Brewers make pick in Rule 5 draft

The Milwaukee Brewers are making one selection in baseball's
Rule 5 draft, selecting lefthander Connor Thomas from St.
Louis.  Players are eligible for the Rule 5 draft if they
have played in a major league farm system for at least five
years, but are not on their team's 40-man major league
roster.  Thomas was a fifth round pick in the 2019 draft.  He
has pitched in the Cardinal farm system for five seasons,
primarily as a starter, and has a career minor league record
of 28-27, with a 4.33 ERA.  The Cardinals switched Thomas to
the bullpen last season, and he made 56 appearances for their
'AAA' farmclub at Memphis, all but three in relief, and was
7-4, with a 2.89 ERA and three saves.  Thomas played college
baseball at Georgia Tech.