It’s a homecoming for the Tifton, Georgia native. Thomas played his college ball at Georgia Tech and was selected by the Cardinals in the fifth round of 2019. He spent the 2023-2024 campaigns at Triple-A Memphis and posted impressive numbers after a move to the bullpen his senior year. Thomas threw 90 1/3 innings across 56 appearances and pitched to an earned run average of 3.39. He didn’t miss many bats, but he attacked the strike zone and got a lot of ground balls and weak contact.
The Brewers took Thomas in last winter’s Rule 5 draft. He pitched well enough in Spring Training to break camp and make his MLB debut. Things didn’t go as planned, as he was bombed for eight runs on a trio of home runs in two cleanup innings in a blowout loss to the Yankees. Thomas pitched against the Reds six days later, giving up four more runs on six hits over 3 1/3 frames. He was put on the injured list after the second appearance and went under the knife a few months later.
Milwaukee cut Thomas from the roster at the start of the offseason. He will rehab with his hometown club and look to play a long-term relief role once he is healthy again. Thomas sits in the 89-90 MPH range with his fastball and uses four pitches (sinker, cutter, changeup, sweeper) at similar velocities.
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