The Phillies' acquisition of starting pitcher Jesús Luzardo from the Marlins this offseason seemed like a depth move, meant to help gently strengthen a loaded pitching staff.

But then for 11 glorious starts, he looked like an ace — and the trade looked like a master stroke from front office chief Dave Dombrowski.

Then came 12 runs allowed against the Brewers, and eight more Thursday afternoon in Toronto. A whopping 20 runs in 5.2 innings, after just 16 in his dominating starts prior. His ERA last week was 2.15. It's ballooned to 4.46.

For whatever reason (and that reason is most likely just bad luck), the Dombrowski regime has not really made a signature trade. And while it's entirely possible, even likely, that Luzardo finds his sea legs again over hopefully 20 more starts this season,

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