When the Los Angeles Dodgers completed a trade with the Cincinnati Reds in December 2018, Kyle Farmer understandably was a bit of an afterthought.
Instead, headliners in the salary-motivated deal were Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp, Alex Wood and Homer Bailey. Of course, the Dodgers would later use prospects Jeter Downs in a trade to acquire Mookie Betts and David Price from the Boston Red Sox, and Josiah Gray was packed to the Washington Nationals in exchange for Max Scherzer and Trea Turner.
Meanwhile, Farmer has carved out an everyday role with the Reds. Once buried in the Dodgers organization behind other catchers, the 31-year-old has converted to shortstop.