With the Detroit Tigers likely to trade away key pieces on the mound like Matthew Boyd and Shane Greene before next week’s trade deadline, the team is looking to fill the void those trades will leave in the pitching staff. On Thursday afternoon, the Tigers announced that the team has signed right-hander Jake Thompson to a minor league deal.
The Tigers have agreed to terms with RHP Jake Thompson on a Minor League contract. He has been assigned to Single A Lakeland.
Thompson was actually drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the second round of the 2012 MLB Draft and was a highly coveted pitching prospect early on in his professional career.