Complex sentence: Thompson signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on April 22,2008 and played mostly with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs until May 16,2012, when he was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielder Kyle Hudson.
Split into simpler sentences: Thompson signed with the Philadelphia Phillies on April 22,2008. On May 16,2012, Thompson was traded to the Tampa Bay Rays for outfielder Kyle Hudson.