page_title: Jake Thompson
section_title: Minor leagues
hierarchical_section_title: Jake Thompson / Career / Minor leagues
caption_attribution_description: English: Jake Thompson pitching for the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2014.
context_page_description: Jacob Keith Thompson is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Phillies and for the Lotte Giants of the KBO League.
context_section_description: He made his professional debut for the Gulf Coast Tigers of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, recording six strikeouts over four innings with one hit allowed. He finished his first season 1–2 with a 1.91 earned run average (ERA) and 31 strikeouts over ​28 ¹⁄₃ innings in seven starts. Right-handed batters hit .125 against him.
  Thompson played the 2013 season with the West Michigan Whitecaps of the Class A Midwest League. He pitched in 17 games with 16 starts, going 3–3 with a 3.13 ERA and 91 strikeouts in ​83 ¹⁄₃ innings. He started the 2014 season with the Lakeland Flying Tigers of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League. He was a mid-season Florida State League All Star. In July, Thompson played in the All-Star Futures Game, and was promoted to the Erie SeaWolves of the Class AA Eastern League.
  On July 23, 2014, the Tigers traded Thompson and Corey Knebel to the Texas Rangers in exchange for reliever Joakim Soria. The Rangers assigned Thompson to the Frisco RoughRiders of the Class AA Texas League. After the 2014 season, MLB.com named him the 6th-best prospect in Texas's minor league system.
  In 2015 he was a Texas League mid-season All-Star. On July 31, 2015, Thompson was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies along with Nick Williams, Jorge Alfaro, Alec Asher, Matt Harrison, and Jerad Eickhoff in exchange for Cole Hamels and Jake Diekman. Thompson pitched for the Reading Fightin Phils of the Class AA Eastern League. After the 2015 season, Baseball America him the 3rd-best prospect in the Phillies minor league system.
  In 2016, Thompson pitched for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs of the Class AAA International League. He led the league with a 2.50 ERA and tied for the most wins with 11. He won the International League Most Valuable Pitcher Award. He was also named an International League Post-Season All Star, and Baseball America Triple-A All Star.
caption: Thompson with the Lakeland Flying Tigers in 2014
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