Marlins righty Jeff Lindgren went unclaimed on waivers and has been assigned outright to Triple-A Jacksonville, per the group’s transaction log at MLB.com. He’d been designated for project over the weekend.
Lindgren, 26, made his large league debut for Miami this season and has appeared in a complete of three video games, permitting a complete of 4 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks with one strikeout. He’s began a dozen video games for the Marlins’ Jacksonville affiliate in 2023, logging 61 1/3 innings and posting a 4.55 ERA with a sub-par 17.5% strikeout charge in opposition to an elevated 11.4% stroll charge.
A Twenty fourth-round decide by Miami again in 2019, Lindgren posted regular numbers up all through a lot of his minor league tenure, together with a 3.56 ERA in 174 2/3 innings on the Double-A stage. He’s been hit tougher in 27 Triple-A begins since final 12 months, nonetheless, logging a 4.94 ERA with shaky strikeout-to-walk numbers and some too many house runs allowed (1.32 HR/9). He’s averaged simply 90.4 mph on his heater in restricted large league motion.
Lindgren has already been outrighted two occasions earlier this season, so he’ll have the best to say no the project in favor of electing minor league free company. Nevertheless, he additionally had that proper following the second outright and opted to stay with the Marlins. Assuming he as soon as once more chooses to remain — he’s listed as energetic on the Jumbo Shrimp roster proper now — he’ll proceed to function depth within the higher minors, be it within the rotation or the bullpen.
