There’s plenty of reasons to be excited about the Phillies starting rotation. As we outlined in our state of the rotation piece yesterday, the Phillies look to have one of the best and deepest rotations in all of baseball in 2025. The returning regulars have plenty of interesting things to watch for, but perhaps the newcomer is the most fascinating of all.
Jesús Luzardo was acquired in a trade for top prospects Starlyn Caba and Emaarion Boyd two days before Christmas. It was a somewhat hefty price tag, as Caba was the Phillies fourth overall prospect and third best position player.