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Braves released RHP Buck Farmer.
Farmer was a fine low-leverage reliever for the Reds last year, finishing with a 3.04 ERA in 71 innings, but in part because his velocity was down in the process, no one wanted him as a free agent over the winter. He took a minor league deal from the Braves and then failed to make the team with his velocity down even further from last year. He’s a free agent again now after giving up five runs — four earned — in 4 2/3 innings for Triple-A Gwinnett.
Braves signed RHP Buck Farmer to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.
Farmer, 33, was a major asset out of the Reds’ bullpen in 2024 — registering a 3.04 ERA, 1.20 WHIP and a 70/29 K/BB ratio over 71 innings in his 61 appearances. It’s actually a bit surprising that he had to settle for a minor-league deal. With a strong showing in Grapefruit League action, he should have a decent chance at cracking the Braves’ Opening Day bullpen.
Reds re-signed RHP Buck Farmer to a one-year contract.
MLB.com’s Mark Sheldon says the deal is worth $2.25 million. The 32-year-old Farmer became a free agent in November after spending the last two years in Cincinnati and amassing a 4.06 ERA and a 124/54 K/BB ratio in 122 innings out of the bullpen. He’ll be back in the mix in the seventh and eighth innings next season.
Buck Farmer fired a scoreless tenth inning and earned his third save against the Tigers.
It was a bit of a revenge game for the 32-year-old as he was drafted by the Tigers and spent eight seasons with the big league club in Detriot. Farmer needed just 13 pitches to get the job done, and he has a 3.50 ERA across 69 1/3 innings with the Reds this season.
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