Lane Thomas in Atlanta’s lineup for NLDS Game 2

Thomas was dealing with an intercostal strain and left off the Wild Card roster by Atlanta for their series against the Phillies. He, AJ Smith-Shawver and JR Ritchie are the new editions; while Dominic Smith, DaShawn Keirsey Jr. and Luke Williams have been taken off.

Lane Thomas, who finished up on the IL with an intercostal strain, is a possibility to be activated. The pitchers, though, will have to wait for a potential NLCS. Elder is coming off knee surgery and hoped to be ready for the series. Pérez missed the end of the season with a back strain.

Thomas has been sidelined since September 10th with oblique tightness and just began hitting off a tee on September 22nd. This live batting practice session gives him a good shot to be active for the NL Divisional round, where he would likely serve as a pinch hitter and starter against left-handed pitching.

Thomas, trying to make his way back from an intercostal strain, resumed hitting last week and was seen running in the outfield today. Still, he won’t be activated prior to the NLDS.

Thomas got an injection for his strained left intercostal muscle last week. He’s been shelved with the injury since Sept. 11.

He’ll likely miss the remainder of the regular season. Zero fantasy impact here outside of perhaps fewer rest days down the stretch for Atlanta’s main outfielders.

He could miss the remainder of the season. The Braves will turn to Brewer Hicklen as their lead fourth outfielder for the time being.

We’ve narrowed it down to just one half of his body that doesn’t feel right, perhaps further examination will help. Thomas had been slated to start today against RHP Nick Martinez.

The Braves wanted to add an outfielder who could start against lefties, and Thomas fits nicely there, as long as they don’t get overexcited and start using him versus righties, too. Thomas has an .800 OPS against lefties and a .660 OPS against righties this year. For his career, he’s at .850 against lefties and .669 versus righties. The Braves didn’t have to part with any top prospects, so it’s a solid pickup. With Thomas in the mix, the Braves might move on from Eli White. Isaac Collins and Josh Rojas should get more time in Kansas City with Thomas out of the mix.

Both Thomas and Falter will return to the NL East, with Falter previously pitching for the Phillies and Thomas spending time with the Nationals. Thomas is a lefty-killer who should see the bulk of his time against southpaws, but he could get some playing time against same-sided hurlers as well. Falter gives Atlanta an arm capable of going multiple innings, but hasn’t had much success in his previous two campaigns due to injuries and ineffectiveness when healthy enough to pitch.