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• Brewers' Connor Thomas: Poached in Rule 5 draft

  11D ago • By RotoWire

  The Brewers selected Thomas with the 13th pick in the Rule 5 draft Wednesday, JJ Cooper of Baseball America reports. Thomas, a 26-year-old lefty the Brewers are poaching from the Cardinals, had operated primarily as a starter until last season, in which 53 of his 56 appearances at Triple-A were out of the bullpen. He logged a 2.89 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 79:24 K:BB in 90.1 innings, so while he worked as a reliever, he is stretched out enough to move back to the rotation this year if the Brewers wanted to go that route at some point. More likely, Thomas will work as a low-leverage multi-inning reliever for Milwaukee or be returned to St. Louis at some point this season.

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• Cardinals' Connor Thomas: Sent outright to Triple-A

  11/16/2023 • By RotoWire

  The Cardinals outrighted Thomas to Triple-A Memphis on Thursday, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat reports. Thomas was designated for assignment by St. Louis on Tuesday and passed through waivers unclaimed. He'll remain part of the organization -- but without a 40-man roster spot -- heading into the 2024 campaign.

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• Cardinals' Connor Thomas: Designated for assignment

  11/14/2023 • By RotoWire

  Thomas was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on Tuesday. Thomas, 25, struggled to a 5.53 ERA, 1.75 WHIP and 69:31 K:BB over 94.1 innings (17 starts, four relief appearances) this past season with Triple-A Memphis. He is no longer part of the 40-man roster in St. Louis.

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• Cardinals' Connor Thomas: Returns from shoulder injury

  08/02/2023 • By RotoWire

  Triple-A Memphis reinstated Thomas (undisclosed) from its 7-day injured list Wednesday. According to Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat, Jones had been on the shelf at Memphis since early June due to shoulder inflammation. The 25-year-old lefty turned in a 5.73 ERA and 1.79 WHIP and struck out 43 batters over 59.2 innings prior to being deactivated.

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• Cardinals' Connor Thomas: Shelved at Triple-A

  07/27/2023 • By RotoWire

  Triple-A Memphis placed Thomas on its 7-day injured list June 6 due to an unspecified injury. The 25-year-old lefty has yet to start up a rehab assignment in the lower minors and is thus likely at least a week or more away from returning from the IL. Before being shelved with the unspecified injury, Thomas posted a 5.73 ERA, 1.79 WHIP and 43:18 K:BB across 59.2 innings at Memphis this season.

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