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Atlanta Braves Sign Lefty Reliever Jacob Lindgren

By Fred Owens

Mar 7, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Jacob Lindgren (65) pitches against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 7, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; New York Yankees relief pitcher Jacob Lindgren (65) pitches against the Houston Astros during the ninth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Butch Dill-USA TODAY Sports /
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Lindgren’s first year provided him a tour of Florida, Carolina and New Jersey. Like most rookies Lindgren began his professional career in rookie ball with the GCL Yankees; that lasted one inning. He clearly over matched the opposition there and was immediately moved to low A ball.

It took four appearances – five IP, 11 K, no walks –  in low A to convince the Yankees he was too good for that group as well and promote him to the A+ Florida state league.In Tampa he appeared in six games, threw 7 1/3 innings, struck out 17 and walked four.

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That performance booked him a flight to AA Trenton. The move to AA slowed him down a bit but not much. He saw action is 15 games for Trenton, threw 11 2/3 innings struck out 18 and walked nine.

He started 2015 in AAA and appeared in fifteen games throwing 22 innings striking out 29 and walking 10 with a 1.23 ERA and 1.18w WHIP before getting the call to come to New York.

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The wildness that he displayed in college didn’t effect his progress through the lower levels of the minors but his walk rate continued to creep up as he move towards the top. He made his major league debut against Kansas City on may 25th and threw two scoreless innings striking out two and walking two.

He made six more appearances for the Yankees in 2015 striking out six, and walking two but he also allowed three home runs. On June 12th the Yankees sent him back to AAA but before he on the 21st they announced he would have surgery on his elbow to remove a bone spur ending his season.

He began this year rehabbing that elbow in A+ ball but after six games the ligament came apart and on August 5th he had surgery to replace it.  The Yankees non-tendered him on December second to clear a roster spot and the Braves pounced.

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