| 5/29/2013 5:04:00 PM |
Description: Rangers starter Colby Lewis once again is dealing with triceps soreness and will be shut down for two weeks, according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. | Insight: Lewis, who is rehabbing from right elbow surgery, started his rehab assignment May 9 but this is the second time he has felt soreness in his triceps. | | |
| 5/11/2013 8:34:00 PM |
Description: Rangers starter Colby Lewis is dealing with soreness in his right triceps after making a rehab start with Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. SOURCE: ESPN Dallas | Insight: Lewis might have his next start pushed back a few days. He's still a few weeks away from returning. | | |
| 5/2/2013 7:38:00 PM |
Description: Texas starting pitcher Colby Lewis (elbow) could start his rehab assignment on May 9, according to ESPN Dallas. | Insight: Lewis hasn't pitched since July after undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon in his right elbow. He had been 6-6 with a 3.43 ERA and 1.076 WHIP in 16 starts before the injury and has been a solid fantasy starter over the last three seasons. | | |
| 2/15/2013 11:20:00 AM |
Description: Texas starting pitcher Colby Lewis is ahead of his rehab schedule, according to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram report. | Insight: Lewis hasn't pitched since July after undergoing season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. He had been 6-6 with a 3.43 ERA and 1.076 WHIP in 16 starts before the injury. He's expected to return around the start of June. Fantasy owners should take a wait and see attitude before picking up Lewis. | | |
| 12/18/2012 10:48:00 AM |
Description: Texas starting pitcher Colby Lewis has been cleared to begin throwing, according to a Dallas Morning News report. | Insight: Lewis hasn't pitched since July after undergoing season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. He had been 6-6 with a 3.43 ERA and 1.076 WHIP in 16 starts before the injury. Since coming to Texas in 2010, his fantasy value has been minimal although he did produce 196 strikeouts in one of the seasons. | | |
| 9/17/2012 9:08:00 PM |
Description: Starting pitcher Colby Lewis and the Rangers have reached an agreement on a one-year, $2-million contract extension according to Jeff Wilson of the Fort-Worth Telegram. | Insight: Lewis hasn't pitched since July after undergoing season-ending surgery on his right shoulder. He had been 6-6 with a 3.43 ERA in 16 starts before the injury. | | |
| 7/27/2012 9:42:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis underwent successful elbow surgery on Friday. | Insight: Expect the Rangers to be big players in the Josh Johnson sweepstakes now that Lewis (6-6, 3.43 ERA) is out for the season. | | |
| 7/23/2012 7:16:00 PM |
Description: Righthander Colby Lewis' elbow injury is worse than the Rangers originally thought. Lewis has a torn ligament in his pitching elbow and will now undergo season-ending surgery. | Insight: This could be the motivation Nolan Ryan and the Rangers need to make a push for a big-name starting pitcher before the trade deadline. Zack Greinke (9-3, 3.57 ERA) and Cole Hamels (11-4, 3.23) could both be possibilities for Texas. | | |
| 7/23/2012 4:55:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis (forearm) has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, the team announced. | Insight: Lewis returned from the disabled list July 18 after missing three weeks with a strained forearm but he's headed back there with tendinitis in the same forearm. Martin Perez will be recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to start Tuesday. | | |
| 7/22/2012 6:21:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis (forearm) didn't throw his scheduled bullpen session this weekend, leaving his status for Tuesday's start unknown, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. | Insight: Lewis returned from the disabled list July 18 after missing three weeks with a strained forearm but he'll likely be skipped Tuesday and may be placed back on the DL after meeting with a doctor. | | |
| 7/8/2012 3:21:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis (forearm) will throw a bullpen session Friday, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He tossed his first bullpen session Saturday since he went on the DL in late June. | Insight: Lewis (6-6, 3.51) is on track to rejoin the Rangers' rotation in mid-July, likely for a start July 18 against Oakland. | | |
| 6/26/2012 4:38:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis has been placed on the disabled list with right forearm tendinitis. | Insight: Lewis (6-6, 3.51) is in the midst of the best season of his career due to a 90/12 K/BB ratio in 100 innings. He joins Rangers starter Derek Holland and Neftali Feliz on the sidelines. | | |
| 6/23/2012 6:52:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis was hit hard by Colorado Saturday, giving up eight runs (seven earned) on 11 hits in four innings. | Insight: Lewis had yielded two earned runs or less in four straight starts and also had a 2.91 ERA in six starts since he gave up 19 runs (14 earned) in a three start stretch from May 4-15. Expect Lewis to bounce back his next time out. | | |
| 6/23/2012 10:28:00 AM |
Description: Despite a medicore 2-2 record in June,Texas starter Colby Lewis has been pitching very well. | Insight: Lewis has yielded two runs or less in four starts, with a 1.76 ERA, 0.652 WHIP and 25 strikeouts against just three walks. He's a must start against an undermanned Rockies offense. | | |
| 6/17/2012 6:55:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis held Houston to one run on three hits in seven innings Sunday to improve to 6-5. He walked one and struck out 10. | Insight: Lewis has allowed just 13 hits and four runs in 24 innings over his last three starts. He's cut his walk rate by more than one per nine innings this season, and should be a solid option for the rest of the season. | | |
| 6/12/2012 11:00:00 PM |
Description: Texas starter Colby Lewis went the distance Tuesday against Arizona. Lewis allowed one run on four hits in nine innings to improve to 5-5. He walked one and struck out seven. | Insight: Lewis lost his last two starts despite allowing just four runs in 14 2/3 innings. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 3.13 and his WHIP to a career-low 1.03 Tuesday. A major factor of Lewis' success has been his improved control this season. He's walked only 11 batters in 89 innings. | | |
| 6/12/2012 11:26:00 AM |
Description: Don't be fooled by Texas starter Colby Lewis' losing record (4-5). Over his past three starts, he's got a 3.60 ERA and 1.05 WHIP but lost twice as his team gave him a total of two runs. | Insight: Lewis was a 14-game winner last season and should be able to match that number as long as he stays healthy. His season-long 1.088 WHIP is the best of his career. | | |
| 5/20/2012 7:33:00 PM |
Description: Colby Lewis was tremendous Sunday against the Astros. The Rangers' righthander tossed eight scoreless innings before his afternoon ended following Jed Lowrie's solo home run to start the ninth. | Insight: He had been 0-3 with a 6.54 ERA in his previous three starts so fantasy owners must be pleased to see Lewis climb out of his recent funk. The 121 pitches were the most Lewis (4-3) has thrown in any of his nine starts this season. His ERA dropped from 3.63 to 3.30 after Sunday's outing. | | |
| 5/10/2012 7:43:00 PM |
Description: Make it two tough outings in a row for Colby Lewis. The Texas righthander gave up five home runs in seven innings Thursday in a loss to the Orioles. | Insight: What a bizarre afternoon for the 32-year-old. Despite giving up six runs, Lewis retired 18 batters in a row at one point in this game and produced a season-high in strikeouts with 12. If Lewis had just been able to keep the ball in the stadium, this could have actually been a pretty decent outing. | | |
| 5/4/2012 9:46:00 PM |
Description: Colby Lewis had his first poor outing of the season on Friday, giving up six runs on 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings against Cleveland. | Insight: Lewis came in having thrown five straight quality starts to begin the season, giving up two earned runs or less in each of them. After Cleveland knocked him around, his ERA rose by more than a run, from 1.93 to 2.97. Lewis' expected fielding independent pitching (xFIP) was 3.74 prior to this start, so expect his ERA to regress closer to that number as the season goes on. | | |
