JULY 30 • CLEVELAND.COM
LANE THOMAS #8 - RIGHT FIELDER - CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
15 HR •
63 RBI •
.237 AVG
15 HR
63 RBI
.237 AVG
What is behind Guardians trading for Lane Thomas? – Terry Pluto While Cleveland needs a starting pitcher, they traded for an outfielder.
Guardians acquire Lane Thomas | 07/29/2024 The Guardians acquire outfielder Lane Thomas from the Nationals in exchange for three Minor Leaguers
JULY 30 • MLB.COM
'Going to miss these guys': Nats trade Thomas to Cleveland for prospects PHOENIX – On the hectic 2021 Trade Deadline, the Nationals’ flurry of deals concluded with acquiring a young outfielder from the Cardinals i...
JULY 30 • MLB.COM
José Ramírez hits 2 homers to help AL-leading Guardians rout rebuilding Tigers 8-4
José Ramírez homered twice to give him 26 this season and had an RBI double, providing plenty of offense for Tanner Bibee and the Cleveland Guardians in an 8-4 win over the Detroit...JULY 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Guardians get their hitter, is a pitcher next? Paul Hoynes Former National outfielder Lane Thomas will help balance the Guardians' lineup, while adding power and speed.
JULY 30 • CLEVELAND.COM
Guardians acquire OF Lane Thomas from Nationals The Washington Nationals dealt outfielder Lane Thomas to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for three prospects on Monday.Cleveland sent le...
JULY 30 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM
Guardians acquire OF Lane Thomas from Nationals The Washington Nationals dealt outfielder Lane Thomas to the Cleveland Guardians in exchange for three prospects on Monday.Cleveland sent le...
JULY 30 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM
AL Central-leading Guardians acquire outfielder Lane Thomas from Nationals for 3 prospects
The Cleveland Guardians added an experienced outfielder before the trade deadline, acquiring Lane Thomas from the Washington NationalsJULY 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nats send Lane Thomas to the Guardians ahead of MLB trade deadline The Nationals moved the 28-year-old outfielder ahead of the MLB trade deadline, which is 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday.
JULY 29 • WASHINGTONPOST.COM
Headed to Cleveland The Nationals traded Thomas on Monday to the Guardians in exchange for left-hander Alex Clemmey and infielders Jose Tena and Rafael Ramirez, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.
Impact The Guardians will get a right-handed bat in Thomas, who is batting .326 against southpaws this season. He also brings plenty of speed with 28 swipes, though he has been caught stealing 12 times, which leads the majors, and he figures to into the starting job in right field ahead of Will Brennan, who has gone hitless over his last nine outings. Thomas is under Cleveland's control through 2025, with this upcoming winter being the final time he is eligible for arbitration, per Mark Feinsand of MLB.com. Since the beginning of July, Thomas has slashed .287/.398/.379 with 11 stolen bases, eight doubles and six RBI across 100 plate appearances.
JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE
Headed to Cleveland The Guardians acquired Thomas from the Nationals on Monday in exchange for left-hander Alex Clemmey and infielders Jose Tena and Rafael Ramirez, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic repor...
Impact Cleveland will get a high-impact right-handed bat in Thomas, who is hitting .326 against southpaws this season. He also brings plenty of speed with 28 stolen bases, though he has been caught stealing an MLB-high 12 times. Thomas is under club control through 2025 and should immediately supplant either Will Brennan for an everyday spot in the Cleveland outfield. Since the beginning of July, Thomas has slashed .287/.398/.379 with 11 stolen bases, eight doubles and six RBI across 100 plate appearances.
JULY 29 • ROTOWIRE
Guardians get OF Thomas, trade 3 prospects to Nats (source) The Guardians are acquiring outfielder Lane Thomas from the Nationals in exchange for three prospects, left-hander Alex Clemmey (Guardians'...
JULY 29 • MLB.COM
Nabs steal in blowout win Thomas went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Cardinals.
