Manager Kevin Cash mentioned Thompson as a candidate to serve as an opener during one of the two weekend games against the Blue Jays in Buffalo, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

The 28-year-old's most recent trip to the mound came Tuesday against the Red Sox, an outing during which he also secured his first big-league win. Thompson has already logged a trio of two-inning appearances in the early going of the season, so his arm should certainly be up to the task of logging the 1-to-2 frames manager Kevin Cash has typically asked his openers to cover in the past.