AU64 10,122 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Moved up to AA at Tennessee Smokies about a week ago....started season at Myrtle Beach ...High A and did well....so up he goes to Double A....good progress for a guy who only had a bit of rookie league ball last year. Tennessee team is in the Knoxville area...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,123 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Good to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 MAybe not so good... His first outing for the Smokeys was Saturday night against the Mobile Bay Bears. 3.0 innings pitched 9 hits 8 runs (all earned) 1 walk 1 strike out 2 Homeruns 24.000 ERA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
around4ever 4,139 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 https://www.milb.com/milb/news/chicago-cubs-prospect-keegan-thompson-tosses-one-hit-gem/c-283690120?tcid=tw_article_283690120 Thompson, Smokies one-hit Lookouts Cubs No. 18 prospect strikes out seven over 6 1/3 innings Keegan Thompson still leads the Carolina League with a 0.92 WHIP. (Adam Greene/Tennessee Smokies) By Marisa Ingemi / MiLB.com | June 30, 2018 8:51 PM ET With one start in between, Keegan Thompsonpicked up where he left off in the Carolina League. The Cubs' 18th-ranked prospect gave up one hit over 6 1/3 innings in his second Double-A start on Saturday, pitching Tennessee to a 2-0 blanking of Chattanooga at Smokies Stadium. Thompson records seventh K 00:03:23 • June 30th, 2018 "He had everything working tonight," Smokies pitching coach Terry Clark said. "His fastball was really on. When he missed, it was in a really good spot. He worked the hitters in really well, he was hard in on them. His curveball was really good, his slider was good. Changeup was outstanding. He had all four pitches really working tonight, he just did a really good job." Thompson (1-1) lasted three innings in his Southern League debut on June 23 against Mobile and surrendered eight runs on nine hits. But in his final start for Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach on June 14, he pitched seven perfect frames. "Believe it or not, the mound in Mobile is one of the worst in the league; all my pitchers struggle with it," Clark said. "To get the ball down in the zone was tough. It was also his first start, so he was a little hyped up and just up in the zone. But today he really pitched down in the zone well. He was in the bottom of the strike zone and really went out front of them and got on top of all his pitches. It was really fun to see after he had a bad start the first time. He turned around and showed what he could do." Instead of mirroring that one bad start, Thompson was closer to the high note on which he ended his Carolina League stint. Gameday box score "The biggest change for him is these guys won't swing at a pitch in the dirt very often," Clark said. "He's going to have to push the issue and throw all his breaking pitches for strikes and his fastball for strikes to get them to understand that you do throw a lot of strikes. Then, if you do go out of the zone, they can chase it, but if you don't throw a first strike they're not going to swing at it. He did a great job with that tonight. He threw everything in the zone, but he when he wanted to he went outside of it and they chased it a couple of times." The right-hander wasn't perfect on Saturday as he opened the game by walking Jimmy Kerrigan. But he retired the next 16 Lookouts before Alex Perez lined a one-out single to center field in the sixth. "When he walked the first guy, they were on pretty good pitches, so I was like, 'OK, we'll see what he's made of tonight. Is he going to back off?' No, he didn't at all. He went right after the next guy, got him out, then the next guy," Clark said. "And we're sitting here like, 'Wow, he has a no-hitter after five.'" Watch games live on MiLB.TV Download MiLB First Pitch Get tickets Visit the MiLB shop Thompson struck out Sean Miller and retired Kerrigan on a fly ball to left to end the inning, then fanned Twins No. 7 prospect Brent Rooker to begin the seventh. He exited after walking Andy Wilkins. Wyatt Short retired all four batters he faced and Jake Stinnett struck out two in a 1-2-3 ninth for his third save of the season. It was the Smokies' fifth shutout of the season. Cubs No. 22 prospect Zack Short provided the Tennessee offense with a two-run homer in the sixth. Chattanooga's Dietrich Enns (0-1) gave up two runs on four hits over seven innings, walking one and striking out five. It was his first since he was reassigned from Triple-A Rochester. Marisa Ingemi is a contributor to MiLB.com. Follow her on Twitter @Marisa_Ingemi. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs. Featured Players Keegan Thompson View Player Bio » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 On 6/26/2018 at 7:40 PM, around4ever said: MAybe not so good... His first outing for the Smokeys was Saturday night against the Mobile Bay Bears. 3.0 innings pitched 9 hits 8 runs (all earned) 1 walk 1 strike out 2 Homeruns 24.000 ERA Probably jet lagged from the trip...Myrtle Beach to the Tennessee.....the culture shock and all can be tough a young guy moving away from a great beach to Knoxville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ATX 13,654 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 2 hours ago, AU64 said: Probably jet lagged from the trip...Myrtle Beach to the Tennessee.....the culture shock and all can be tough a young guy moving away from a great beach to Knoxville. Stadium is actually about 20 miles from Knoxville. Almost closer to Gatlinburg actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted July 3, 2018 Author Share Posted July 3, 2018 They have been saying good things about KT this season and sounds like a guy on his way up......a couple more good outings like the recent one discussed above and he might be in AAA before the summer is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 He will be in Birmingham playing the Barons next week. I am planning to go when they list him as a starter. I just hope it's not Thursday night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share Posted July 16, 2018 Looking at his stats....once he got past Mobile he has 2 earned runs in his last three starts......using him carefully but very good results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Per the Smokies’ site, he’s slated to start tonight. Planning to go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Keegan gets 3up 3 down in the first. F7, F7, K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 3 up 3 down in the second K, K, F8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Trouble in the third. Leadoff triple followed by a double. Pitches left up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 In the 3rd Keegan goes: 3B, 2B, K, (didn’t see out 2), BB (WP), K Strands runners at 2nd and 3rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,123 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Just now, jared52 said: In the 3rd Keegan goes: 3B, 2B, K, (didn’t see out 2), BB (WP), K Strands runners at 2nd and 3rd. thanks jared for updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, augolf1716 said: thanks jared for updates No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 4th inning starts with two solid singles off Keegan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Gives up a run in the fourth but limits the damage 1B, 1B, K, 1B, DP (F9 tag up thrown out at home with a ROCKET from RF) 2-0 Barons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Keegan gets through the 5th: F8, 5-3 (first ground ball out of his night), 1B, BB, K 2-0 Barons Barons’ pitcher has one of those games going where the base runners have come without making contact, if you catch my drift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I totally jinxed the Barons pitcher. First batter in the top of the 6th gets a line drive base hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Keegan is done after 5, doesn’t enter the 6th. 5IP, 6H, 2ER, 6K, 2BB Not sure how many pitches he threw. Guessing 80 maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared52 4,354 Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Last update. Smokies get 2 in the 7th to tie it up which gets Keegan off the hook for the loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted August 1, 2018 Author Share Posted August 1, 2018 checked his stats....3-1 with seven starts....33 IP and 28 Ks....also has 13 BB which is kind of high perhaps but overall at AA he is doing well. I noticed that the Smokies have 24 guys with pitching stats on that team...….lots of folks coming and going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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