I'm still confident on their starting rotation. Things will settle when wheeler comes back. You have way more confidence in luzardo than I do
Got rid of ranger for this POS Luzardo for whatever reason Sean loves
Starting rotation will be good, yes. Luzardo has elite stuff, that's never the question, he just has mental lapses which he kept in check pretty well last season and had a great year. He has been fine this year, just a couple of innings where he has been incredibly unlucky. Dude already has 26 K's over 3 starts (to just 4 walks). His FIP this season is 2.34 which is the best of his career and among the best in baseball (2.90 was his career best last season). Luzardo is not a concern at all though, that FIP is a good indicator that he will be just fine.
Once Wheeler is back a rotation of Wheeler/Sanchez/Luzardo is about as good as it gets for top 3 starters come playoff time.
how about Luzardo now? Told you he'd be just fine. First All-Star selection of his career his season after a few unlucky starts to start the season. Dude has been absolutely dominant.
Wheeler/Sanchez/Luzardo a big 3 in the starting rotation as expected. 😎
This post was edited by Sixers on Jul 10 2026 09:35pm