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A's Jesus Luzardo 'a young Johan Santana,' analyst Shooty Babitt says

The 2020 MLB season could look, and play out, far different from normal. But it still won’t change expectations for the Oakland A’s who are poised to take drastic next steps in their ascent.

NBC Sports California's Shooty Babitt will return as studio analyst for A’s broadcasts, once they resume, but also offered these thoughts via FaceTime on Thursday:

On how the A’s starting rotation might be ordered

“Jesus Luzardo is starting Opening Night for me. I just feel he is the future. This is a guy that’s going to continue to bring people to the ballpark.