Jesus Luzardo
26-Year-Old
2023 Stats
W-L
10-10
ERA
3.58
WHIP
1.21
K
208
SV
0
2024 Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
At age 25 last season, Luzardo established himself as a legitimate frontline starter for Miami, and he may not be done ascending. He went into the All-Star break riding high, having allowed just two runs in 25.2 innings with a 35:5 K:BB in his final four starts of the first half. There was talk about what the Marlins might do to manage Luzardo's workload after injuries previously limited him to just over 100 innings in a big-league season. In the end the team didn't do anything to limit Luzardo and he soared past 180 innings when including his four-inning outing in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series. It's the type of jump in innings that we're not used to seeing, and the results suffered down the stretch as the innings added up, though it's debatable whether the workload increase itself is a reason to be cautious with Luzardo entering 2024. He could be in the running to start Opening Day with Sandy Alcantara out after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Read Past Outlooks
Focused on efficiency
Luzardo is focused on pitching deeper into games this season, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
ANALYSIS
With Sandy Alcantara out for all of 2024 while he recovers from Tommy John surgery, Luzardo is stepping into the role of staff ace for the Marlins, and he's taking the job seriously. "First-pitch strikes are No. 1 probably on his list, and then early outs," manager Skip Schumaker said Tuesday. "We want him to eat up innings. He wants to eat up innings and he wants to be the ace of the staff... He wants to show that he can go deep in games and help out the bullpen and be that guy." Luzardo lasted at least seven innings in only five of his 32 starts last season, although he did produce 17 quality starts, so better pitch efficiency would put less pressure on the Miami bullpen. The 26-year-old southpaw struggled to put away hitters in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros, allowing three runs on five hits over 3.1 innings and 67 pitches (45 strikes), but he struck out four without walking a batter and now sports a 12:1 K:BB through 12 spring frames.
With Sandy Alcantara out for all of 2024 while he recovers from Tommy John surgery, Luzardo is stepping into the role of staff ace for the Marlins, and he's taking the job seriously. "First-pitch strikes are No. 1 probably on his list, and then early outs," manager Skip Schumaker said Tuesday. "We want him to eat up innings. He wants to eat up innings and he wants to be the ace of the staff... He wants to show that he can go deep in games and help out the bullpen and be that guy." Luzardo lasted at least seven innings in only five of his 32 starts last season, although he did produce 17 quality starts, so better pitch efficiency would put less pressure on the Miami bullpen. The 26-year-old southpaw struggled to put away hitters in Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against the Astros, allowing three runs on five hits over 3.1 innings and 67 pitches (45 strikes), but he struck out four without walking a batter and now sports a 12:1 K:BB through 12 spring frames.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
93
Last 10 Games
90
Last 5 Games
94
How many pitches does Jesus Luzardo generally throw?
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What part of the game does Jesus Luzardo generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-7%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2021vs Left | .224 | 100 | 24 | 68 | 7 | |||
Since 2021vs Right | .242 | 326 | 114 | 269 | 45 | |||
2023vs Left | .215 | 51 | 7 | 32 | 3 | |||
2023vs Right | .246 | 157 | 48 | 130 | 19 | |||
2022vs Left | .203 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 2 | |||
2022vs Right | .189 | 96 | 29 | 56 | 8 | |||
2021vs Left | .253 | 25 | 11 | 23 | 2 | |||
2021vs Right | .289 | 73 | 37 | 83 | 18 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-8%
ERA at Home
2023
-33%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2021Home | 4.12 | 1.26 | 218.1 | 10.3 | 3.3 | ||||
Since 2021Away | 4.50 | 1.28 | 156.0 | 10.2 | 3.3 | ||||
2023Home | 2.99 | 1.11 | 108.1 | 10.6 | 2.9 | ||||
2023Away | 4.48 | 1.38 | 70.1 | 10.2 | 2.6 | ||||
2022Home | 4.25 | 1.23 | 42.1 | 10.4 | 2.8 | ||||
2022Away | 2.64 | 0.90 | 58.0 | 11.0 | 3.4 | ||||
2021Home | 5.85 | 1.52 | 67.2 | 9.7 | 4.4 | ||||
2021Away | 8.46 | 1.84 | 27.2 | 8.1 | 4.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jesus Luzardo compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.78K/9
10.5BB/9
2.8HR/9
1.1Fastball
96.8 mphERA
3.58WHIP
1.21BABIP
.321GB/FB
1.13Left On Base
74.1%Exit Velocity
82.6 mphBarrels/BBE
4.9%Spin Rate
2196 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.8%Swinging Strike
14.4%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Heading into 2022, Luzardo was not only an injury risk, but how well he'd pitch when healthy was also unclear. A year later, he's still a health risk after making only 18 starts due to a midseason forearm strain, but Luzardo assuaged performance fears by dominating, especially late. On May 10, Luzardo was sporting a 4.03 ERA and 1.17 WHIP with 41 strikeouts but 16 walks in 29 innings. He then went on the IL to return on August 1. The lefty recorded a 3.03 ERA and .98 WHIP the rest of the way, fanning 79 with only 19 walks in his final 71.1 frames. Luzardo featured a 96-mph fastball, but his changeup was most effective, generating a 25.9% swinging strike rate. Luzardo needs to maintain his improved control, and of course avoid injury, but if he does, the southpaw has a chance to fulfill the vast promise teased as he was coming up in the Athletics system.
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Can't keep ball in park Wednesday
Luzardo gave up five runs (four earned) on six hits over 3.2 innings in Wednesday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals. He struck out three without walking a batter.
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Sharp again Friday
Luzardo gave up two hits and a walk over three scoreless innings in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Phillies. He struck out two.
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Tapped to start Opening Day
Marlins manager Skip Schumaker said Tuesday that Luzardo will be the club's Opening Day starter March 28 versus the Pirates, Jordan McPherson of the Miami Herald reports.
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Perfect start to spring
Luzardo struck out three batters over two perfect innings in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Nationals.
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Avoids arbitration at $5.5 million
The Marlins and Luzardo avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $5.5 million contract Thursday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
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