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Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 77 Actual 32 243 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
88.03.584-569/277.11.1610.90
Compared to same point last season
80.03.383-660/216.81.23

Michael Wacha | Fantasy Outlook

Michael Wacha seeks to rebound from a tough stretch as he anchors a battered Royals rotation

The veteran right-hander has hit a rough patch, posting a disappointing 8.82 ERA and 1.96 WHIP over his last two starts. His struggles come at a difficult time for the fourth-place Royals, who are already dealing with injuries to key rotation members Cole Ragans and Seth Lugo. Wacha continues to hold down a secure spot as the number two starter in Kansas City's rotation and will be relied upon heavily to right the ship.

While the last two weeks have been ugly, Wacha's underlying numbers suggest this slump is a temporary hiccup. On the season, he still boasts a strong 3.47 ERA and 1.15 WHIP across 13 starts, which actually outperforms our rest-of-season projection of a 3.90 ERA. Given his established track record of mid-rotation stability, fantasy managers should expect Wacha to regress back to his dependable baseline soon.

Looking at the week ahead, Wacha takes the mound today, June 11th, at home against the Rangers. He faces Texas right-hander Kumar Rocker, who enters with a 3.54 ERA but a high 1.31 WHIP, making this a favorable matchup for the Royals to support their starter. Despite the recent ratio scare, Wacha's overall season-long safety and rotation security make him a strong play. Start him.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
06/11 TEX 7.0 102 2 1 4 LOSS 3.58 1.16 2
06/05 @MIN 5.2 77 2 0 4 LOSS 3.44 1.14 0
05/31 @TEX 5.0 82 5 4 6 LOSS 3.23 1.12 -2
05/25 NYY 7.0 93 5 2 2 N/A 2.69 1.02 17
05/20 BOS 6.0 105 8 2 1 N/A 2.70 1.03 18
05/15 @STL 6.0 87 5 1 3 N/A 2.83 0.99 14
05/09 DET 7.0 89 6 2 0 WIN 2.63 0.99 26
05/04 CLE 7.0 79 3 1 2 WIN 3.05 1.06 21
04/29 @ATH 5.0 105 5 4 4 LOSS 3.13 1.13 0
04/22 BAL 5.1 89 5 2 6 LOSS 2.51 0.93 0
04/17 @NYY 6.0 97 6 3 2 N/A 1.00 0.78 16
04/11 CHW 8.0 88 7 1 0 WIN 0.43 0.71 29
04/06 @CLE 7.0 102 3 3 1 WIN 0.69 0.77 21
03/28 @ATL 6.0 80 7 1 0 N/A 0.00 0.67 20
Totals: 88.01275692735 181
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2013 STL 15 64.2 1034 65 19 0 4-1 2.78 1.1 9.1 179
2014 STL 18 104.0 1644 91 32 0 5-6 3.2 1.19 7.9 253
2015 STL 30 179.0 2936 153 58 0 17-7 3.42 1.23 7.7 463
2016 STL 27 138.0 2324 114 45 0 7-7 5.09 1.48 7.4 277
2017 STL 30 165.2 2690 158 55 0 12-9 4.13 1.36 8.6 399
2018 STL 15 82.0 1419 71 36 0 8-2 3.29 1.27 7.8 211
2019 STL 29 122.0 2199 104 55 0 6-7 4.94 1.62 7.7 212
2020 NYM 9 37.0 676 44 8 0 1-4 7.05 1.62 10.7 51
2021 TB 30 128.2 2033 125 31 0 3-5 5.32 1.33 8.7 217
2022 BOS 22 122.0 1851 97 30 0 10-2 3.32 1.12 7.2 295
2023 SD 24 134.1 2222 124 43 0 13-4 3.22 1.16 8.3 348
2024 KC 31 173.0 2736 150 49 0 13-9 3.49 1.23 7.8 389
2025 KC 31 168.0 2666 126 45 0 10-13 3.96 1.26 6.8 316
2026 KC 14 88.0 1275 69 27 0 4-5 3.58 1.16 7.1 181
ON PACE 31 201 2909 157 61 0 9-11 3.58 1.16 7.1 412
3-YEAR AVG 29 158 2541 133 46 0 12-9 3.56 1.22 7.5 351
Career 325 1694.2 27705 1491 533 0 0-0 3.98 1.3 7.9

