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It didn’t take long after he was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies for Jesús Luzardo to start recalling encounters with his former-rivals-turned-new-teammates.
“Those were some of the first conversations we had,” Luzardo told Yahoo Sports.
Acquired from the Miami Marlins in December in exchange for three prospects, Luzardo was the most prominent addition for the Phillies this past offseason. Having competed in the same division the previous four seasons, his new squad was plenty familiar with the caliber of pitcher they’d added.