PHI
MIA
2
0
END 3 • LIVE
ARI
PIT
0
0
BOT 2 • LIVE
TOR
WSH
o9.5
+1.5
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BAL
DET
o7.5
-1.5
1:10PM • DSN
ATL
NYM
o8.5
+1.5
1:10PM • SNY
MIL
SF
o7.5
+1.5
3:45PM • BREW
COL
SD
o8
-1.5
4:10PM • SDPA
TEX
TB
o8
-1.5
6:40PM • RAYS
CLE
CIN
o9
+1.5
7:10PM • CLEG
ATL
NYM
o7.5
+1.5
7:10PM • BVSN
NYY
CHW
o7.5
+1.5
7:40PM • CHSN
KC
MIN
o9
-1.5
7:40PM • ROYL
CHC
STL
o8
+1.5
7:45PM • CARD
HOU
LAA
o9.5
+1.5
9:38PM • ABTV
BOS
ATH
o10.5
+1.5
9:40PM • NSPCA
SEA
LAD
o9.5
-1.5
10:10PM • SN LA
| IP | ERA | W-L | K/BB | K/9 | WHIP | FSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132.1 | 3.6 | 5-7 | 104/38 | 7.1 | 1.17 | 9.85 |
| Compared to same point last season | ||||||
| 115.0 | 3.60 | 4-9 | 90/35 | 7 | 1.24 | |
Michael Wacha | Fantasy Outlook
Michael Wacha delivers steady veteran rotation stability heading into the week
Wacha has turned in a reliable stretch recently, posting a 2.08 ERA with eight strikeouts over his last 13 innings of work. The Royals currently sit in fifth place in the AL Central with a 45-62 record, navigating multiple injuries across their pitching staff including long-term absences to Cole Ragans and Kris Bubic. Despite the team's struggles, Wacha remains a foundational staff anchor, slotting in as the primary starter in the rotation.
This recent run aligns closely with our season projections and career performance, reinforcing that his current output is a sustainable baseline rather than an extreme fluke. His season ERA sits at a solid 3.65 with 104 strikeouts across 130.7 innings, proving he remains a dependable option for ratio stabilization and quality starts.
The upcoming schedule points to a single road matchup against the Rockies on July 31, where he will face Tomoyuki Sugano, who carries a 5.00 ERA and 1.33 WHIP. While it is not a two-start week, pitching in Colorado demands caution, but Wacha's current form and control make him a viable option. Start.
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Michael Wacha Fantasy
| DATE | OPP | INN | PC | K | WLK | ER | DEC | ERA | WHIP | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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: | 132.1 | 1970 | 104 | 38 | 53 | 270 | |||||
Fantasy Chart Loading...
| 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 | 21 | 132.1 | 1970 | 104 | 38 | 0 | 5-7 | 3.6 | 1.17 | 7.1 | 270 |
| ON PACE | 31 | 199 | 2955 | 156 | 57 | 0 | 7-10 | 3.6 | 1.17 | 7.1 | 405 | |
| 3-YEAR AVG | 29 | 158 | 2541 | 133 | 46 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.56 | 1.22 | 7.5 | 351 | |
| Career | 332 | 1739.0 | 28400 | 1526 | 544 | 0 | 0-0 | 3.97 | 1.29 | 7.9 | ||
Wacha Projection
View All| ERA | WHIP | QS | WINS | SO | K/BB | K/9 | IP | LOSSES | PC | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.861 | 1.221 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 95.3 | 11.1 |
| 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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OWN START TRENDS
Depth Chart
Kansas City Royals
Roster Breakdown| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 76% | 64% |
| Carter Jensen | 70% | 53% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Maikel Garcia | 78% | 13% |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 49% | 29% |
| Nick Loftin | 3% | 3% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 100% | 19% |
| Michael Massey | 3% | 2% |
| Tyler Tolbert | 3% | 0% |
| Jonathan India | 1% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Jac Caglianone | 65% | 45% |
| Lane Thomas | 14% | 11% |
| Isaac Collins | 3% | 1% |
| Kyle Isbel | 2% | 1% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 76% | 33% |
| Seth Lugo | 47% | 36% |
| Kris Bubic | 35% | 5% |
| Cole Ragans | 32% | 12% |
| Noah Cameron | 21% | 10% |
| Luinder Avila | 7% | 4% |
| Stephen Kolek | 4% | 0% |
| Kendry Chourio | 2% | 0% |
| NAME | OWN | START |
|---|---|---|
| Mason Miller | 100% | 99% |
| Carlos Estevez | 23% | 7% |
| Alex Lange | 17% | 16% |
| Lucas Erceg | 16% | 13% |
| Matt Strahm | 6% | 6% |
| Randy Dobnak | 6% | 5% |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 5% | 3% |
| Steven Cruz | 1% | 1% |
Team Rankings
AVG
.245
13th
R
452
22nd
HR
109
24th
RBI
430
23rd
SB
83
9th
OBP
.314
19th
SLG
.395
21st
OPS
.709
19th
W
45
26th
SV
27
19th
ERA
4.84
28th
WHIP
