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Kyle Farmer

Kyle Farmer

35-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
 Free Agent  
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2025 Stats
AVG
.227
HR
8
RBI
31
R
24
SB
0
2026 Projections
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2026 Fantasy Outlook
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Bats R
Throws R
40 Man No
Height 6'0"
Weight 202
DOB 8/17/1990
Born Atlanta, GA
College Georgia
Drafted 8th Rd 2013 LAD
Signed a one-year, $3.25 million contract with the Rockies in November of 2024. The Rockies declined his $4 million mutual option for 2026 in November of 2025.
Becomes free agent
2BFree Agent  
November 4, 2025
The Rockies declined Farmer's $4 million mutual option for 2026 on Tuesday, Thomas Harding of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
The club will pay him a $750,000 buyout instead. Farmer slashed just .227/.280/.365 with eight home runs over 97 contests for the Rockies this season. The utility infielder is now a free agent.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
3
4
1
2
4
13
12
2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
9
4
4
11
4
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+24%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+36%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+38%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+12%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .767 369 37 11 40 4 .268 .336 .431
Since 2023vs Right .618 542 62 13 62 1 .214 .273 .345
2025vs Left .767 123 12 6 14 0 .252 .325 .441
2025vs Right .562 177 12 2 17 0 .211 .249 .313
2024vs Left .751 118 12 3 10 2 .262 .331 .421
2024vs Right .545 124 14 2 15 1 .167 .258 .287
2023vs Left .781 128 13 2 16 2 .289 .352 .430
2023vs Right .695 241 36 9 30 0 .239 .299 .396
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
Even Split
2025
 
 
+23%
OPS on Road
2024
Even Split
2023
 
 
+16%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .677 433 47 12 44 1 .234 .300 .377
Since 2023Away .679 478 52 12 58 4 .237 .297 .382
2025Home .575 144 12 3 11 0 .207 .257 .319
2025Away .710 156 12 5 20 0 .246 .301 .408
2024Home .646 109 9 4 12 1 .196 .275 .371
2024Away .647 133 17 1 13 2 .229 .308 .339
2023Home .779 180 26 5 21 0 .280 .350 .429
2023Away .674 189 23 6 25 2 .234 .286 .389
Stat Review
How does Kyle Farmer compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.26
 
BB Rate
5.7%
 
K Rate
22.0%
 
BABIP
.268
 
ISO
.137
 
AVG
.227
 
OBP
.280
 
SLG
.365
 
OPS
.645
 
wOBA
.286
 
Exit Velocity
87.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
32.4%
 
Barrels/PA
4.3%
 
Expected BA
.230
 
Expected SLG
.345
 
Sprint Speed
22.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
41.8%
 
Line Drive %
23.0%
 
Fly Ball %
35.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Farmer struggled at the plate last season as the glove-first infielder may have lost the pop in his bat that made him a viable backup. Farmer began the season in a woeful slump by hitting just .165 with no home runs and a .511 OPS before June. He finally found his stroke by posting a .747 OPS in his final 62 games but hit just five home runs. His defense also slipped as he graded below average at second base and third base. While a move to Coors Field may mask his decline at the plate and improve his home run totals, he may have a hard time staying on the roster in a reserve role at age 34.
Farmer was Minnesota's primary utility infielder and got significant playing time at third base and second base due to injuries. He has decent power for a glove-first infielder (11 HR and .152 ISO) and doesn't strike out too often (his 23.3% K% was his second season more than 20%). He was a plus defender at second and third base and can still hold his own at shortstop. His lack of premium power and lower contact rate (74.4%) get him exposed in more than short-term duty. He should get significant playing time in a utility role again.
Farmer worked as Cincinnati's primary shortstop for a second straight year and had a .255/.315/.386 slash line in 142 games last season. He's a solid infielder but profiles better as a utility option than a starter, and he'll now be filling the former role after he was traded to the Twins, especially with Carlos Correa back in the fold. Farmer has solid strikeout and walk rates (17 percent and 5.9 percent, respectively), but overall he provides a below-average bat and has a 91 wRC+ over the past two seasons. His opportunities could be more matchup oriented with Minnesota which could boost his rate stats with a higher concentration of at-bats against left-handed pitching, but Farmer doesn't offer much fantasy value as that potential upside is likely to diminish with more playing time.
Despite having his best major league season in 2021, Farmer is a source of frustration for Reds fans. That's not on Farmer, but on the Reds' front office, who opted not to improve the shortstop position in the offseason, instead settling first on Eugenio Suarez and then on Farmer after Suarez did not work out. While Farmer was fantastic in July (.395/.456/.691), he tapered off and his overall rate stats (.316 OBP, .416 SLG) were just ok for a player in Great American Ballpark. Just as it's inadequate for the Reds to rely upon Farmer as a full-time shortstop, he doesn't provide enough category juice to be your fantasy shortstop and is a good bet to regress in 2022. That being said, his opportunities are unlikely to decrease, as Cincinnati has committed to a full rebuild and Suarez is no longer in the infield mix.
In 2019, Farmer traded away contact in exchange to add power, but in 2020 he reversed the equation, going homerless in 70 plate appearances, but lowering his K% from 29.9 to 18.6. Sample size caveats aside, is the trade-off worth it? While it's generally true that OBP is undervalued and SLG overvalued, with Farmer the offense hasn't risen enough to the level for it to matter. He's the definition of a replacement-level utility player, one who can play multiple positions in a pinch, but one that you wouldn't want to start for your roto team unless you're in a pinch.
Farmer spent most of the 2019 campaign in the majors, logging time at all four infield positions as well as behind the plate. He also showed some pop with his bat for the first time in his big-league career, slugging nine home runs and registering a .180 ISO in 197 plate appearances. That touch of power was a nice surprise, but it came at a price as Farmer's 67.8% contact rate was well below his his major- and minor-league career norms. Not coincidentally, the 29-year-old's strikeout rate jumped to an uncharacteristic 30.3% while both his batting average (.230) and xBA (.226) tumbled. Farmer wasn't expected to make the team out of spring training last season, but he solidified his spot on the club with his versatility -- he even logged a garbage-time outing as a relief pitcher. That versatility should keep Farmer on the roster in 2020, but he isn't likely to be more than a utility player.
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Pops homer off bench
2BColorado Rockies  
August 30, 2025
Farmer went 1-for-1 with a two-run home run Friday against the Cubs.
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Connects for sixth homer
2BColorado Rockies  
August 14, 2025
Farmer went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Diamondbacks.
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Hits solo blast Tuesday
2BColorado Rockies  
July 30, 2025
Farmer went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's loss to the Guardians.
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Gets chance at second base
2BColorado Rockies  
July 20, 2025
Farmer went 0-for-3 with a strikeout Sunday against the Twins.
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Homers Wednesday
2BColorado Rockies  
July 9, 2025
Farmer went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run during Wednesday's 10-2 loss to the Red Sox.
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Offseason trade option
2BMinnesota Twins  
November 8, 2023
Farmer could be traded this offseason as the Twins look to reduce payroll, Dan Hayes of The Athletic reports.
Analysis
Farmer is projected to earn around $6 million in 2024 in his final year of arbitration eligibility. He had a solid 2023 season in slashing .253/.314/.405 with 11 homers in 120 games while playing all over the infield, but Minnesota likely feels it could replace Farmer's production with a younger, cheaper option.
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