Wacha Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
3.825 1.038 0.4 0.1 4.1 2.4 6.3 8.0 0.6 89.2 7.4
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Salvador Perez 75% 59%
Carter Jensen 51% 41%
NAME OWN START
Maikel Garcia 91% 73%
Vinnie Pasquantino 74% 56%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 99% 97%
Michael Massey 5% 3%
Jonathan India 4% 1%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 65% 52%
Kyle Isbel 4% 3%
Isaac Collins 2% 1%
Starling Marte 1% 1%
NAME OWN START
Cole Ragans 91% 13%
Michael Wacha 80% 49%
Noah Cameron 67% 54%
Kris Bubic 54% 7%
Seth Lugo 47% 13%
Stephen Kolek 46% 30%
Luinder Avila 3% 2%
Kendry Chourio 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 99% 99%
Carlos Estevez 35% 7%
Alex Lange 33% 32%
Lucas Erceg 27% 23%
Matt Strahm 13% 11%
Daniel Lynch IV 8% 8%

Team Rankings

AVG
.241
17th
R
284
26th
HR
64
25th
RBI
273
25th
SB
51
14th
OBP
.315
19th
SLG
.379
27th
OPS
.694
25th
W
28
28th
SV
19
14th
ERA
4.51
21st
WHIP
1.39
21st
QS
33
2nd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians39-33.542-289292
White SoxWhite Sox37-32.5360.5327317
TwinsTwins32-40.4447333376
TigersTigers29-42.4089.5288300
RoyalsRoyals28-43.39410.5284337

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez6525325529260.206  
Carter Jensen6521429478350.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino6825428576323.224  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey5415219416231.270  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
Nick Loftin369514211180.221  
Tyler Tolbert191453005.214  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Maikel Garcia6425032653254.260  
Josh Rojas2511020.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.71282358092824.284  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone6521527588193.270  
Lane Thomas5613114303163.229  
Kyle Isbel5616416403115.244  
Isaac Collins6219123413173.215  
Starling Marte3171518150.254  
Kameron Misner4904030.444  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha1445088.0693.581.16  
Seth Lugo1424079.1663.861.35  
Noah Cameron1334070.0644.111.21  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek731043.0303.141.07  
Luinder Avila1313032.0286.191.81  
Mason Black1000013.2152.631.68  
Eric Cerantola30004.079.001.75  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Beck Way30003.1610.802.10  
Mitch Spence10004.0313.502.25  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg28331226.1225.811.94  
Alex Lange3004432.2354.131.44  
John Schreiber3103128.2212.831.19  
Eli Morgan1401117.1155.191.79  
Daniel Lynch IV2920129.0291.860.93  
Matt Strahm2331021.2185.401.25  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  
Steven Cruz1812019.2265.951.53  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
06-09 TEXW 5-3Stephen Kolek
Nathan Eovaldi
06-10 TEXL 4-6Seth Lugo
MacKenzie Gore
06-11 TEXL 2-4Michael Wacha
Kumar Rocker
06-12 HOUL 8-10Luinder Avila
Tatsuya Imai
06-13 HOUL 7-8Noah Cameron
Mike Burrows
06-14 HOU02:10 EDTStephen Kolek
Spencer Arrighetti

Player Timeline

Apr 11th

Michael Wacha Delivers Vintage Performance in New City Connects

Mar 12th

Team USA Updates Quarterfinal Roster: Will Vest, Tyler Rogers & Tim ...

Mar 6th

Michael Wacha K’s the Side as Team USA Retires 15 Straight Batters ...

Feb 24th

MLB Breaking: Michael Wacha Set for Next Start (“Bump Day”)

Feb 5th

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