Pitcher Jesus Luzardo- Athletics
A rotation candidate last spring, injuries delayed Luzardo’s debut until September, but he made his mark immediately in the majors. Luzardo struck out 16 in 12 innings across six relief appearances – picking up two saves and two holds – and then tossed three scoreless innings in the wild-card game. Durability might be an issue (considering Luzardo has logged only 208 professional innings), but the 22-year-old is penciled into the rotation and should pick up right where he left off.
