 much of next season, depending on what ultimately procedure is done, whether it's Tommy John or the internal brace procedure on his right elbow or both. So Farmer ready to go. He'll face Kebert Ruiz, who has the two-run homer in the fourth inning. Here's the pitch. Farmer drops in a breaking ball for a strike. If both procedures would not change the time frame, it's only if it's just the internal brace, the chance to come back sooner. Here's the 0-1.