September 20: Lindgren cleared waivers and was outrighted back to Triple-A Jacksonville, according to the MLB.com transaction tracker.
September 18: The Marlins announced that left-hander Ryan Weathers has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Right-hander Jeff Lindgren has been designated for assignment as the corresponding move.
Weathers was putting together a nice season before landing on the IL. He tossed 71 innings over 13 starts, allowing 3.55 earned runs per nine. He combined a 22.5% strikeout rate with a 6.7% walk rate and 51.5% ground ball rate. Unfortunately, a finger strain put him on the shelf in June and he’s only now returning.
The Marlins are well out of contention at this point but the lefty can get a few more starts under his belt and hopefully go into the offseason healthy. He can still be retained for four seasons after this one and could become a key part of the Miami rotation going forward if he can carry his strong results into next year.
To open a spot for Weathers, the Marlins have bumped off Lindgren. He was just added to the roster last week and got to celebrate his 28th birthday yesterday while in the big leagues, but he didn’t get into a game during his brief time on the 40-man. He does have a sliver of major league experience, having made three appearances for the Fish last year.
The righty has spent the majority of this year on the farm, serving in a swing role at multiple levels. He has thrown 48 1/3 innings at Double-A with a 5.21 ERA as well as 27 1/3 Triple-A innings with a 7.90 ERA. The Marlins will put him on waivers in the coming days. Since he has been previously outrighted in his career, he would have the right to elect free agency if he were to pass through unclaimed.
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