Thompson was promoted to Low-A Fort Wayne on Monday, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
The 85th overall pick in the 2016 first-year player draft, Thompson impressed in his professional debut last season, posting a 2.25 ERA and a 12:5 K:BB in 12 innings at rookie ball. This gave the Padres enough confidence to send him to full-season ball already despite him being just two years removed from Tommy John surgery that cut off his high school career. He'll look to carry that prior success into this next rung on the organizational ladder.