dispatched to minors
The Cardinals optioned Thompson to Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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Set to lose rotation spot
Thompson is expected to lose his rotation spot and move to the bullpen with Sonny Gray (hamstring) on track to return from the 15-day injured list to start Tuesday's game against the Phillies, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports.
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In mix to start Saturday
Thompson is tentatively scheduled to start for Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, but he remains an option to be called up to start Saturday for the Cardinals, per Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat.
ANALYSIS
The left-hander wouldn't make a start on two days' rest, but he shouldn't be considered unavailable until he actually takes the mound for Memphis. He began the season in St. Louis' rotation but shifted to the bullpen once Sonny Gray returned from the injured list, and Thompson was demoted to Triple-A in late April after he posted a 9.53 ERA and 1.88 WHIP in 17 innings. The 26-year-old has given up just three earned runs over 14.2 frames since he joined Memphis, though his 14:13 K:BB is worrisome.
The left-hander wouldn't make a start on two days' rest, but he shouldn't be considered unavailable until he actually takes the mound for Memphis. He began the season in St. Louis' rotation but shifted to the bullpen once Sonny Gray returned from the injured list, and Thompson was demoted to Triple-A in late April after he posted a 9.53 ERA and 1.88 WHIP in 17 innings. The 26-year-old has given up just three earned runs over 14.2 frames since he joined Memphis, though his 14:13 K:BB is worrisome.