Buck Farmer Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 4" / 243 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 2/20/1991 (33)
- Experience
- 10
- College
- Georgia Tech
Buck Farmer Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Buck Farmer News
The Cincinnati Reds re-signed relief pitcher Buck Farmer to a one-year deal worth $2.25 million on Thursday and designated outfielder Bubba Thompson for assignment in a corresponding move. The 32-year-old right-hander has been a middle reliever for the Reds each of the past two seasons and has posted a combined 4.06 ERA (4.00 FIP) and 1.21 WHIP with five saves, 54 walks and 124 strikeouts over 115 appearances out of the bullpen covering 122 innings. At best, Farmer will be a setup man in front of late-inning arms Alexis Diaz, Emilio Pagan and Lucas Sims, which gives him very minimal fantasy appeal, even in the deepest of leagues. In his 10 years in the big leagues, Farmer has a career 4.98 ERA (4.76 FIP), 1.43 WHIP and 21.4 percent strikeout rate in 356 outings (21 starts) with the Reds and Detroit Tigers.
Cincinnati Reds right-hander Buck Farmer threw a clean ninth inning on Wednesday to close out the 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. He allowed no baserunners and struck out, earning his first save of 2023. The 32-year-old veteran is putting up solid numbers with a 2.60 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, and 23.8% strikeout rate over 27.2 innings. Alexis Diaz pitched in three of the last four days before Wednesday, so it makes sense he got the night off. Fantasy manager can't assume Farmer will record many saves moving forward, so he's mostly irrelevant in any format unless he can start adding to his two holds.
The Cincinnati Reds avoided salary arbitration with right-handed reliever Buck Farmer by agreeing to a one-year, $1.75 million deal. In his first year with the Reds in 2022, Farmer finished with a 3.83 ERA (3.03 FIP), a 1.29 WHIP, five holds, his first two career saves and 54 strikeouts in 47 innings over 44 relief appearances. He was much better after being called up for the second time in early July, closing out the year with a 2.83 ERA in 35 innings pitched. The 31-year-old will return for his second season in Cincinnati in 2023, but he isn't at all on the fantasy radar.
Batting Order
1 | Jonathan India |
2 | Will Benson |
3 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand |
4 | Jeimer Candelario |
5 | Jake Fraley |
6 | Elly De La Cruz |
7 | Spencer Steer |
8 | Nick Martini |
9 | Tyler Stephenson |
Buck Farmer Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Jonathan India |
2 | Will Benson |
3 | Christian Encarnacion-Strand |
4 | Jeimer Candelario |
5 | Jake Fraley |
6 | Elly De La Cruz |
7 | Spencer Steer |
8 | Nick Martini |
9 | Tyler Stephenson |