Despite his struggles this spring and being sent to High-A Tampa to begin the season, Lindgren has a clear path back to the Big Leagues if he can become more consistent with his mechanics and throw more strikes.
According to reports from earlier this week, the Yankees will assign Jacob Lindgren to the High-A Tampa Yankees to begin the 2016 season. This announcement comes as somewhat of a surprise given that Lindgren was considered a candidate for the Major League bullpen at the outset of spring training. The Yankees drafted Lindgren with the 55th selection of the 2014 MLB Draft out of Mississippi State University with the idea that he could make a near-immediate impact at the major league level as a reliever.