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Lane Thomas

Lane Thomas

OF • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank N/A Actual 51 N/A • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
231.23473126.337.39046.08
Compare to same point last season
125.16041110246.2724

Lane Thomas | Fantasy Outlook

Lane Thomas ignites the Royals' offense with a massive mid-summer power surge

Thomas has been on a tear lately, slashing .342/.405/.684 over his last 10 games with two home runs and eight RBIs. He serves as the primary center fielder and frequent leadoff man for a fifth-place Royals squad that currently sits at 38-59 in the AL Central. Despite the team's current five-game losing streak, Thomas has remained a catalyst at the top of the order, providing much-needed stability while teammates like Maikel Garcia remain on the injured list.

While his recent .342 average is a significant jump from his .234 season mark, his power output is finally aligning with the production seen during his career-best years in Washington. Having already swatted seven home runs through 82 games, he is nearly at our total season projection of eight, suggesting he is likely to exceed our models' power expectations. His stolen base production has slowed to just four bags this year, but his increased extra-base hit frequency is currently offsetting that loss in speed value.

The Royals have three games remaining this week, all at home against the Padres. Thomas faces a stiff challenge on Friday against Michael King and his 3.40 ERA, but the outlook improves significantly over the weekend. He will match up against Griffin Canning, who enters with a 6.75 ERA and 1.67 WHIP, and German Marquez, who carries a 5.18 ERA. Given these favorable weekend matchups and his elite 1.089 OPS over the last fortnight, he is a must-play in all formats. Start.

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
07/12 @BAL 3 0 0 1 0 0 234 6
07/11 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 0
07/10 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 -1
07/09 @NYM 1 1 1 1 0 0 233 6
07/08 @NYM 1 0 0 0 0 0 233 2
07/07 @NYM 3 0 1 4 0 2 232 12
07/06 PHI 2 1 1 1 0 1 222 8
07/05 PHI 1 0 2 1 0 1 216 7
07/04 PHI 1 0 1 0 0 0 214 3
07/02 TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 213 2
07/01 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 212 -1
06/30 TB 1 0 0 0 0 0 217 2
06/28 @CHW 2 0 1 1 1 0 216 6
06/27 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 -1
06/26 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 1 216 0
06/25 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 0
06/24 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 224 0
06/23 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 0
06/22 @TB 1 0 0 1 0 0 232 3
06/21 STL 1 0 0 1 0 0 231 2
06/19 STL 1 0 1 0 0 0 232 4
06/18 STL 2 0 1 2 0 0 232 7
06/17 @WAS 1 1 1 1 0 1 226 7
06/16 @WAS 1 1 2 1 0 2 225 10
06/15 @WAS 1 0 0 0 0 0 223 1
06/14 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 224 1
06/13 HOU 1 1 2 1 0 1 229 8
06/12 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 227 0
06/11 TEX 0 0 0 0 0 1 228 0
06/10 TEX 2 0 0 1 0 0 234 3
06/07 @MIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 225 1
06/06 @MIN 1 0 0 0 0 1 226 3
06/05 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 221 0
06/04 @MIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 223 3
06/03 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 216 2
06/02 @CIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 218 1
06/01 @CIN 3 1 2 4 0 0 226 14
05/31 @TEX 1 0 0 1 0 0 208 3
05/30 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 202 0
05/29 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 206 0
05/27 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 215 -1
05/26 NYY 2 0 0 0 0 1 222 5
05/25 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 1 207 2
05/20 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 1
05/19 BOS 2 0 0 1 0 0 212 4
05/17 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 198 0
05/15 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 1 205 1
05/14 @CHW 1 0 0 1 0 0 208 3
05/13 @CHW 0 0 1 0 0 1 200 1
05/10 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 208 -1
05/09 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 214 0
05/08 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 224 1
05/07 CLE 0 0 0 1 0 1 227 3
05/06 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 227 2
05/04 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 234 1
05/02 @SEA 0 0 1 0 0 0 246 2
05/01 @SEA 1 0 0 1 0 0 246 3
04/30 @ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 0
04/29 @ATH 1 0 0 0 0 1 246 2
04/28 @ATH 1 0 0 0 1 1 236 5
04/26 LAA 3 1 2 3 0 0 226 11
04/24 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 2 191 2
04/22 BAL 1 0 0 1 0 0 200 3
04/20 BAL 0 0 1 0 0 1 195 3
04/19 @NYY 1 0 0 0 0 1 195 3
04/18 @NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 0
04/17 @NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 200 2
04/16 @DET 1 0 1 0 0 1 194 4
04/15 @DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 167 1
04/14 @DET 1 0 0 0 1 1 154 5
04/11 CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 130 1
04/09 CHW 1 0 0 0 0 0 136 2
04/08 @CLE 0 0 1 0 0 2 105 2
04/07 @CLE 0 0 0 0 1 0 118 3
04/06 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 118 1
04/05 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 1 118 2
04/04 MIL 1 0 1 1 0 1 143 6
04/02 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 077 0
03/30 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 111 1
03/29 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 125 -1
03/28 @ATL 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 1
03/27 @ATL 1 0 0 0 0 1 333 1
Totals: 5472631434
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2019 STL 23 12 4 6 12 1 2 .316 .366 .684 44
2020 STL 14 5 1 5 2 0 2 .135 .179 .297 13
2021 STL 66 49 6 31 24 5 31 .230 .327 .404 186
2022 WAS 126 110 14 57 48 8 34 .242 .298 .399 347
2023 WAS 155 165 28 100 85 20 36 .266 .315 .469 532
2024 WAS 138 119 17 68 72 32 51 .234 .310 .400 450
2025 CLE 37 20 4 10 11 3 13 .160 .241 .272 67
2026 KC 77 54 7 24 30 3 32 .234 .332 .390 199
ON PACE 128 90 11 40 50 5 53 .234 .332 .390 332
3-YEAR AVG 110 101 16 59 56 18 33 .243 .305 .421 350
Career 636 534 81 301 284 72 201 .240 .308 .414

