Luke Farrell
| IP | 55 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 5.56 |
| WHIP | 1.67 |
| BB/9 | 4.42 |
| SO/9 | 8.51 |
- Full name Luke Thomas Farrell
- Born 06/07/1991 in Westlake, OH
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Northwestern
- Debut 07/01/2017
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Drafted in the 6th round (174th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 2013 (signed for $75,000).
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Farrell has gone from human interest story to a prospect worthy of selection in the first 10 rounds. The son of former big league pitcher and current Red Sox manager John Farrell, he had two surgeries to remove a benign tumor from his neck in 2009 and another when it returned in the summer of 2011. Farrell wasn't at full strength as a junior last spring, when he posted a 6.10 ERA, but he has been healthy this year and ranked second in the Big 10 Conference in ERA (2.13) and strikeouts (80 in 84 innings). He spun a shutout at Wrigley Field against Michigan on April 20, closing the game with a 93 mph fastball. Farrell usually pitches at 88-92 mph with his heater. He benefited from hanging around the Red Sox when his father was the pitching coach, as he learned a cutter from Clay Buchholz and Jon Lester, a curveball from Josh Beckett and a changeup from Curt Schilling. Farrell fills the strike zone and uses his 6-foot-6, 200-pound frame to get good angle and plane on his pitches.
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RHP Luke Farrell assigned to Charlotte Knights from ACL White Sox.
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RHP Luke Farrell assigned to Charlotte Knights from ACL White Sox.
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RHP Luke Farrell assigned to ACL White Sox.
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Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Luke Farrell to a minor league contract.
