The Miami Marlins rotation has just been hit with another injury to their drained rotation. Left-hander Jesús Luzardo will be joining the long list of pitchers who will be out. Per Craig Mish, the left-hander will miss his start due to elbow discomfort and he will go through further testing. This comes at a time when the Marlins already have three members of their rotation out due to injury. Luzardo will become the fourth starting pitcher out for the Marlins, joining former Cy Young winner Sandy Alcántara and young star Eury Pérez who are both out for the season due to Tommy John.
Left-hander Braxton Garrett should be back by June. Garret has been completing rehab assignments in the minors. They are currently 6-20 and have not been able to get their offense going. Now with their pitching being flooded with injuries, it looks like the troubles are going to persist.
Luzardo will be scratched from tonight’s game against the Washington Nationals and reliever Anthony Maldonado will start a bullpen game.
Jesús Luzardo Has Elbow Discomfort
This injury comes at a time when Jesus Luzardo is struggling to return to his former glory. In 2023 Luzardo had a 3.58 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP in 178.2 innings pitched. The lefty was able to get hitters to swing and had 9.9K/9. He was emerging as a new young star with the Marlins. When the news broke that Alcantara was out, Luzardo was the focus to replace him. He became the top-of-the-rotation and Opening Day starter for the Marlins. So far in 2024 though he has failed to live up to his expectations. In his five starts this season, he is 0-2 with a 6.58 ERA and 27 strikeouts in 26 innings. His most recent start against the Chicago Cubs was his best. Luzardo went six innings only earning two runs on three hits.
With four of their starting pitchers out the Marlins rotations looks to be up in the air. Edward Cabrera just returned from a shoulder injury last week so we could look to be seeing him more often. In addition, the Marlins have a young weapon in the minors in Max Meyer who had a 2.12 ERA in his three starts before getting dealt back to the minors. These two can hopefully get the rotation back on track.
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