Colby Thomas
25-Year-Old
Day-To-Day
Injury Elbow
2025 Stats
AVG
.225
HR
6
RBI
19
R
20
SB
2
2026 Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Thomas has put up some gaudy minor league statisticas over the past three seasons, but that has not yet translated to much major league success. Thomas hit 31 homers with a .277 average between Double-A and Triple-A in 2024 and hit .291/.366/.529 with 18 homers in Las Vegas around some back-and-forth callups call-ups Sacramento. Thomas hit .225/.267/.417 with the Athletics with far too many strikeouts, as he struck out 49 times in 120 at bats. He has show the ability to make hard contact and has the athleticsm to man all three spots in the outfield, but he is best used at a corner spot where his arm strength is a deterrent to opponents attempting to take the extra base. If Thomas cannot make better contact at the big league level, he is going to be limited to a reserve outfield role and a short-sided one at that. All six of his home runs came against lefties while he had just one walk and 24 strikeouts against righties in 59 at bats. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Athletics in June of 2025.
Managing elbow issue
Thomas is dealing with inflammation in his right elbow and will start up a throwing program Monday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Thomas is still expected to see some Cactus League action as a designated hitter, but he'll need to build up his arm strength before being cleared to play the outfield. The 25-year-old is competing for a bench spot on the Opening Day roster after posting a .684 OPS in 49 games as a rookie last year.
Thomas is still expected to see some Cactus League action as a designated hitter, but he'll need to build up his arm strength before being cleared to play the outfield. The 25-year-old is competing for a bench spot on the Opening Day roster after posting a .684 OPS in 49 games as a rookie last year.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+93%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+93%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .895 | 69 | 6 | 16 | .246 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .463 | 63 | 0 | 3 | .203 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .895 | 69 | 6 | 16 | .246 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .463 | 63 | 0 | 3 | .203 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+23%
OPS at Home
2025
+23%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | .756 | 65 | 4 | 9 | .237 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .614 | 67 | 2 | 10 | .213 | ||||
| 2025Home | .756 | 65 | 4 | 9 | .237 | ||||
| 2025Away | .614 | 67 | 2 | 10 | .213 | ||||
| 2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Colby Thomas compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.14BB Rate
5.3%K Rate
37.1%BABIP
.309ISO
.192AVG
.225OBP
.267SLG
.417OPS
.684wOBA
.296Exit Velocity
92.2 mphHard Hit Rate
29.3%Barrels/PA
7.6%Expected BA
.206Expected SLG
.371Sprint Speed
24.2 ft/secGround Ball %
36.5%Line Drive %
17.6%Fly Ball %
45.9%Prospect Rankings History
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Thomas isn't a perfect prospect, but he's big-league ready and has a chance to hit 20-plus homers with double-digit steals if he gets enough playing time as a rookie. He tallied 31 homers and 15 steals in 132 games split between Double-A and Triple-A. While his slash lines were similar and his ISO was almost identical at the two levels, Thomas' strikeout rate jumped from 18 percent at Double-A to 30.3 percent at Triple-A. His walk rate also jumped slightly from 6.5 percent to 7.3 percent, and the balls and strikes challenge system at Triple-A may have factored into both metrics going up. Given that Thomas was 23, what he did at Triple-A is more instructive for 2025 than what he did at Double-A, so don't expect him to hit north of .250. He's a quality defensive outfielder, capable of playing all three spots, and he bats right-handed, so Thomas could conceivably gain everyday playing time early this season.
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Goes yard in romp
Thomas went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run, a walk and four total runs scored in Saturday's 17-4 win over the Angels.
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Swats fourth homer
Thomas went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Monday's 8-3 win over the Tigers.
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Sitting out third straight game
Thomas is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Twins.
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Receiving Sunday off
Thomas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.
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Blasts homer in win
Thomas went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 7-2 win over the Angels.
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