Luebke has successful surgery: The Padres announced Thursday that starting pitcher Cory Luebke had successful elbow surgery Wednesday. Dr. Lewis Yocum told the team they made the right decision about surgery since he saw a damaged ligament while repairing Luebke's elbow. (Updated 05/24/2012)
Injury Report
Elbow - 60-day DL. Out for season (Updated - 5/21/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Luebke now begins the long road back to the majors. It usually takes pitchers at least a year to recover from Tommy John surgery. Luebke can be cut in all seasonal Fantasy formats and has low-end Fantasy appeal in long-term keeper leagues. (Updated 05/24/2012).
04/15/2012 08:02 Shuffling the Rotations for Week 3
No shortage of two-start studs in Fantasy Week 3, but who else might be able to help out in a pinch? Our Al Melchior shares his Top 70 starters for the upcoming scoring period in his Shuffling the Rotations.
04/11/2012 21:44 Padres hand D-Backs first loss
Chris Denorfia hit a two-run homer with one out in the eighth inning Wednesday that carried the San Diego Padres a 2-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, who had been the last unbeaten team in the major leagues.
04/11/2012 01:27 Fantasy Relief: A whirlwind week for closers
Hector Santiago secured the closer's role for the White Sox and the Nationals and Rays are both in a closer-by-committee situation. All in a week's work for our Michael Hurcomb and his weekly Fantasy Relief.
04/08/2012 09:13 Shuffling the Rotations for Week 2
Who might be some good two-start pitching options for Fantasy Week 2? Our Al Melchior shares his Top 70 pitchers for the upcoming scoring period in his latest edition of Shuffling the Rotations.
04/07/2012 00:50 Billingsley whiffs 11, allows only 3 hits
Chad Billingsley came within two outs of a complete game, striking out 11 and allowing only three hits in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 6-0 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.
Cory Luebke was not much of a strikeout pitcher in the upper minors, so it was a mild surprise to see him get more than a K per inning as a reliever early last season. The lefty, whose fastball can touch the mid-90s, continued to display his strikeout moxie by maintaining his pace even after he was added to the rotation for 17 starts. Luebke did fade a bit down the stretch, posting a 4.46 ERA over his last six starts, but his extended time in the bullpen kept his innings total down and should keep him fresh for a full year of starting in 2012. It remains to be seen how much run support the revamped Padres lineup will provide this year, but Luebke should do enough to help his own cause to make him a valuable arm in standard mixed league formats. He is worth a mid-round pick in Rotisserie formats, but has a little more value in Head-to-Head leagues, due to his eligibility to be used as a relief pitcher. (Updated 2/17/12)
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AccuScore Projections) Note: Points are rounded down.
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