It got referenced yesterday because Buster Olney is expecting the New York Mets to sign Framber Valdez or Ranger Suarez. His infamous 2020 “just about to bet the farm” on the idea of the Mets signing George Springer lives on in infamy.
He must love the term because in 2018, Olney bet the farm on a few things for the coming season. Some were pretty right. He thought Aaron Judge would improve. He believed Ronald Acuna Jr. would become a superstar sooner than later.
There were, of course, some predictions that had him packing up the cows for whomever won the farm in the bet.