Impact Thomas is 6-for-26 (.231) with five steals over eight games since the All-Star break. The speedy outfielder is up to 28 thefts this season, though he's needed 40 attempts to get there. He's added a .250/.329/.399 slash line with eight home runs, 39 RBI, 42 runs scored, 14 doubles and three triples over 76 contests.
JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE
Nabs steal in blowout win Thomas went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base and three runs scored in Saturday's 14-3 win over the Cardinals.
Impact Thomas is 6-for-26 (.231) with five steals over eight games since the All-Star break. The speedy outfielder is up to 28 thefts this season, though he's needed 40 attempts to get there. He's added a .250/.329/.399 slash line with eight home runs, 39 RBI, 42 runs scored, 14 doubles and three triples over 76 contests.
JULY 28 • ROTOWIRE
Jacob Young drives in go-ahead run as Nationals rally past Reds 5-4
Jacob Young hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning, Lane Thomas bolstered his trade stock with a run-scoring double and the Washington Nationals rallied past the Cincinn...JULY 21 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pilfers 24th bag Thomas went 0-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's win over the Reds.
Impact The outfielder continues to do damage on the basepaths in July. Thomas is up to 24 steals on the season, and seven of them have come in his last 12 games -- a stretch in which he's batting .319 (15-for-47). His homer drought stands at 24 games however, something which won't help the Nationals extract maximum value for the 28-year-old if they do elect to move him by the trade deadline.
JULY 20 • ROTOWIRE
Nats GM Mike Rizzo says he's happy with team's progress even as he shops Thomas, Finnegan
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo says he's happy with the progress of an organizational rebuild that began less than two years after Washington won the 2019 World SeriesJULY 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Stays hot on basepaths Thomas went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Brewers.
Impact The 28-year-old outfielder is sprinting into the All-Star break. While Thomas' homer drought stands at 23 games, he's reached base safely in all 14 games in July, slashing .298/.375/.351 for the month with three doubles, four RBI, six runs and six of his 23 steals on the season.
JULY 15 • ROTOWIRE
On base four times in loss Thomas went 2-for-2 with two walks in Thursday's loss to the Mets.
Impact The Nationals wound up getting shut out, but that was no fault of Thomas'. The 28-year-old hasn't homered in 20 straight games but he's hardly been struggling during that stretch, slashing .293/.376/.415 with six doubles, two triples, six steals, 13 runs and 13 RBI.
JULY 12 • ROTOWIRE
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JULY 7 • MLB.COM
Nabs steal No. 20 Thomas went 2-for-6 with a double, a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's extra-innings loss to the Cardinals.
Impact The 28-year-old stole a career-high 20 bags in 157 games last season, but Thomas has massively ramped up his aggressiveness on the basepaths in 2024. Through only 59 contests, he's already matched those 20 steals in 26 attempts. He's also regaining last year's form at the plate, and over his last 15 games he's slashing .266/.329/.469 with nine of his 17 hits (six doubles, two triples and a homer) going for extra bases.
JULY 6 • ROTOWIRE
Swipes two bags in win Thomas went 1-for-3 with a walk and two stolen bases in Thursday's win against the Mets.
Impact Thomas had his fifth game of the season with multiple stolen bases, which is the second most in MLB behind Elly De La Cruz (8). Thomas already has 19 steals in 58 games this season, one away from his career high he set last season in 156 games. Thomas continues his solid production since returning from injury in late May, and he has hit .268/.327/.504 with 6 homers and 25 RBI over his last 36 games.
JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Padres play the Nationals with 1-0 series lead
The San Diego Padres face the Washington Nationals, leading the series 1-0JUNE 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nationals rally in the ninth behind hits by Thomas, Meneses and beat the Rockies 2-1
Lane Thomas doubled in the tying run and Joey Meneses singled to drive in the go-ahead run as the Washington Nationals rallied in the ninth inning to beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1...JUNE 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rockies and Nationals play to decide series winner
The Colorado Rockies and Washington Nationals meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game seriesJUNE 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
