Luke Farrell Stats & Scouting Report

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
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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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.

RHP Luke Farrell assigned to Algodoneros Union Laguna.
Algodoneros Union Laguna activated RHP Luke Farrell.
Rochester Red Wings released RHP Luke Farrell.
sent RHP Luke Farrell on a rehab assignment to Wilmington Blue Rocks.
Rochester Red Wings sent RHP Luke Farrell on a rehab assignment to Wilmington Blue Rocks.
Rochester Red Wings sent RHP Luke Farrell on a rehab assignment to FCL Nationals.
RHP Luke Farrell assigned to Washington Nationals.
RHP Luke Farrell assigned to Charlotte Knights from ACL White Sox.
RHP Luke Farrell assigned to Charlotte Knights from ACL White Sox.
RHP Luke Farrell assigned to ACL White Sox.
Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Luke Farrell to a minor league contract.