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Keegan Thompson Signs Split Contract With Reds
Former Chicago Cubs right-hander Keegan Thompson signed a one-year split contract with the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday, according to Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The split contract will pay Thompson $1.3 million on the big-league half (with $100,000 in performance incentives). Thompson will stay in the National League Central after playing the first four years of his big-league career in Chicago, where he posted a 3.64 ERA (4.51 FIP), 1.32 WHIP, and 225:111 K:BB over 104 appearances (23 starts) covering 227 1/3 frames. The 30-year-old pitched at Triple-A Iowa for half of the 2025 season while appearing out of the Cubs' bullpen 24 times, recording a career-best 2.67 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 36 strikeouts, 18 walks, and a career-high two saves. Thompson has mostly been a reliever the last three years, but it's possible Cincy will consider using him in a swing role in 2026.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer - Gordon Wittenmyer
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer - Gordon Wittenmyer
