Thomas is working out of the bullpen at Double-A Altoona.

EDGE Analysis

A former starting pitching prospect, the writing seemed to be on the wall with Thomas that he might fit best in relief, and the Pirates seem to have made that move official. The hard-throwing righty has the stuff to eventually pitch near the back of a big-league bullpen. He has two strikeouts while allowing one hit and one walk in two scoreless innings this season.

Thomas was traded to Pittsburgh from Cleveland on Monday alongside Erik Gonzalez and Dante Mendoza in exchange for Jordan Luplow and Max Moroff.

EDGE Analysis

Thomas appeared in eight games (six starts) in the Rookie League this past year, recording a 4.58 ERA and 1.20 WHIP with 27 strikeouts in 19.2 innings. The 19-year-old right-hander will likely advance to the Low-A level during the 2019 season.