Jacob Lindgren made his much-awaited debut, but things got off to a rough start when he went down with an elbow injury
Grade: B-
2015 Statistics: AAA: 15 G, 1.23 ERA, 1.88 FIP, 11.86 K/9, 4.09 BB/9, 22.0 IP
MLB: 7 G, 5.14 ERA, 8.13 FIP, 10.29 K/9, 5.14 BB/9, 7.0 IP
2015 Level/Roster Status: AAA/MLB; 40-man roster
The Yankees made an odd choice to draft a reliever with their first pick (in the second round) of the 2014 MLB Draft. After surrendering their first round picks to sign Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann, and Carlos Beltran, the idea was that the best they could hope for was a high-end reliever who could move through the system quickly and make an impact on the MLB team.