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• Guardians' Lane Thomas: Logs third spring homer

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Thomas batted third and went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Friday's spring game against Seattle. Thomas generated the first positive event for the Guardians when he went deep in the fifth inning. It was his third homer of the Cactus League, and he leads Cleveland with 11 spring RBI. He's spent a good deal of his career batting first or second in orders, but Thomas has spotted in at third (twice), fourth (six times) and fifth (twice) during Cactus League games. With Steven Kwan locked at leadoff and manager Stephen Vogt suggesting Friday that Jose Ramirez may hit second during the regular season, it looks like Thomas will be counted on as a middle-of-the-order bat. That will be a wise move if Thomas resurrects the power he had in 2023, when he swatted a career-high 28 home runs for the Nationals.

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• Guardians' Lane Thomas: Avoids arbitration with Cleveland

  01/09/2025 • By RotoWire

  Thomas agreed to a one-year, $7.825 million contract with the Guardians on Thursday, avoiding arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports. The 29-year-old will receive a modest raise in his penultimate year of arbitration eligibility after making $5.45 million last season. Thomas had 15 homers and 32 stolen bases with a .709 OPS in 130 games between Washington and Cleveland in the regular season last year, and he should be a key piece of the Guardians' outfield mix again in 2025.

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• Guardians' Lane Thomas: Cracks 15th homer in win

  09/25/2024 • By RotoWire

  Thomas went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and an additional RBI in Tuesday's 6-1 victory over the Reds. The Cleveland outfielder hit the team's second homer of the opening frame, smacking a 370-foot, two-run shot off starter Carson Spiers. Thomas later added another RBI in the seventh inning to plate the Guardians' final run of the contest. The 29-year-old has continued to stay hot in September, as he's now hitting .291 (23-for-79) with seven homers, 12 runs scored and 20 RBI across 22 games this month. Overall, Thomas is slashing .241/.313/.408 with 15 homers, 64 runs scored and 63 RBI while going 32-for-46 on steals across 517 plate appearances.

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• Guardians' Lane Thomas: Heads to bench Sunday

  09/22/2024 • By RotoWire

  Thomas is not in Sunday's lineup against the Cardinals. Thomas is batting .293 with six home runs and one steal in 20 games this month. Myles Straw is drawing the start in center field and batting eighth against righty Andre Pallante.

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• Guardians' Lane Thomas: Clubs homer in win

  09/21/2024 • By RotoWire

  Thomas went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 5-1 win over the Cardinals. Thomas' September redemption tour has seen him slug five homers and add four doubles while supplying 14 RBI over his last 14 games. He's still striking out a lot, with 21 of them in that span. The outfielder is at a .241/.313/.404 slash line with 14 homers, 32 stolen bases, 60 RBI, 62 runs scored and a 26.2 percent strikeout rate over 124 contests between the Guardians and the Nationals this year.

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