{"id":17933,"date":"2024-12-14T21:14:13","date_gmt":"2024-12-14T21:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=17933"},"modified":"2024-12-14T21:14:13","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T21:14:13","slug":"cubs-interested-in-jesus-luzardo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=17933","title":{"rendered":"Cubs Interested In Jesus Luzardo"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<header>By Mark Polishuk | <time datetime=\"2024-12-14T13:40:07-06:00\">December 14, 2024<\/time> at <time datetime=\"2024-12-14T13:40:07-06:00\">1:40pm CDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div>\n<p>The Cubs already added <strong>Matthew Boyd<\/strong> to their rotation this winter but remain interested in adding another prominent name (if not someone at the top of the free agent market) to a starter group that already includes <strong>Shota Imanaga<\/strong>, <strong>Justin Steele<\/strong>, and <strong>Jameson Taillon<\/strong> as the top three.\u00a0 Such trade and free agent targets as <strong>Luis Castillo<\/strong> and <strong>Walker Buehler<\/strong> have been linked to Chicago already, and USA Today\u2019s Bob Nightengale reports that the Cubs have also shown interest in Marlins left-hander <strong>Jesus Luzardo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Reports surfaced during the Winter Meetings about some teams checking in on Luzardo\u2019s services, as it could be that teams were investigating a buy-low possibility.\u00a0 Luzardo has been mentioned as a potential trade candidate even before the Marlins entered their latest teardown, and had he been healthy in 2024, it is quite possible he would\u2019ve already been shipped off to a different team prior to the last trade deadline.\u00a0 Unfortunately for Luzardo and the Marlins, he was limited to 12 starts and 66 2\/3 innings due to elbow problems and repeated back problems, including as a stress reaction in his lower back.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have essentially been the story of Luzardo\u2019s career over his six Major League seasons with the A\u2019s and Marlins.\u00a0 He has 512 innings pitched across parts of those six seasons, with 178 2\/3 of those frames coming in 2023.\u00a0 Luzardo\u2019s career 4.29 ERA includes a lot of peaks and valleys, with struggles in 2021 and 2024 undermining his otherwise above-average numbers.<\/p>\n<p>The inconsistency resulted in lowering Luzardo\u2019s price tag as he entered his arbitration years, and MLBTR projects him to earn $6MM this winter in his second of three arb-eligible seasons.\u00a0 If he can replicate his 2023 form, his 2025-26 salaries will be a significant bargain for the Marlins or whatever team Luzardo is pitching for, and he is only entering his age-27 season.<\/p>\n<p>The upside here is obvious, except the obvious concern for any interested teams is that they don\u2019t know what version of Luzardo will show up in 2025.\u00a0 This could make it hard for Miami to land on an acceptable trade package with the Cubs or any other team, simply because the Marlins naturally want to get as much as they can in return for one of their top trade chips.\u00a0 Waiting until the deadline might be the wiser tack for Peter Bendix\u2019s front office, as while Luzardo runs the risk of getting hurt again, a healthy and effective first half would restore his trade value.<\/p>\n<p>670 The Score\u2019s Bruce Levine reports that Miami is looking for a \u201cyoung controllable bat back\u201d in a Luzardo deal, and suggests that the Cubs would have to give up a top prospect like <strong>Owen Caissie<\/strong> or <strong>James Triantos<\/strong>.\u00a0 Considering those two are both within the top 55 of MLB Pipeline\u2019s rankings of the top minor leaguers in all of baseball, it would be bold on Chicago\u2019s part to move Caissie or Triantos for an injury-prone pitcher coming off a 5.00 ERA season.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, the Marlins scored a nice trade package for another oft-injured, inconsistent pitcher at the last deadline when they got <strong>Connor Norby<\/strong> and <strong>Kyle Stowers<\/strong> from the Orioles for <strong>Trevor Rogers<\/strong>.\u00a0 While the deal raised eyebrows at the time, it underscored the value that teams put on controllable pitching.\u00a0 Of course, the fact that Rogers heavily struggled after the trade to Baltimore also highlights the risk involved in such trades.\u00a0 The Cubs have already shown their aggression this winter by trading for <strong>Kyle Tucker<\/strong>, and might be willing to dip into their deep farm system again in order to make a potentially huge rotation upgrade.\u00a0 Assuming that the likes of Caissie or Triandos are even on the table in potential trades, Chicago might prefer to opt to move those kinds of prospects only for a more reliable pitcher.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>View Comments (39)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cubs already added Matthew Boyd to their rotation this winter but remain interested in adding another 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