Right-Handed Starting Pitcher
6´3´´
195 pounds
Age: 20
SSS rank among all right-handed starting pitchers in the system: 4
2021 SSS Top Prospect Vote: 10
2020 SSHP Top Prospect Ranking: 10
Matthew Thompson, a graduate of Cypress Ranch High School in Houston, certainly dominated in his senior year.
Dominated, you say? Try this: He was 13-0 in 15 starts with a 0.87 ERA and 0.88 WHIP over 72 2⁄3 innings, allowing just 23 hits (.095 OBA) while fanning 124 (42.6%). The only real blemish against Thompson this year was his high walk total of 41 (14.