Phillies, Marlins' Rotation, Payroll After Reported Jesús Luzardo, Starlyn Caba Trade

The Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly added to their already strong rotation.

Per The Athletic's Matt Gelb, the Phillies traded 19-year-old shortstop Starlyn Caba to the Miami Marlins in return for starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo. Per MLB.com's Mark Feinsand, Philadelphia will also receive catcher prospect Paul McIntosh in the deal.

Per Spotrac, Luzardo has an estimated salary of $8.6 million for the 2025 season, bringing the Phillies estimated payroll to $243.407 million. Caba was on a one-year, $3 million deal a season ago but doesn't have a new contract for the 2025 season yet. The Marlins currently have $31.550 million in payroll allocations, per Spotrac.

Here's a look at the Phillies and Marlins' rotations after the trade.

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Projected 2025 Phillies Rotation

1. Zack Wheeler
2. Aaron Nola
3. Cristopher Sánchez
4. Ranger Suárez
5. Jesús Luzardo

Projected 2025 Marlins Rotation

1. Sandy Alcántara
2. Ryan Weathers
3. Braxton Garrett
4. Edward Cabrera 
5. Max Meyer

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Luzardo, 27, is coming off a year in which he recorded a 5.00 ERA and 1.25 WHIP across 12 starts for the Marlins. He landed on the injured list with an elbow injury in April before missing time later in the summer due to a back injury.

He told MLB.com's Christina De Nicola last week that he's "been able to go through my normal offseason progression" and is "feeling really good" in his back and elbow.

In his last healthy season in 2023, he had a 3.58 ERA and a 1.21 WHIP, picking up a career-high 208 strikeouts in 32 starts. The seven-year veteran has a 4.31 career ERA.

The Phillies posted the 11th-best ERA in the majors last year at 3.85 but seem dedicated to having one of the best rotations in baseball next season. Star ace Zack Wheeler had a career year a season ago, posting a 2.57 and 0.96 WHIP in his 32 starts. Aaron Nola had a 3.57 ERA and 1.20 WHIP in 2024.

Philadelphia has talented pitchers behind Wheeler and Nola with Cristopher Sánchez and Ranger Suárez, and the Phillies bolstered the rotation even further by adding Luzardo.

For the Marlins, they added another young piece as they continue their rebuild this offseason. Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter lists Caba as the No. 65 prospect and he could end up playing a big role for Miami in the near future.