His career seemed promising, but after a short left field battle with Travis Snider, ultimately Thames found himself traded for reliever Steve Delabar, and was shipped to Seattle on July 21st, 2012.
Thames also had a couple of stints, with the Orioles and Astros organizations, before signing a contract with the NC Dinos of the KBO, Korea’s “Majors”, on December 9th, 2013.
Through 2014-2016, he put up some rather mammoth numbers, making a case for himself with the MLB again. In a 3-year span, he tallied an impressive 124 home runs, while batting.