Colorado signs one-plus-year deal with former Dodgers catcher-turned shortstop
Colorado signs one-plus-year deal with former Dodgers catcher-turned shortstop
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The Colorado club in the Major League Baseball has signed a one-year major contract with a former Dodgers catcher to prepare for the 2025 season.
ESPN, a U.S. sports media outlet, reported on the 24th (Korea time) that Colorado signed a 1+1 year major contract with infielder Kyle Farmer (34), who became a free agent (FA) as a non-tender in Minnesota, which includes mutual options in 2026.
The media went on to explain the details of the contract, saying, "Farmer will receive $2.5 million in salary for the 2025 season and $4 million if the 2026 season option is implemented. If Colorado gives up the 2026 season option, Palmer will receive $750,000 in buyout amount."
As a member of the Minnesota Twins, Palmer played in a total of 107 games this year, posting a batting average of 0.214 with five homers and 25 RBIs. His on-base plus slugging percentage was 0.647. He received 5.5 million dollars in salary this season, but his performance fell short of his ransom. For this reason, Minnesota chose to release non-tender instead of adjusting his salary with him.
Non-tender refers to the work of Major League Baseball clubs to organize players on the 40-man list every November, targeting players under six years of service time. The main purpose is to reorganize the team by organizing players who cannot pay, reducing team salaries, and including promising players in the position.
Born in Georgia, the U.S., Palmer was nominated by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth round (244 times overall) of the Major League Rookie Draft in 2012 when he was a college student. He was a shortstop in college, but the Dodgers turned him into a catcher. He thought that his stable footwork and strong shoulders, which were strengthened as shortstop, could make him a big hit as a catcher.
Palmer grew from a minor league to a catcher as the club expected, and lived up to expectations by participating in the Arizona Fall League, where only top prospects can participate, in 2015. He made his Major League debut in 2017, five years after entering the professional league.
Having played 20 at-bats in his first year in the big league, Palmer showed promise with a batting average of 0.300 and two RBIs. He also showed promise as a utility man by playing in four games as a third baseman, three as a catcher and one as a first baseman.
However, his relationship with the Dodgers did not last long. As the team was a strong team with strong players, there was no position for Palmer to easily settle down. However, he started receiving opportunities after being traded to Cincinnati in 2020.
Having shown promise with batting average of 0.266 in 2020, he appeared in a total of 147 games in 2021, recording his big league career high with a batting average of 0.263 and 16 homers and 63 RBIs. His OPS was also good with 0.732.
However, the team started to suffer a downturn since the 2022 season was over and traded to Minnesota. Palmer played a total of 120 games last year, posting a batting average of 0.256 with 11 homers and 46 RBIs and an OPS of 0.725. However, he showed poor performance this year with a batting average of 0.214 and five homers. His company affiliation with Minnesota ended the game.
Palmer is said to be a diverse player who can watch not only the infield but also the outfield. Expectations are high for his stellar performance in the next year as he also showed good performance in the National League. Attention is focusing on whether Palmer will be able to rebound after returning to the National League, which had good memories after leaving the sluggish American League. 메이저놀이터