Outfielder Trayce Thompson, who played for the Chicago White Sox in 2015 and 2018, returned to the team's lineup Thursday after being acquired as part of a trade that sent starter Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly to the Los Angeles Dodgers last week.
ARLINGTON, Texas — Trayce Thompson compared the feeling of putting on a Chicago White Sox uniform for a third stint to being drafted again.
White Sox outfielder Trayce Thompson tags first base on a pickoff attempt against Cleveland on June 14, 2018, in Chicago. “That’s a really tough lineup to navigate through, and we just came up short,” manager Pedro Grifol said.Thompson received a call from Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes informing him of the trade, which also featured minor-league pitchers Nick Nastrini and Jordan Leasure coming to the Sox organization.[Don't miss] Past month was about ‘putting Chicago White Sox in as good a position possible going forward.’ So where do they stand now?“I seriously couldn’t believe it,” Thompson said.
“It was just tough sledding for me from the jump,” Thompson said. “I had a good night my first game of the year , but since then it was trying to find my rhythm. I never really found it until recently when I started playing games again. “He gives us the versatility to give some guys a rest,” Grifol said Wednesday. “He’s a really good outfielder, he’s been there, he’s done it, so we’ll see how it goes.“Really good guy, good makeup guy. He’ll be good in the clubhouse, bring some experience, good worker, professional, all the right attributes and characteristics we’re looking for here.
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