Thompson ‘thrilled’ with opportunity, progress

NEW YORK — Jake Thompson’s spring next year will be a heck of a lot different than this year.

He entered this spring simply hoping to make a good first impression on the Phillies’ front office and coaching staff. But after making his 10th and final start of the season Sunday afternoon in a 17-0 loss to the Mets at Citi Field, Thompson, who joined the Phillies in July 2015 in the Cole Hamels trade, hopes to win a job coming out of camp.

“This year, it was just fun to be there,” Thompson said. “Next year, I’ve got to go out and give it my all to win a job.”

The Phillies told Thompson after the game that he would not pitch again this season. He pitched a combined 183 1/3 innings among Double-A Reading, Triple-A Lehigh Valley and the Phillies, which is 43 2/3 innings more than last year.

“Yeah, that’s awesome,” Thompson said about his jump in innings. “Physically, I knew I was capable of it. I’m thrilled they let me go this far. They certainly didn’t have to. And that’s going to be something going into next year where I’m going to plan …

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