Thomas Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.291 .4 2.0 1.5 .1 .366 .540 .906 1.3 1.3 0.0 3.1 11.6 1.2 .1 5.8 11.1
AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
.278 .1 .7 .4 0 .360 .525 .885 0.4 0.4 0.0 1.0 3.9 0.4 0 1.9 3.7
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 68% 54%
Salvador Perez 64% 52%
NAME OWN START
Maikel Garcia 79% 13%
Vinnie Pasquantino 54% 27%
Nick Loftin 4% 2%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 98%
Tyler Tolbert 14% 5%
Michael Massey 2% 2%
Jonathan India 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 74% 63%
Lane Thomas 5% 5%
Kyle Isbel 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 72% 40%
Seth Lugo 39% 29%
Kris Bubic 37% 5%
Cole Ragans 33% 11%
Noah Cameron 25% 16%
Stephen Kolek 12% 2%
Luinder Avila 4% 4%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 98%
Carlos Estevez 21% 6%
Alex Lange 17% 16%
Lucas Erceg 17% 15%
Matt Strahm 8% 7%
Daniel Lynch IV 5% 5%

Team Rankings

AVG
.247
11th
R
418
19th
HR
98
25th
RBI
398
19th
SB
75
9th
OBP
.316
15th
SLG
.397
18th
OPS
.713
18th
W
39
28th
SV
23
18th
ERA
4.92
28th
WHIP
1.45
28th
QS
40
5th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox51-45.531-466423
GuardiansGuardians51-46.5260.5385387
TwinsTwins49-49.5003476487
TigersTigers45-52.4646.5409384
RoyalsRoyals39-59.39813418505

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen90314417613511.242  
Salvador Perez90352327411370.210  
Luke Maile2621130.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino7126530596324.223  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey7823231627332.267  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
Tyler Tolbert355417202511.370  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin6018027444291.244  
Maikel Garcia6926832703305.261  
Josh Rojas163547150.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.9236451103133930.283  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone91323448415353.260  
Lane Thomas8323528568324.238  
Isaac Collins8727235655295.239  
Kyle Isbel5616416403115.244  
Starling Marte441121230191.268  
John Rave91834110.222  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha19570119.1963.771.19  
Noah Cameron1857095.2914.891.42  
Seth Lugo20360110.2894.391.41  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Luinder Avila1843056.2505.081.62  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Beck Way1610019.2173.201.58  
Mason Black1200017.2153.571.70  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg39431238.0275.211.63  
Alex Lange3805839.0376.001.51  
John Schreiber4103137.1283.381.29  
Eli Morgan1501118.1165.401.75  
Daniel Lynch IV3922138.1332.350.94  
Matt Strahm3533031.1257.181.50  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Jose Cuas50006.192.841.58  
Randy Dobnak20009.241.861.35  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  
Steven Cruz3022032.1414.731.33  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
07-17 SD08:10 EDTSeth Lugo
Michael King
07-18 SD04:10 EDT
Griffin Canning
07-19 SD02:10 EDTNoah Cameron
German Marquez

Player Timeline

Jun 1st

Lane Thomas Smashes First-Inning Grand Slam

Apr 26th

Lane Thomas Helps Royals Outlast Angels 11–9 in Extra-Inning Thriller ...

Feb 26th

Lane Thomas Hits a Home Run (Video)

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