Kyle Farmer

Kyle Farmer

35-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
Atlanta Braves
2026 Fantasy Outlook
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Signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract with Atlanta in February of 2026.
Back from injured list
2BAtlanta Braves
July 4, 2026
Atlanta reinstated Farmer (forearm) from the 10-day injured list Saturday.
Analysis
Farmer has been on the 10-day IL since mid-May due to a strained right forearm. He was cleared for a rehab assignment in late June and went 2-for-20 with one home run, three RBI and five runs scored during his time in the minors. While he didn't look great at the plate during his rehab assignment, Farmer has progressed enough in his recovery to return to the majors, with his reinstatement from the IL corresponding with Atlanta placing Ha-Seong Kim (finger) on the 10-day IL.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
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vs Left-Handed Pitchers
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+36%
OPS vs LHP
2026
 
 
+41%
OPS vs LHP
2025
 
 
+36%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+38%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024vs Left .753 252 25 9 26 2 .258 .325 .428
Since 2024vs Right .554 306 27 4 33 1 .194 .252 .302
2026vs Left .636 11 1 0 2 0 .273 .273 .364
2026vs Right .450 5 1 0 1 0 .250 .200 .250
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
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2024
 
 
+13%
OPS on Road
2026
Even Split
2025
 
 
+23%
OPS on Road
2024
Even Split
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2024Home .604 265 22 7 25 1 .205 .264 .340
Since 2024Away .680 293 30 6 34 2 .240 .304 .376
2026Home .583 12 1 0 2 0 .250 .250 .333
2026Away .583 4 1 0 1 0 .333 .250 .333
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
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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
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BB Rate
0.0%
 
K Rate
25.0%
 
BABIP
.333
 
ISO
.067
 
AVG
.267
 
OBP
.250
 
SLG
.333
 
OPS
.583
 
wOBA
.246
 
Exit Velocity
81.6 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
25.0%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.274
 
Expected SLG
.316
 
Sprint Speed
22.7 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
50.0%
 
Line Drive %
33.3%
 
Fly Ball %
16.7%
 
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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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Beginning rehab assignment
2BAtlanta Braves
Forearm
June 23, 2026
Farmer (forearm) will begin a rehab assignment with Double-A Columbus on Tuesday.
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Goes on IL with strained forearm
2BAtlanta Braves
Forearm
May 18, 2026
Atlanta placed Farmer on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right forearm strain.
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Takes advantage of rare opportunity
2BAtlanta Braves
April 13, 2026
Farmer went 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's rout of the Guardians.
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Gets split contract with Atlanta
2BAtlanta Braves
March 21, 2026
Atlanta signed Farmer to a one-year split contract Saturday.
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Could find way onto roster
2BAtlanta Braves
March 5, 2026
Farmer has a better chance of making Atlanta's 26-man roster in the wake of a season-long suspension to Jurickson Profar, Gabriel Burns of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
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Will get reps at catcher
2BAtlanta Braves
June 23, 2026
Farmer, who's working his way back from a forearm injury, will get reps at catcher during a rehab stint with Double-A Columbus, according to Mark Bowman of MLB.com.
Analysis
The 35-year-old was drafted as a catcher and logged nearly 2,800 innings at the position in the minors. However, his experience behind the plate at the MLB level has been limited to 90 innings and none since 2019, when he was playing for the Reds. Farmer has appeared in just 10 games for Atlanta this season, but if he experiment is successful, he could be in line for more playing time given the additional positional flexibility.
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