Thompson gets bumped up.

[BigRed07]

Thompson headed to Sarasota. He will not be throwing for Dayton tomorrow. Is Jay Bruce next???????

[Blue]

Sweet. They might have a tough time not promoting Sean Watson while they're at it. Any word on who replaces him at Dayton?

[Eric_Davis]

Nice...

[CTA513]

Does anyone have video of Thompson pitching?

[BigRed07]

Arneson will return to the rotation.

[Blue]

Does anyone have video of Thompson pitching?

Old video. He's the third one down the list:

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/draftday/search.jsp?sc=lastName&sp=T

[dougdirt]

Where did you see/hear this? It is not in any of the Minor League Transactions for the MWL or the FSL.

[Reds Fanatic]

This is on the Dragons website. Jamie Arneson will be taking Thompson's place for the Dragons.

http://daytondragons.com/pressbox/pressrelease/index.html?article_id=313



Dayton, OH – The Cincinnati Reds have announced the promotion of RHP Daryl Thompson to high-A Sarasota of the Florida State League. Thompson, acquired by the Reds in the July 2006 trade that sent former Dragon Austin Kearns to the Washington Nationals, was nearly perfect for the Dayton Dragons in 2007. Thompson was 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA in five starts and did not allow a run to score for 22.2 consecutive innings from April 9th until May 3rd.

Taking Thompson’s spot on the active roster is LHP Jamie Arneson. Arneson, a 16th round selection in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft, was placed on the disabled list in mid-April with a sore elbow after making just one start for the Dragons. Arneson will be activated today, and will get the starting nod in tonight’s game against the Peoria Chiefs.

[JaxRed]

Darn, I think I might have to Rep Big Red......

[reds44]

It's the right move. He probably showed he had recovered from his injury, and it was time to give him a bump.

Him, Cueto, and Bruce on the same team. Have fun with that.

[texasdave]

Daryl Thompson. Held back in 2006 by health issues, DT gets healthy in 2007 and enemy stickmen pay the price. In limited action he put up a 10.29 K/9 and held opposing hitters to a .214 batting average. Of the 37 balls put into play against Thompson only two were line drives. Yep, the future is so bright he's gotta wear shades.

My breakout minor leaguer of the year just got a promotion. yay! :jump:

[Blue]

Daryl Thompson is listed as the probable starter for tonight's game in Sarasota.

[Kingspoint]

Daryl Thompson gave up six runs -- five earned -- in 3 2/3 innings Wednesday in his debut for Single-A Sarasota.

Both homers he allowed were hit by the rehabbing Jeremy Hermida. Thompson was promoted after going 5-0 with a 0.96 ERA for low Single-A Dayton.

[OSURedLeg]

What concerns me about Thompson is that he looks to project as a fly ball pitcher, meaning he better have some darn good stuff if he's going to make it at GAB.

[dougdirt]

What concerns me was 5 walks last night after having just 2 in his previous 28 innings. I just worry about his shoulder when I see that. Hopefully he was just nervous.

[fargo55]

A bunch of those pitches were close. Look at the lack of WPs. He was around the plate and when he missed, it was by just a bit. Many thought that he was being squeezed. Overall, he kept his composure and I would think that he'll adapt quickly.

[dougdirt]

Thanks for that Fargo, its good to hear. It sucks so much that for some reason no one covers the FSL like they do the other leagues in the minors.... its real tough to get information about guys down there.

[tbball10]

fargo, how are your son and the others doing in EST?

[fargo55]

fargo, how are your son and the others doing in EST?

I think it is safe to say that they are looking forward to getting assigned, ANYWHERE. Tzu Kai has pitched very well and Eric's roomie, Robbie Nickols has to be in the same category. Josh Ravin and Terrell Young have shown steady improvement and will be ready. Pointer and Wandless have both looked great when I've been there. Eric has shown improvement and has gained a lot of insight in to what it is going to take. He can still bring it, but like most of these guys, they need the feel of real competition to see where they are. The Coaches seem to be extremely knowledgeable, but I think even they, have some increasing anticipation to move on and up with their guys. One guy who could be a wild-card is Valiquette. He came back ready to go. He has hit 94 in the scrimmages with good control. Still waiting to hear about Milton Loo. The players don't seem to have any idea if he is going to be here before the end of extended spring training.

[tbball10]

thanks! i hope for the best for all of them!

[fargo55]

Thompson has improved with each game. I doubt anybody is surprised, he has shown great resilience.
ERA has gone from 12.9 to 4.8 with only 2 ERs in the last 11 innings.