The Cincinnati Reds made a series of roster moves at this week’s deadline to add players to their 40-man roster prior to the Rule 5 Draft, in the process showing some of their hand for the 2023 season. In choosing to designate Jeff Hoffman, Jared Solomon, and Derek Law for assignment, it became pretty evident which other healthy arms they had around would be leaned on again for next year.
Buck Farmer was one of those potentially on the roster bubble, and he and the Reds got the business side of their 2023 pact out of the way earlier today.