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AL East Notes: Lindgren, Red Sox, Blue Jays

By charliewilmoth | May 24, 2015 at 8:50pm CDT

The Yankees promoted reliever Jacob Lindgren to the big leagues this weekend after less than a year in the minors, as Ryan Hatch of NJ.com notes. Lindgren was a second-round draft pick just last June. “Them picking a reliever kind of high, I guess there’s always that chance [of being called up],” Lindgren says. “But I kind of had to pitch my game and show them what I could do.” Lindgren is, of course, right to note that college pitchers chosen early in the draft and used as relievers can make the Majors quite quickly. Another reliever, Brandon Finnegan of the Royals, was the first 2014 draftee to reach the big leagues, and other recent early-round relievers, like Drew Storen and Paco Rodriguez, have taken quick routes to the Majors as well. Lindgren’s dominance in the minors is still worth noting, however — he’s posted a 1.74 ERA, 14.8 K/9 and 4.4 BB/9 in 46 2/3 innings since turning pro. Here’s more from the AL East.

  • Despite an uneven start to their season, the Red Sox have an opportunity to win a flawed AL East division, and they need to take advantage by making a big move, Steve Buckley of the Boston Herald writes. The division will most likely go to the team that does the most to improve itself, says Buckley.
  • On a related note, Michael Silverman of the Herald writes that the AL East generally simply doesn’t have as much talent as it once did, with most of the game’s elite players (Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Clayton Kershaw, and so on) playing elsewhere. The division’s shortstop talent is a microcosm of the lack of star-caliber players in the AL East — the division once boasted players like Derek Jeter and Nomar Garciaparra at shortstop, but now it has the likes of Asdrubal Cabrera, Didi Gregorius and Ryan Goins.
  • GM Alex Anthopoulos and manager John Gibbons could be fired if the Blue Jays don’t start winning, Jim Bowden of ESPN writes (Insider-only). Bowden notes that the executives the Jays reportedly sought last offseason to replace business-oriented team president Paul Beeston, like Dan Duquette of the Orioles and Ken Williams of the White Sox, have baseball backgrounds. That might say something about the organization’s level of satisfaction with its on-field product. The Jays have gone heavily after veteran talent in the past several seasons, but they have little to show for it, and they’re currently in last place in what’s been a mediocre division.
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  1. Brixton G.

    6 years ago

    Having Ryan Goins listed as a starting shortstop then complaining about the lack of star power is pretty unfair. Jose Reyes has been a top 10 shortstop for the last decade and hes hurt. It happens.

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    • NoAZPhilsPhan

      6 years ago

      You could actually and just as accurately rephrase that to say José Reyes has been a top 10 hurt shortstop for the past decade.

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    • fridge99

      6 years ago

      And yet, they list Weiters for catcher.

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      • johnsilver

        6 years ago

        Weiters could be one of the last FA to sign over the winter, or translated? Near ST before Boras can get him a deal he promises him, whether it’s close or not to what he promises him.

        He’s the one I’m interested in watching this coming winter and not because Boston will be watching him, but think Boras will have him over valued and it might be tough with him missing so much time with injuries last 1+ season and trying to then get more than McCann, which is more than likely what Boras will be gunning for. Tall target.

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        • JD.

          6 years ago

          He’ll be for asking for martin money.

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  2. Sleeper

    6 years ago

    Lindgren making it up already is pretty exciting, I really hope his stuff translates as well to the big leagues as it looks it will.

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  3. R.D.

    6 years ago

    Hardy as well is more notable. Still, the al east doesn’t strike fear anymore. The one power position is 3b with panda, Donaldson, machado, and longoria in the division which is arguably just as daunting. I guess you could add headley or arod but meh.

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    • JD.

      6 years ago

      Reyes when healthy is the best ss in the division. Only problem is he’s only healthy for two weeks outta of the year… but for those two weeks. Boy oh boy. ..

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      • Deere5800 2

        6 years ago

        Save for last year when he played 143 games, or 2012 when he played 160, or the two years before when he played 133 and 126 games, respectively? Yeah, he’s had his injury issues but let’s not overstate things.

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  4. Sam Sciascia

    6 years ago

    Please Please Please Blue Jays take Kenny Williams!

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  5. gs01

    6 years ago

    As much as a Jays fan I am, they will always be losers as they don’t know how or what it’s like to win. It’s like a cancer.

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    • G20pork

      6 years ago

      you sound more like the opposite of a fan

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  6. LittleOtterPaws

    6 years ago

    As a Red Sox fan I hope the Yankees get their own version of Craig Hansen. :P

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    • Bruinsfan94

      6 years ago

      Don’t you wish that on anyone ever again!

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