The Philadelphia Phillies have had a solid offseason so far, bringing in players like Max Kepler, Jordan Romano, Joe Ross, and potentially most notably, Jesús Luzardo. Luzardo was one of the higher-end pitchers on the market this offseason, and a trade finally got done as the Phillies made a strong final push to get him.

Giving up top prospects in a trade is a difficult decision, and a decision Philadelphia had to make as they were willing to send out No. 4 and No. 23 prospects Starlyn Caba and Emaarion Boyd as the return pieces to acquire Luzardo from the Miami Marlins.

This is a risky deal too, as he is coming off a relatively difficult season starting only 12 games due to left elbow tightness and then a lumbar stress reaction that ended his season beyond June 22nd.

Regardless of all of that, things look to be on the up-and-up already for the pitcher entering his seventh season, as he had a strong first appearance during 2025 spring training.

Against the Boston Red Sox, Luzardo pitched two innings, and in that span he retired all six batters, striking out two and now allowing a walk.