Jesus Luzardo, in dynasty and redraft. The FanRanked staff dynasty board has Luzardo ahead, Luzardo #63 and Messick #72, and the expert consensus agrees (#47 and #77). The community agrees too, FRV 61.4 to 51.5. For 2027 redraft, the consensus has Luzardo ahead, #38 to #62, and Frank's 2027 projection agrees ($19.0 and $18.4).
JD on Jesus Luzardo (Nov 4, 2026): It's unbelievable to me that the Phillies had Cristopher Sanchez, Zack Wheeler, and Jesus Luzardo dominating in their starting rotation this year and effectively rolled over without a whimper in the playoffs. Luzardo took his turn as the most dominant of the three after the All-Star break, putting up a 1.82 ERA with a 0.84 WHIP and 85 Ks across 69 1/3 innings. It's just a shame that he missed pretty much all of the fantasy playoffs as he made his last start of the year on September 7. He then went down with a shoulder injury for a couple of weeks before returning for one inning on September 27. Heading into 2027 the only thing separating Luzardo from being a top-10 starting pitcher in my eyes is his ability to avoid the occasional ugly blowup. All starting pitchers blow up from time to time, but Luzardo has a habit of absolutely cratering when things are not going his way. If he can limit the insane damage his blowups cause and make it manageable on a week-to-week basis, he will be a top 10 starter in 2027. I'll leave you with this fun fact about his 2026 season: he had six starts where he gave up 5 or more earned runs and he also had 17 starts where he gave up 0 or 1 earned run. Do you know in how many starts he gave up exactly 3 earned runs? That's right!
JD on Parker Messick (Nov 5, 2026): My favorite old-school dumpy-body starting pitcher just sneaked into the top 75 for me. I love his old-school and new-school mix, where he has a below-average fastball and below-average stuff that he pairs with above-average location to get a K/9 over 9 while still limiting his walks. (Sidenote: this is the exact strategy I think Jake Bennett should use to become an elite starting pitcher, but I digress.) I'm a tad concerned about where he goes from here, because his profile doesn't necessarily scream significant improvement compared to this year. However, even if 2026 is the high watermark, he can still float around there and return a lot of value without needing to improve from here. One odd quirk about Messick is he has a slight reverse split tendency, with a .676 OPS allowed versus lefties versus .629 OPS allowed against righties in his career. How fun was that fact?!
Data as of . Consensus boards refresh daily; the staff board moves when it is republished.
| Metric | Jesus Luzardo | Parker Messick |
|---|---|---|
| Team | PHI | CLE |
| Position | SP | SP |
| Age | 28 | 25 |
| Staff Dynasty Rank | #63 | #72 |
| Dynasty Consensus Rank | #47 | #77 |
| Redraft Consensus Rank | #38 | #62 |
| FRV (FanRanked Value) | 61.4 | 51.5 |
| Expert Sources | 15 | 15 |
| Dynasty Rank Range | #34–#90 | #65–#177 |
| 2027 Projected Value | $19.0 | $18.4 |
| 2026 $ Earned | $24.0 | $22.0 |
| 2027 Projected Rank | #54 | #55 |
| 30-Day Consensus Move | Up 1 spot | Up 2 spots |
| Stat | Jesus Luzardo | Parker Messick |
|---|---|---|
| IP | 179.2 | 186.1 |
| W | 14 | 12 |
| SV | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.86 | 2.56 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.06 |
| K | 221 | 193 |
| K/9 | 11.1 | 9.3 |
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