Prior to Saturday night’s game with the Orioles, the Yankees announced that LHP Jacob Lindgren has been sent down to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. RHP Jose Ramirez has been called up.
Lindgren skyrocketed through the Yankees’ system last year after being drafted out of Mississippi State in June. He made his MLB debut this season against the Kansas City Royals, tossing two innings of scoreless ball. However, his last few outings haven’t been great.
He gave up a game tying, two-run home run against the Nationals in the eighth inning on June 10, a game the Yankees would eventually lose in 11 innings. Last night, he served up a home run to Corbin Joseph in an 11-3 loss. Lindgren has given up three long balls in seven innings in his short MLB career so far. The Yankees hope he can gain more experience in the minors before calling him up again.
Ramirez has already been up with the big league club this year, making one appearance and giving up four runs in one inning back in May. With the Railriders this season, Ramirez is 1-0 with a 2.25 ERA over 28 innings.
Ramirez, along with the addition of Sergio Santos, all of a sudden gives manager Joe Girardi more right-handed options out of the bullpen. New York now has four righties and three lefties in the pen.
Yankees recall RHP Jose Ramirez from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and option LHP Jacob Lindgren to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
— Mark Feinsand (@FeinsandNYDN) June 13, 2015
