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Wife: Gwynn 'Looks Good' After 14-Hour Surgery

Tony Gwynn is doing well after a 14-hour surgery to remove a malignant tumor from the inside of his right cheek.

Doctors performed a complex nerve-graft procedure, removing Gwynn's facial nerve and replacing it with a nerve from Gwynn's shoulder, according his wife, Alicia.

The Hall of Famer had cancer surgery 18 months ago in the same spot and could not smile for months.

"All is well -- it doesn't seem like last time," Alicia Gwynn said. "It turned out great. He looks good, he looks normal. His eyelids are a little swollen, but they got all the cancer. They say they got it all. His face looks good. They did an amazing job."

Via Tom Friend/ESPN.com

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Sabermetric Legend Luebke Ready For Big 2012

Cory Luebke is expected to be a big part of San Diego's rotation this season after beginning the 2011 campaign in the bullpen.

Luebke become something akin to a sabermetric legend in 2011 with a 9.92 strikeouts-to-innings pitched ratio as well as a stunning 3.02 xFIP.

Only Zack Greinke, Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay and Clayton Kershaw had better xFIP than Luebke, who was tied with Cole Hamels for pitchers with 130 or more innings.

"I thought the second half of the year he really came on," Padres manager Bud Black said.

"Going from a reliever to starter, he made that transition really well. We saw some strides in his pitch development, too. I think this year he's primed to keep that going."

Via MLB.com

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Padres, Red Sox Both Have Two Prospects That Just Missed Law's 100

There were 10 players that just barely missed the cut on the list of Keith Law's Top 100 prospects for the 2012 season this week.

The Padres and Red Sox both had two players just miss the list.

Here are the 10 players Law listed:

Will Middlebrooks, 3B, Boston
Alex Torres, LHP, Tampa Bay
Jeurys Familia, RHP, N.Y. Mets
Austin Adams, RHP, Cleveland
Trevor Rosenthal, RHP, St. Louis
Austin Hedges, C, San Diego
Andrelton Simmons, SS, Atlanta
Ryan Lavarnway, C, Boston
Alex Meyer, RHP, Washington
Luis Heredia, RHP, Pittsburgh
Joe Wieland, RHP, San Diego

Via Keith Law/ESPN.com

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