Padres decline $7.5 million option on LHP Luebke

SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Padres have declined to exercise their $7.5 million option on left-hander Cory Luebke, who has had two reconstructive elbow

SAN DIEGO (AP) The San Diego Padres have declined to exercise their $7.5 million option on left-hander Cory Luebke, who has had two reconstructive elbow operations since 2012.

Luebke receives a $1.75 million buyout.

He was 10-12 with a 3.25 ERA from 2010-12