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Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 63 Actual 21 243 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
180.13.299-8147/487.31.1215.17
Compared to same point last season
156.23.509-11117/416.71.20

Michael Wacha | Fantasy Outlook

Michael Wacha continues his stellar late-season surge as Kansas City's rotation anchor.

Wacha has been in peak form down the stretch, posting a stellar 1.35 ERA and 0.95 WHIP with 21 strikeouts across 20 innings over his last 14 days. Operating as the rotation anchor for a fifth-place Royals club (65-82) dealing with rotation injuries to Cole Ragans, the veteran right-hander has supplied quality starts in each of his recent outings.

While our season projection anticipated a modest 3.90 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, Wacha has soundly beaten expectations with a 3.30 ERA and 1.12 WHIP across 180.1 innings in 2026. His pristine command and an elite strikeout-to-walk ratio over the past month demonstrate that this high-level pitching is a sustainable reality rather than a late-season fluke.

Looking at the schedule from today's mid-week vantage point, Wacha has already completed his scheduled work after delivering six scoreless innings with four strikeouts against Arizona on Tuesday. Kansas City closes out the week with a road series in Boston behind Seth Lugo, Randy Dobnak, and Noah Cameron, keeping Wacha safely rostered ahead of his next turn. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
09/08 ARI 6.0 93 4 4 0 N/A 3.29 1.12 16
09/03 MIA 6.0 96 7 2 3 WIN 3.41 1.12 20
08/28 @CLE 8.0 103 10 0 0 WIN 3.37 1.11 32
08/22 DET 7.0 96 6 1 1 WIN 3.54 1.14 25
08/17 ATH 5.0 79 3 0 4 WIN 3.64 1.17 11
08/11 @LAD 6.2 96 5 0 3 N/A 3.52 1.17 15
08/06 MIN 5.2 94 1 3 1 N/A 3.44 1.15 8
07/31 @COL 6.0 99 7 0 1 LOSS 3.51 1.16 14
07/25 @DET 7.0 96 3 2 2 N/A 3.60 1.17 14
07/20 SF 6.0 96 5 2 1 N/A 3.66 1.17 17
07/09 @NYM 4.2 104 5 3 6 LOSS 3.77 1.19 -1
07/04 PHI 6.0 105 7 1 4 LOSS 3.45 1.16 6
06/27 @CHW 7.2 105 7 1 1 N/A 3.31 1.14 21
06/22 @TB 7.0 99 5 1 1 WIN 3.48 1.16 23
06/16 @WAS 6.0 90 3 1 3 N/A 3.64 1.17 11
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: 180.127261474866 410
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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 29 180.1 2726 147 48 0 9-8 3.29 1.12 7.3 410
ON PACE 31 198 2983 160 52 0 9-8 3.29 1.12 7.3 449
3-YEAR AVG 29 158 2541 133 46 0 12-9 3.56 1.22 7.5 351
Career 340 1787.0 29156 1569 554 0 0-0 3.93 1.28 7.9

Wacha Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0.000 1.167 1.0 0.0 4.0 1.0 6.0 6 0.0 0 15.5
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 NAN
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 70% 64%
NAME OWN START
Maikel Garcia 56% 13%
Vinnie Pasquantino 54% 40%
Nick Loftin 5% 3%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 97%
Michael Massey 5% 4%
Tyler Tolbert 4% 3%
Jonathan India 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Salvador Perez 81% 65%
Jac Caglianone 77% 38%
Kyle Isbel 3% 1%
Isaac Collins 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 88% 53%
Noah Cameron 80% 45%
Seth Lugo 37% 26%
Cole Ragans 21% 11%
Randy Dobnak 16% 12%
Stephen Kolek 4% 0%
Luinder Avila 1% 0%
Kendry Chourio 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 100%
Carlos Estevez 15% 3%
Daniel Lynch IV 8% 6%
Lucas Erceg 8% 5%
Steven Cruz 6% 6%
Nate Pearson 6% 6%
Alex Lange 6% 5%
Craig Kimbrel 2% 2%
Anthony Gose 1% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.246
12th
R
633
22nd
HR
155
23rd
RBI
603
24th
SB
120
9th
OBP
.316
17th
SLG
.401
17th
OPS
.717
16th
W
66
26th
SV
36
20th
ERA
4.64
25th
WHIP
1.39
26th
QS
60
5th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
White SoxWhite Sox75-72.510-688653
GuardiansGuardians75-74.5031606620
TwinsTwins70-78.4735.5681736
TigersTigers69-79.4666.5658595
RoyalsRoyals66-83.44310633724

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen1384857311224712.231  
Luke Maile153525150.143  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino102380449111485.239  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey1193744610511453.281  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin10934441807423.233  
Maikel Garcia7328334763325.269  
Josh Rojas399610232131.240  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.13050784142185440.280  
Tyler Tolbert7311731353821.299  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1324756613423706.282  
Kyle Isbel8926730606246.225  
Isaac Collins13441445926407.222  
John Rave4110820245117.222  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
Matthew Lugo81102000.182  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1395374812419721.231  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha29980182.21473.251.11  
Noah Cameron28980160.11453.931.20  
Seth Lugo30780164.01264.991.45  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Randy Dobnak1334069.1472.731.27  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Beck Way1911023.1213.861.59  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Mason Black1700031.1194.311.60  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Nolan Hoffman800010.064.501.40  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg47441243.1316.231.89  
Alex Lange55271056.2566.041.57  
Steven Cruz5323755.2594.041.24  
Nate Pearson3621441.0361.981.12  
Craig Kimbrel4414144.2404.431.32  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV5355171.2493.521.10  
Anthony Gose81107.210.000.91  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee900011.197.151.94  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas1901018.0192.501.89  
Connor Thomas1211016.2119.721.86  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
09-07 ARIL 4-5Noah Cameron
Derek Law
09-08 ARIL 3-5Michael Wacha
Corbin Burnes
09-09 ARIW 5-2Daniel Lynch IV
Zac Gallen
09-11 @BOSW 2-3Seth Lugo
Sonny Gray
09-12 @BOS04:10 EDTRandy Dobnak
Ranger Suarez
09-13 @BOS01:35 EDTNoah Cameron
Payton Tolle

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