Braves Land Lane Thomas, Bailey Falter From Royals

Royals trade Lane Thomas

Royals and Braves complete two-player trade. Royals deal Thomas, Falter to Braves ahead of free agency.

Kansas City Royals send Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter to Atlanta Braves in trade...

On Saturday, the Kansas City Royals dealt outfielder Lane Thomas and left-hander Bailey Falter to the Atlanta Braves.

In return, Kansas City will get Braves prospects Lucas Braun, their No.8 ranked left-hander, and fellow LHP Carter Holton.

The 30-year-old Thomas is hitting .232/.326/.393 on the season with 10 homers, 37 RBI and 7 stolen bases in 97 games.

Falter, 29, has struggled in the majors this year, allowing 15 runs on 24 hits with 6 strikeouts over 9.2 innings for a 13.97 ERA.

Both Thomas and Falter are slated to hit free agency at the end of the 2026 season.

Braves reportedly acquire OF Lane Thomas and LHP Bailey Falter from Royals, per multiple sources including MLB's @Feinsand.

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Braun, 24, has posted a 3.53 ERA this year in the minors between Double-A and Triple-A. Across 19 appearances, 17 of them starts, he’s logged 94.1 innings with 93 hits, 27 walks and 82 strikeouts.

 

Holton, 23, owns a 4.32 ERA this season. In 41.2 innings he’s allowed 41 hits and 16 walks while striking out 41.