Former Red Sox Prospect Reportedly Latches On With NL East Club After Tough Start To Season

The Phillies made a move involving a former Red Sox prospect Tuesday

The Philadelphia Phillies reportedly made a depth move Tuesday involving a former member of the Boston Red Sox organization. 

Philadelphia reportedly signed former Red Sox prospect Jake Thompson to a minor league contract Tuesday afternoon, according to The Athletic's Matt Gelb.

Thompson was drafted by the Red Sox in the fourth round of the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft and he made his professional debut in the same year as a member of the then Low-A affiliated Lowell Spinners. The righty has been in the Boston organization since the 2017 campaign and had been promoted all the way up to the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox before being released by the club earlier this season. 

The 28-year-old struggled out the gate for Worcester to begin the 2023 season pitching to a 5.40 ERA in eight appearances. Thompson allowed six earned runs across 10 innings pitched for Worcester to kick off the season to go along with six strikeouts and five walks. 

In his career, Thompson has compiled a 4.69 ERA across six career minor league seasons. The righty arguably had his best professional season in 2022 where he pitched to a 3.54 ERA in 33 appearances with the Double-A Portland Sea Dogs and with Worcester. 

Thompson likely won't play much of a role with the Phillies but joins former Red Sox president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski. The former Boston executive currently is the Phillies' president of baseball operations and was in the same role when Thompson was drafted by the Red Sox in 2017.

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