Thompson, 25, was acquired from the San Diego Padres in 2021 during Washington’s trade deadline sell-off.
reliever Daniel Hudson. He spent the rest of his 2021 season with the Nationals but last season bounced between Class AAA Rochester and the majors. He was sidelined with a right biceps strain in the team’s first series last season, and once he returned, he moved between the two levels amid a crowded bullpen in Washington. But aside from Thursday’s performance, Thompson has shown that he has taken his game to another level.“His stuff is so good, it really is,” Martinez said.
What they noticed was the pitch’s horizontal movement — moving from left to right across the strike zone. Now,, which ranks him 36th among 220 qualified pitchers in the majors who have thrown the pitch. For comparison, reigning National League Cy Young winner Sandy Alcántara is 20th at 18.2 inches. “But again, looking at the fact that he can throw it with velocity and throw it with confidence, that movement just makes it that much more successful. I can only imagine as a hitter how difficult it must be to try to hit something you see it start at one spot and then ends 16 or 18 inches away from where you think it’s going to be.”
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