Kyle Farmer

Kyle Farmer

32-Year-Old ShortstopSS
Minnesota Twins
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#473
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$Signed a one-year, $5.59 million contract with the Twins in January of 2023.
Moves back to bench Monday
SSMinnesota Twins
May 29, 2023
Farmer is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros.
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With Royce Lewis (knee) starting at third base in his return from the 60-day injured list and with Carlos Correa having recently overcome a foot issue, Farmer no longer appears to have a clear path to steady playing time on the left side of the infield. He could challenge Edouard Julien for work at the keystone, but neither player will be anything more than a stopgap solution at the position with Jorge Polanco (hamstring) seemingly close to a return from the 10-day IL. After starting in each of the last nine games, Farmer looks set to see a big downturn in opportunities while he transitions into more of a utility role.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
1
5
5
6
3
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
1
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+31%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+20%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+55%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+10%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left .870 312 46 16 51 3 .289 .353 .518
Since 2021vs Right .663 924 92 17 104 4 .251 .305 .357
2023vs Left .804 32 5 1 6 1 .321 .375 .429
2023vs Right .668 92 15 2 8 0 .259 .315 .353
2022vs Left .948 158 19 8 35 2 .309 .380 .568
2022vs Right .611 425 39 6 43 2 .235 .291 .320
2021vs Left .789 122 22 7 10 0 .257 .311 .478
2021vs Right .715 407 38 9 53 2 .265 .318 .397
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+7%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+6%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+6%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+12%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .738 650 77 18 87 3 .263 .326 .412
Since 2021Away .689 586 61 15 68 4 .257 .307 .381
2023Home .687 78 11 2 7 0 .254 .321 .366
2023Away .729 46 9 1 7 1 .310 .348 .381
2022Home .721 292 33 7 42 2 .253 .324 .397
2022Away .681 291 25 7 36 2 .257 .306 .375
2021Home .771 280 33 9 38 1 .276 .330 .441
2021Away .690 249 27 7 25 1 .249 .301 .389
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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
6.7%
 
K Rate
25.8%
 
BABIP
.355
 
ISO
.101
 
AVG
.275
 
OBP
.333
 
SLG
.376
 
OPS
.709
 
wOBA
.314
 
Exit Velocity
88.9 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
35.8%
 
Barrels/PA
3.2%
 
Expected BA
.257
 
Expected SLG
.401
 
Sprint Speed
22.4 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
42.0%
 
Line Drive %
30.9%
 
Fly Ball %
27.2%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2022
2021
2020
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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Racks up three hits
SSMinnesota Twins
May 20, 2023
Farmer went 3-for-5 with an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Angels.
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Sitting Wednesday
SSMinnesota Twins
May 17, 2023
Farmer is not in the starting lineup Wednesday versus the Dodgers.
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Opens and closes scoring
SSMinnesota Twins
May 16, 2023
Farmer went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and three RBI in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Dodgers.
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Strong in win
SSMinnesota Twins
May 14, 2023
Farmer went 3-for-5 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's 16-3 win over the Cubs.
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Batting cleanup Friday
SSMinnesota Twins
May 12, 2023
Farmer is batting cleanup for the Twins on Friday against the Cubs, Aaron Gleeman of The Athletic reports.
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