Trayce Thompson Archives - River Avenue Blues

Thursday: And he’s gone. Thompson was claimed off waivers by the Athletics today, the Yankees announced. Aaron Boone said yesterday the Yankees were planning to send Thompson to Triple-A, and since he’s out of options, he has to clear waivers to go to down. The A’s claimed him when the Yankees tried to pass him through. I’m not sure why Oakland didn’t claim him the first time — they have a higher waiver priority than the Yankees — but whatever. At least now Trayce can room with Klay.

Tuesday: The Yankees have claimed outfielder Trayce Thompson off waivers from the Dodgers, the team announced. Ben Heller was transferred to the 60-day DL to clear a 40-man roster spot. No word on when Thompson will join the Yankees, though I imagine it’ll be soon.

Thompson, 27, hit .212/.269/363 (58 wRC+) with nine homers in 95 Triple-A games last season, and .122/.218/.265 (25 wRC+) in limited big league time. The right-handed hitter is a career .233/.310/.445 (105 wRC+) hitter in 452 big league plate appearances, including .236/.295/.458 (101 wRC+) against southpaws. Not much of a platoon split there.

The Yankees are currently without Jacoby Ellsbury (oblique), Aaron Hicks (intercostal), Billy McKinney (shoulder), and Clint Frazier (concussion), so they’re running short on outfielders. Thompson can play center field and he figures to be a fill-in fourth outfielder until guys get healthy.

The Dodgers designated Thompson, who is out of minor league options, for assignment at the end of Spring Training when he didn’t make the team. If you’re an NBA fan, he is Klay Thompson’s brother

Great start to the home schedule yesterday. The Yankees blew out the Rays thanks to Didi Gregorius, and this afternoon they’ll look to complete the quick two-game series sweep. The Yankees are 3-2 so far this season and are basically one David Robertson pitch away from being 4-1. Alas. That’s baseball.

In the lineup for the first time today is Ronald Torreyes. He is the last remaining player on the roster to appear in a game this season. Even call-ups Billy McKinney and Miguel Andujar beat him to game action. Hopefully Toe does Toe things and contact bombs the Rays this afternoon. Here are the lineups:

New York Yankees
1. CF Brett Gardner
2. RF Aaron Judge
3. LF Giancarlo Stanton
4. DH Gary Sanchez
5. SS Didi Gregorius
6. 3B Brandon Drury
7. 1B Tyler Austin
8. C Austin Romine
9. 2B Ronald Torreyes

RHP Luis Severino

Tampa Bay Rays
1. LF Denard Span
2. CF Kevin Kiermaier
3. DH C.J. Cron
4. 1B Brad Miller
5. C Wilson Ramos
6. 2B Joey Wendle
7. SS Adeiny Hechavarria
8. RF Mallex Smith
9. 3B Daniel Robertson

LHP Blake Snell

Another rainy morning in New York. At least it’s warmer than yesterday. The rain has stopped already and it looks like they’ll get today’s game in. First pitch is scheduled for shortly after 1pm ET. You can watch on YES locally and MLB Network out of market. Enjoy the game.

Injury Updates: Aaron Hicks (intercostal) hit off a tee yesterday and he’s scheduled to take about 80 swings today. The Yankees are pretty confident Hicks will return once his ten days on the disabled list are up … Adam Warren (ankle) is over the bruise and is available.

Roster Update: Aaron Boone said the recently claimed Trayce Thompson will go to Triple-A for now. Huh, didn’t expect that. Boone did say the Yankees will discuss it further, however. Thompson is out of options, so he has to go through waivers again to go to the minors. The Yankees are pretty low on the waiver priority list, which tells you most teams passed. He’ll probably get through this time.

Update (12:35pm ET): The game will start in a delay, the Yankees have announced. Lame. There’s no word on a start time yet.

Update (1:57pm ET): The game is tentatively scheduled to begin at 2:35pm ET, so say the Yankees.

Update: A’s claim Trayce Thompson off waivers from Yankees

Game Six: Another Rainy Afternoon