Colby

Thomas

Justin Crawford took his place. If Hill needs to go on the IL, the Phillies could call up Colby Thomas, who was acquired from the A’s at the trade deadline.

This unexpected swap came in right at the buzzer. Thomas winds up in Philadelphia, where he figures to get a chance at some point in the final two months, after being shipped to the minors last weekend. The 25-year-old former top prospect hit just .202/.235/.333 with four homers and one steal in 121 plate appearances for the Athletics this season.

The Athletics had plenty of outfield depth on their major league roster and wanted to add an extra infielder instead for their weekend series against the Tigers so Thomas gets the boot. The 25-year-old has hit just .202/.235/.333 with four homers, 11 RBI and a 37/4 K/BB ratio in 121 plate appearances with the A’s this season.

Thomas returned to the Athletics’ lineup for Sunday’s series finale against the Twins after missing four games with a left wrist bruise. The 25-year-old former prospect is in left field and hitting cleanup against Boston rookie lefty Peyton Tolle on Monday night in West Sacramento.

There’s been zero indication that Thomas is headed to the injured list despite sitting for the fourth consecutive game. The 25-year-old was diagnosed with a left wrist contusion after being hit by a pitch earlier this week. He remains day-to-day for the moment.

Thomas was diagnosed with a left wrist contusion after being hit by a pitch during Monday’s series opener against Arizona. He’s day-to-day for now. It’ll be Lawrence Butler in right field in his absence.

Thomas is day-to-day. The D-backs are throwing another lefty on Tuesday, so Thomas would be in line to start. However, if he can’t go, Lawrence Butler will probably play right field.

Lawrence Butler took over for Thomas in right field to open the fourth inning after he was hit by a pitch on the left hand area earlier in the contest. He’ll head for X-rays to determine whether he suffered any fractures.

Soderstrom landed on the 10-day injured list with a left hip impingement on Jun 29th, and the expectation remains that he will return after the All-Star break. However, we’ll need to see him resume some activities this week before we can be confident he will return right after the break. In the meantime, Carlos Cortes will continue to start against right-handed pitchers, with Colby Thomas starting against lefties. The Athletics will see three lefties in their next six games.

Thomas knocked a base hit in the second inning, then later drove in two of the A’s three runs with a two-run homer off Justin Wrobleski. It was Thomas’s fourth straight start, all against left-handed pitching. He’s up to four homers and ten RBI while hitting .238/.274/.413 across 85 plate appearances.