James Robert Farris (born April 4, 1992) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.
[4] After signing, he made his professional debut with the Boise Hawks, posting a 2.57 ERA in 14 innings pitched.
He spent 2015 with the South Bend Cubs and Myrtle Beach Pelicans, compiling a combined 2–8 record and 3.47 ERA in 38 relief appearances, and 2016 with Myrtle Beach and the Tennessee Smokies, pitching to a combined 2–5 record and 2.59 ERA in 43 total games.
[5] On February 1, 2017, the Cubs traded Farris to the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Eddie Butler.
[6] He spent the season with both the Hartford Yard Goats and the Albuquerque Isotopes, collecting a 1–3 record and 3.59 ERA with 69 strikeouts in 57+2⁄3 innings.