Connor Thomas

Bats L Throws L6'0" 200 lbBorn 1998 Tifton, USADebut 2025Team MILDraft 2019 R5 #155 St. Louis Cardinals, Georgia TechContract 1 y (26) 2026: $191,917

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	103	18.4	6.9	2.89	23.5	6.21	99.4
2027							102.3
2028							98.2

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 97 PITCH+ the next season; 5 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Cody Carroll	2020	55.9	did not play
2	Brian Slocum	2008	57.1	did not play
3	Brooks Pounders	2018	61.1	89.5	34
4	Ryan Carpenter	2018	63.2	72.3	197
5	Yoslan Herrera	2008	63.6	did not play
6	Drew Carpenter	2012	66.3	did not play
7	Trevor Megill	2021	66.3	92.8	196
8	Jose Marte	2023	67.0	108.1	80
9	Steve Edlefsen	2012	70.7	did not play
10	Kyle Zimmer	2019	68.6	123.3	91

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									103				102.3
2026*									43				58.2	87.1	45.3
2025	MIL	0	0	20.25	2	0	0	5.3	31	3	2	5	23.2	89.3	12.5
Career		0	0	20.25	2	0	0	5.3	31	3	2	5	23.2		12.5

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	MIL	P	2	5	0	0	0	0		-0.4

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA	OPS
2021	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Bat	23	0 HR, 0 SB	0.048	0.139
2026	AAA	Gwinnett Stripers	Pit	102	27.1 IP, 20% K	1.99
2026	AAA	nan	Pit	116	30.0 IP, 19% K	2.40
2026	A+	Rome Emperors	Pit	46	11.1 IP, 28% K	2.43
2024	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	383	90.1 IP, 21% K	2.90
2023	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	440	94.1 IP, 16% K	5.55
2022	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	614	135.0 IP, 18% K	5.47
2021	AAA	Memphis Redbirds	Pit	436	101.2 IP, 21% K	3.11
2021	AA	Springfield Cardinals	Pit	88	20.1 IP, 27% K	4.93
2019	A	Peoria Chiefs	Pit	111	27.1 IP, 17% K	3.65

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.569	0.532	0.300	0.561
2025	0.554	0.589	0.432	0.746

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.