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while in the process of weighing options, the dumbbell (very apt name) was dropped on nick krall's foot. at that point he was just like, "screw it, let's see if we can dust off willie mays hayes (aka dee strange-gordon) and make him our shortstop."
In the meantime, the early results on Farmer look good.
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757690 (03-04-2021),Ron Madden (03-04-2021)
I'm holding out some hope for Kyle Farmer as well, but I think he's more or less a known quantity. You can make reasonable arguments that consistent playing time might help or that his new weight will improve his bat, but across four seasons, he's a sub-80 wRC+. He might play passable defense, but no matter what he does during spring training, he's going to be poor at the dish. There's a reason he's 30 with 364 career PA. He's not a particularly good hitter, and he won't be in 2021.
I fully expect Kyle Farmer to be terrible at the plate, again, in 2021. He's not a bad all-around defender, but once Garcia comes up I don't really see what he brings to mid-season Reds. I'd rather give a kid like Blandino one last shot than keep Farmer around because he's a good teammate.
M2 (03-04-2021)
Admittedly, i don't know much about Blandino. Does he have the glove to stick at SS? I'm not sure if he was ever given a chance as he was moved to 2B/3B when his professional career started. He does seem to have a good eye at the plate (lifetime .365 OBP in the minors, including .386 and .390 his last 2 years at Louisville). He's probably not much more than Farmer, but he's more of an unknown and could surprise.
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