Thompson credits his recent success to a mechanical adjustment that he made with Triple-A Lehigh Valley pitching coach David Lundquist, Paul Schwedelson of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Thompson's upper body and lower body weren't aligning in his delivery which caused his secondary pitches to be less sharp. Since making the mechanical adjustment, Thompson has a 0.73 ERA over his last seven starts and has gone at least six innings in each of those appearances. He has also increased his ground ball rate from 29.2 percent in the first two months of the year to 36 percent over the last five weeks. He is likely next in line for an opportunity in the Phillies' rotation. That opportunity could come this month if Jeremy Hellickson is traded before the deadline.