Yanks Select LHP Relief Ace Jacob Lindgren at 55

I cannot tell what the strategy is, yet, but I love this pick.   Lindgren is a lefty who was switched to relief which unlocked 95 and a killer slider.   He's 5'11 and 205 so he's a bulldog.  Almost like a lefty version for DRob, but with the slider instead of the sick curve.  He struck out 93 in 51 innings for the Mississippi State Bulldogs this season.  He had an .88 ERA. Sick.   He could move quickly, and hopefully, they train him as a two inning reliever if he can maintain the stuff.

The Yanks have been kicking ass drafting college relievers for the past few years, and this makes a lot of sense, since he won't break their budget but will give us the impact lefty reliever that we've needed for so long.   No more hiring Thorntons!

Yanks have 39 more picks starting tomorrow when a theme should emerge.