“I feel fine,” Lane Thomas said Tuesday. “There’s still games to play, whether it’s here or somewhere else.”
Earlier this month in Milwaukee, there was a frantic dash in the visitors’ clubhouse as the Washington Nationals gathered their belongings, preparing to catch the team bus to the airport for the all-star break. Outfielder Lane Thomas walked by a few of his teammates on the way out. “I’ll see you guys in five days,” he said. And then he paused, and added, “hopefully.”
“I feel fine,” Thomas said Tuesday. “There’s still games to play, whether it’s here or somewhere else. I got to still be ready to play every day like I can. … I try not to think too far down the road, wherever it’s at. It’s happened to me before so it’s nothing I haven’t had to deal with before.”when St. Louis sent the outfielder to Washington in a deal for aging starter Jon Lester.
“It’s not my job to, what’s the word, play GM,” Thomas said. “I just got to keep doing what they’re paying me to do.”to the New York Mets, could have moved Thomas last season, but opted to keep him patrolling the outfield at Nationals Park. Thomas isn’t on an expiring deal this year, so the Nationals could do that again. But in just a year, the landscape has changed, as Washington’s minor league system improved.
Thomas has dominated left-handed pitching in his career, but has been less effective against righties. His numbers suggest he would be best in a platoon role, but Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo recently reiterated that he views Thomas as an everyday player, which would garner a bigger return. If a platoon return doesn’t meet Rizzo’s asking price, he’d be less inclined to pull off a trade. But if there’s a team desperate for outfield help, it’s possible it could offer something better.
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