Twins acquire infielder Kyle Farmer from Reds
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins acquired shortstop Kyle Farmer from Cincinnati on Friday night time in a commerce that despatched minor league right-hander Casey Legumina to the Reds.
Farmer provides the Twins center infield flexibility no matter whether or not they get a brand new deal finished this winter with free agent shortstop Carlos Correa. The 32-year-old Farmer batted .255 with 14 residence runs and 78 RBIs in 526 at-bats for the Reds in 2022, his second season as an everyday within the lineup. He began 98 video games at shortstop, 36 at third base and 10 because the designated hitter.
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The Twins traded third baseman Gio Urshela to the Los Angeles Angels earlier on Friday for minor league right-hander Alejandro Hidalgo.
Jorge Polanco is entrenched because the second baseman and Luis Arraez and Jose Miranda are on observe to take the nook infield spots, but when Correa doesn’t return the Twins would want an everyday shortstop.
Prized prospect Royce Lewis is recovering from one other torn ACL and certain gained’t be prepared for motion till midseason. Nick Gordon is the one different pure shortstop on the roster, however his best worth to the Twins is his versatility. Gordon began 78 video games within the outfield final yr, 29 at second base and 7 at shortstop.
Farmer made his main league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017. He is eligible for wage arbitration.
Legumina was an eighth-round draft choose by the Twins in 2019 out of Gonzaga University. He has a 4.25 ERA in 135 2/3 innings over two minor league seasons, with 25 begins in 48 appearances. Legumina completed 2022 with Double-A Wichita.
The Twins additionally tendered contracts to their remaining seven gamers eligible for arbitration: Arraez, left-handed reliever Caleb Thielbar, right-handed relievers Jorge Alcala, Jorge López and Emilio Pagán, and right-handed starters Tyler Mahle and Chris Paddack. Outfielder Kyle Garlick averted arbitration earlier this month by signing a one-year, $750,000 deal.
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