Luciano is ready to build upon the 2021 season. He has been preparing for about one month and states "I feel good," according to Maria Guardado of MLB.com.

EDGE Analysis

Luciano felt fatigued during 2021 since that was his first full season in the minors. He worked on his conditioning by adding cardio and shoulder exercises to his routine. Luciano noted that fatigue likely contributed to the struggles, particularly at High-A, where he hit one home run, a .217 batting average, .577 OPS, and a 37.2% K% in 145 plate appearances. Before that, Luciano boasted a .288 batting average, .951 OPS, and 21.6% K%. Luciano is working on improving the contact rates and reducing the strikeouts in 2022 via an open batting stance.