Lucas Luetge
Lucas Lester Luetge (born March 24, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
| Lucas Luetge | |||
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 Luetge with the Seattle Mariners | |||
| Oakland Athletics | |||
| Pitcher | |||
| Born: March 24, 1987 Industry, Texas | |||
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 7, 2012, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) | |||
| Win–loss record | 3–5 | ||
| Earned run average | 4.35 | ||
| Strikeouts | 74 | ||
| Teams | |||
| Career highlights and awards | |||
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Career
Luetge was born in Industry, Texas. He attended Bellville High School in Bellville, Texas and Rice University, where he played college baseball for the Rice Owls baseball team.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers drafted Luetge in the 21st round of the 2008 MLB Draft.
Seattle Mariners
The Seattle Mariners selected Luetge from the Brewers on December 8, 2011 in the Rule 5 Draft.[1]
On June 8, 2012, he was one of 6 pitchers that the Mariners used to no-hit the Dodgers. He recorded one out, getting James Loney on a sacrifice bunt. Luetge was the fourth pitcher to throw in the no-hitter after Stephen Pryor was taken out of the game.
Los Angeles Angels
He signed a minor league contract with the Los Angeles Angels on 17 November 2015.
Cincinnati Reds
During the 2016 offseason, Luetge signed a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds.[2]
Baltimore Orioles
On June 4, 2017, Luetge signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. [3] He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.
Arizona Diamondbacks
On February 4, 2019, Luetge signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks.[4] In 2019 his 55 games pitched tied for the lead in the minor leagues.[5] He elected free agency on November 7, 2019.
Oakland Athletics
Luetge signed a minor league contract, with an invite to major league spring training, with the Oakland Athletics on November 25, 2019.[6]
Scouting report
Luetge throws a variety of pitches. He has a four-seam and two-seam fastball that average about 90 mph, a sweeping slider in the low 80s, a curveball in the mid-upper 70s, and an occasional changeup.[7] Luetge's wide arm angle on his delivery makes him appealing as a left-handed specialist; through his first 13 appearances in the 2012 season, lefties were hitting only .105 off of him, but righties managed a .308 average.[8]
References
- "Zduriencik adds familiar name in Rule 5". Seattle Mariners. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- Eddy, Matt (December 5, 2016). "Minor League Transactions: Nov. 19-Dec. 1". baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
- Connor Byrne (2017-06-05). "Minor MLB Transactions: 6/4/17". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "Reno Aces on Twitter".
- "2019 Register Pitching Leaders". Baseball-Reference.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- "A's ink Campbell, Goins, 7 more to Minors deals". MLB.com. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
- "Brooks Baseball · Home of the PitchFX Tool - Player Card: Lucas Luetge". Brooks Baseball. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- "Lucas Luetge Career Pitching Splits - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
- Lucas Luetge on Twitter
| Preceded by Johan Santana |
No-hit game June 8, 2012 (with Millwood, Furbush, Pryor, League, & Wilhelmsen) |
Succeeded by Matt Cain |