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Farmer agreed to a one-year deal with the Reds on Wednesday, C. Trent Rosecrans of The Athletic reports. He was non-tendered by the Reds and then just minutes later it was announced that the two sides had already agreed on a new deal. Farmer doesn't do much damage at the plate, but he can play almost every position on the field, and it's that defensive versatility that appealed to the Reds.
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Farmer was non-tendered by the Reds on Wednesday. A jack of all trades but master of none, Farmer saw time at five different positions last year for Cincinnati, but he logged a wRC+ under 77 for the fourth straight season. He will attempt to catch on elsewhere as a super utility player.
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Farmer started at shortstop and went 0-for-2 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to Milwaukee. The shortstop spot has been a black hole in the Cincinnati lineup for much of September, so manager David Bell opted to give Farmer a look at the position in the hope he might provide a spark. The move didn't pay off, with the hitless showing dropping Farmer's season-long average to .259. Farmer will retreat to his normal bench role in the series finale with the Brewers on Wednesday while Freddy Galvis starts at shortstop.
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Farmer is in the starting lineup for Game 2 of Thursday's game against the Brewers, batting eighth and playing shortstop. Farmer sat in Game 1, but will take the place of Jose Garcia for the second half of the twin bill.
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Farmer went 3-for-3 in Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Cardinals. The Reds were only able to muster six baserunners (four hits, two walks) against Kwang-Hyun Kim and the Cardinals' bullpen, and Farmer accounted for exactly half of them. All three of Farmer's hits were singles. The utility man is hitting .294/.351/.353 with three RBI, two runs scored and a stolen base through 37 plate appearances this season.
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11:29 pm ET / @m_sheldon
Mark Sheldon
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7:08 pm ET / @ctrent
C. Trent Rosecrans
Kyle Farmer said he was checked Twitter daily to see the #Reds had signed a shortstop. He worked this offseason wit… https://t.co/STwk4LX8GG
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Mark Sheldon
Kyle Farmer: "Trust me, I was on twitter every day to see if they were going to sign a shortstop or not." #reds
Stats
Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | BB | KO | SB | AVG |
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2020 | CIN | 32 | 64 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 1 | .265 |
2019 | CIN | 97 | 183 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 27 | 10 | 59 | 4 | .229 |
2018 | LAD | 39 | 68 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .235 |
TOTAL | 188 | 335 | 28 | 81 | 9 | 42 | 20 | 90 | 5 |