Infielder Kyle Farmer and outfielder Manuel Margot became free agents on Friday after the Minnesota Twins declined their options for 2025.
Farmer will receive a $250,000 buyout instead of a $6.25 million salary for next year under a mutual option, finishing a one-year contract that was worth $6.3 million.
Margot’s contract had a $12 million mutual option with a $2 million buyout, of which half is deferred, as part of a $19 million, two-year deal.
Farmer, 34, had a career-low batting average of .214, with five home runs and 25 RBIs in 107 games. He played second base, shortstop, and third base, and also appeared in one game at first base and three times as a relief pitcher. He missed time between July 10 and August 9 due to a strained right shoulder.
In his eight seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2017-18), Cincinnati (2019-22), and Minnesota (2023-24), Farmer has a .250 average with 55 home runs and 254 RBIs. Minnesota acquired him in November 2022 in a trade for right-hander Casey Legumina.
Margot, 30, had a batting average of .238 with four home runs and 31 RBIs. He was traded from Tampa Bay to the Los Angeles Dodgers last December and then to the Twins in February.
Margot’s salary this year was $10 million, and as part of the trade, the Dodgers agreed to pay the Twins $6 million. Since the option was declined, Los Angeles will pay Minnesota an extra $2 million on December 1, 2026, the same day the Dodgers will receive $2 million from Tampa Bay because they declined their option. The Rays already paid the Dodgers $2 million in August.
A nine-year veteran in the majors, Margot has a .254 batting average with 56 home runs, 314 RBIs, and 96 stolen bases while playing for San Diego (2016-19), the Rays (2020-23), and the Twins.
