Breakout: SP Jesus Luzardo
Luzardo pitched at almost every level in the minors over the previous three seasons.
In 2018, he started the year at High A and finished the year at AAA. Luzardo didn’t have any problem with AA (7-3 with a 2.52 ERA and 86 Ks over 78.2 innings). His stuff lost value at AAA (13 runs, 32 baserunners, and two home runs over 16 innings), but he did flash his upside over seven starts at AAA in 2019 (3.19 ERA and 34 Ks over 31 innings).
Luzardo started last year on the injured list with a strained rotator cuff in his left shoulder.