FIRST IMPRESSIONS: Luzardo, Tsutsugo, Cronenworth, Akiyama, Mendick

First Impressions is a look at recent call-ups, a snapshot of their early progress so far in the majors. Initial BaseballHQ.com minor league write-ups for all of the players in today's column can be found in the News tab on their individual PlayerLink pages. Because many of these players have accumulated less than 100 PA or 50 IP, small sample size warnings apply to the analysis here.

 

First Impression: Jesús Luzardo (LHP, OAK)

CALLED UP: 9/9/2019
BASEBALLHQ PROSPECT RATING: 9C
CURRENT ROLE: Starting pitcher
POTENTIAL ROLE: Starting pitcher
2020 MINORS STATS: None

Year  IP   ERA  xERA  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  GB/LD/FB  H%/S%  hr/f  FpK   SwK  BPV
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2018^ 96  3.47   N/A...

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