Meanwhile, the losses will keep piling up.
Julien should be getting the PAs against lefties until he shows that his hot (.975 OPS) start against them is just a SSS mirage. Farmer should be relegated to late inning defensive replacement and platoon advantage PH opportunities in place of other struggling players without the platoon advantage. He can also sit in the clubhouse, pat teammates on the back and sing Kumbaya with them.
I'd much rather see the young, up-and-comer who's been working to improve his weaknesses and getting results than watching a twilighter flail while trying to hang on.
Hell, Farmer hasn't even been given any looks at shortstop, even though Willi Castro hasn't been lighting the world on fire. I wonder why that is. Loss of range?
Having him sap playing time from an impact player with a hot bat against same-sided pitchers will just get a big BOO from me.