I was pretty happy to see this. The last time Justin Thompson threw for a major league team was in 1999 for the Tigers. He was part of the package that netted us Juan Gonzalez for a single season, but arm problems (I think it was his shoulder) appeared to have ended his career.
And now he’s back. He just got called up by the Texas Rangers and I wish him the best.
He’s going to be working out of the bullpen for the Rangers. Said he was throwing between 86-89…definitely hoping for the best!
--Posted by Bryan on August 18th, 2005 at 8:21 am