PT TOMORROW: AL Central—Farmer forging foundation

Detroit Tigers

Alex Avila (C, DET) told the Detroit News May 13 he thinks Jordan Zimmermann (RHP, DET) is on the right track and a victim of some bad luck, but that's not exactly what Zimmermann's Playerlink profile says. Chad Bell (LHP, DET) is with the parent club and could get a shot, but there's more help at Triple-A Toledo.

Buck Farmer (RHP, DET; pictured above) is rolling in his third full season with the Mud Hens. Through mid-May (eight starts, 48.2 IP), he's displayed a career-best 1.7 Ctl, and his 8.7 Dom (13% SwK%) represents another uptick from his 2015 (7.9 Dom) and 2016 (8.4 Dom) efforts. Farmer fans have also witnessed a steady ERA improvement from 4.15 in 2015 to 3.51 in 2017. He's surrendered four HR for a 0.7 hr/9, but...

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