Lucas Luetge


Lucas Lester Luetge is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners.

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.
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.

Baltimore Orioles

On June 4, 2017, Luetge signed a minor league deal with the Baltimore Orioles. He elected free agency on November 6, 2017.

Arizona Diamondbacks

On February 4, 2019, Luetge signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. In 2019 his 55 games pitched tied for the lead in the minor leagues. 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.

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. 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.