Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 12-3 win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday. Farmer took Atlanta reliever Josh Tomlin deep in the sixth inning, giving him 11 homers on the year. After opening the year as a bench player, the veteran shortstop has been a surprising producer for Cincinnati this season, hitting .262 with 43 runs, 43 RBI, and two steals over 344 at-bats. Farmer is worth a look in deeper mixed leagues and NL-only fantasy formats.

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 3-for-5 with a solo homer and two runs in a 5-4 loss to the New York Mets on Saturday. Farmer took New York lefty Rich Hill deep in the fifth inning to give him the first double-digit homer season of his career. The veteran shortstop is working on a nine-game hit streak as he has been red-hot for the Reds of late. Over his past 15 games, Farmer is hitting .456 with three homers and six RBI. On the season, Farmer has a .263 average, 10 homers, 37 runs,...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs, and an RBI in a 6-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday. Farmer hit his solo shot off of St. Louis starter Wade LeBlanc in the fourth inning in the win. The veteran shortstop is hitting .235 with eight homers, 30 runs, 30 RBI, and two steals in 264 at-bats on the season. Farmer has been swinging a hot bat of late, hitting .327 with three homers in his past 15 games. He is worth a look as a cheap option in DFS ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer is back in the starting lineup on Thursday against the Milwaukee Brewers after taking the day off on Wednesday due to general body soreness. Farmer is at the 6 and is hitting eighth against Brewers right-hander Adrian Houser. He is hitting .353 (6-for-17) with two home runs and three RBI in five games so far in July, but he's been pretty mediocre on the season as a whole with a .223 batting average, seven home runs and 28 RBI in 261 plate appearances. You ...

Cincinnati Reds manager David Bell said that shortstop Kyle Farmer is dealing with "body soreness" and is the reason he's resting on Wednesday against the Kansas City Royals. It comes after Farmer went 3-for-4 with a double, his seventh home run of the season and two RBI in the loss to the Royals on Tuesday night. He's started off the month of July hot with six hits (two home runs) in 17 at-bats and has been seeing regular time at the 6 for Cincinnati, making him relevant in NL-only leagues. ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, and two RBI in a 7-6 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday. Farmer just needed a triple to hit for the cycle in the game. The veteran shortstop has been forced into an everyday role thanks to Mike Moustakas' heel injury and is hitting .223 with seven homers, 27 runs, 27 RBI, and two steals in 233 at-bats in the additional opportunity. He's probably headed back to a utility role when Moustakas is able to return but ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer is dealing with some "bumps and bruises" and was out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Royals. "Hopefully he can get those little minor things healed up and be back in there tomorrow," said manager David Bell. Farmer has struggled offensively, hitting .205 (9-for-44) with a homer, four RBI, and a stolen base over his last 15 games. The 30-year-old continues to play every day and has fantasy appeal in deep-league formats due to his ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 3-for-5 with a homer, two runs, an RBI, and a steal in a 5-4 win over the San Diego Padres on Thursday. Farmer connected on a solo shot off of San Diego closer Mark Melancon in the bottom of the ninth inning to tie up the game before catcher Tyler Stephenson hit a walk-off single to win it for the Reds. Farmer is hitting .220 with six homers, 24 runs, 26 RBI, and two steals across 221 at-bats in 2021. He has been trending up of late, hitting .278 ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, and five RBI in an 11-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. Farmer fell just a triple shy of hitting for the cycle in the win. The veteran infielder is now hitting .215 with three doubles, four homers, 13 runs, 17 RBI, and a steal in 135 at-bats. Farmer has been operating as the team's primary shortstop since they lost Mike Moustakas to a heel injury a few weeks ago. With Moustakas likely to return to action ...

Cincinnati Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer went 1-for-2 with a solo homer in a 2-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday. Farmer went deep off of Washington ace Max Scherzer in the third inning to provide the Reds with their first run of the ballgame. The veteran infielder has settled in as the team's everyday shortstop with Eugenio Suarez shifting back to third base in what has been a more effective defensive alignment for Cincinnati. Farmer had opened the season as the team's utility man....