Since arriving in Philadelphia, Jesús Luzardo has been all the things the Phillies envisioned after they acquired him in a uncommon in-division commerce with the Miami Marlins.
Regardless of his previous harm woes, president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski believed Luzardo, alongside an All-Star cohort within the Phillies’ beginning rotation, would preserve the staff in each sport.
“I’ve at all times felt that one of the simplest ways to win is to attempt to throw a top quality beginning pitcher on the market each single day if you happen to can,” Dombrowski said. “It offers you the percentages to win. We simply felt that by buying Luzardo, it offers us that functionality.”
By 10 begins, the 27-year-old southpaw has delivered on that promise. The Phillies’ newcomer boasts a flawless 5-0 document and has compiled 67 strikeouts in 60 innings pitched, proving himself a worthwhile funding for Philly.
Not solely has Luzardo positioned the Phillies to win each time he takes the hill, however he is additionally assembled top-of-the-line 10-start runs in franchise historical past. He is simply the third Phillies pitcher to go unbeaten with a sub-2.00 ERA by means of his first 10 outings (all begins) of a season, becoming a member of Ranger Suárez (2024) and Corridor of Famer Grover Alexander (1913).
Impressively, since ERA grew to become an official stat in each leagues in 1913, he’s simply the second southpaw to go undefeated with a sub-2.00 ERA and a minimum of 10 Ok’s per 9 innings by means of his first 10 begins of a season, based on OptaSTATS. The opposite was Corridor of Fame lefty Randy Johnson in 1995.