1.44
28th
QS
45
5th
| Team | W-L | Win % | GB | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Sox | 55-51 | .519 | - | 508 | 467 |
| Guardians | 55-54 | .505 | 1.5 | 426 | 445 |
| Twins | 54-54 | .500 | 2 | 514 | 540 |
| Tigers | 51-57 | .472 | 5 | 464 | 425 |
| Royals | 45-63 | .417 | 11 | 452 | 549 |
Team Stats
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvador Perez | 100 | 388 | 38 | 82 | 15 | 45 | 0 | .211 | |
| Carter Jensen | 100 | 350 | 44 | 83 | 14 | 52 | 1 | .237 | |
| Luke Maile | 4 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .250 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 79 | 293 | 34 | 68 | 6 | 33 | 4 | .232 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Massey | 88 | 263 | 36 | 71 | 8 | 36 | 2 | .270 | |
| Jonathan India | 17 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .167 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Loftin | 70 | 211 | 30 | 53 | 5 | 34 | 1 | .251 | |
| Maikel Garcia | 69 | 268 | 32 | 70 | 3 | 30 | 5 | .261 | |
| Josh Rojas | 21 | 50 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .260 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Witt Jr. | 94 | 369 | 51 | 103 | 13 | 39 | 30 | .279 | |
| Tyler Tolbert | 44 | 65 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 12 | .308 | |
| Andrew Velazquez | 5 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .077 |
| Player | GP | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac Caglianone | 99 | 349 | 46 | 87 | 16 | 37 | 3 | .249 | |
| Lane Thomas | 93 | 274 | 31 | 63 | 10 | 37 | 7 | .230 | |
| Isaac Collins | 97 | 304 | 38 | 73 | 6 | 34 | 6 | .240 | |
| Kyle Isbel | 56 | 164 | 16 | 40 | 3 | 11 | 5 | .244 | |
| Starling Marte | 50 | 128 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 9 | 2 | .258 | |
| John Rave | 9 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .222 | |
| Kameron Misner | 18 | 41 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .220 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Wacha | 21 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 132.1 | 104 | 3.61 | 1.17 | |
| Noah Cameron | 20 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 107.2 | 100 | 4.93 | 1.41 | |
| Seth Lugo | 22 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 123.2 | 96 | 4.22 | 1.37 | |
| Luinder Avila | 20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 67.1 | 59 | 4.81 | 1.57 | |
| Kris Bubic | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50.1 | 51 | 4.11 | 1.23 | |
| Cole Ragans | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 35.1 | 45 | 4.84 | 1.42 | |
| Stephen Kolek | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 54.0 | 34 | 4.50 | 1.24 | |
| Beck Way | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.1 | 21 | 3.86 | 1.59 | |
| Connor Seabold | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20 | 5.25 | 1.71 | |
| Mason Black | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 15 | 3.57 | 1.70 | |
| Eric Cerantola | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 7 | 10.13 | 2.63 | |
| Bailey Falter | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 | 6 | 13.97 | 3.10 | |
| Mitch Spence | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 | 6 | 21.21 | 3.00 |
| Player | GP | W | L | SV | IP | SO | ERA | WHIP | O/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Erceg | 41 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 39.1 | 27 | 5.26 | 1.68 | |
| Alex Lange | 42 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 42.2 | 44 | 6.33 | 1.55 | |
| Steven Cruz | 36 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 38.0 | 46 | 4.50 | 1.29 | |
| Nate Pearson | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21.0 | 16 | 3.43 | 1.38 | |
| John Schreiber | 45 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 40.2 | 29 | 3.76 | 1.38 | |
| Eli Morgan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19.1 | 16 | 5.12 | 1.71 | |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 44 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 44.0 | 34 | 2.05 | 0.93 | |
| Matt Strahm | 39 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 34.2 | 29 | 6.75 | 1.44 | |
| Carlos Estévez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 162.00 | 18.00 | |
| Jose Cuas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 9 | 2.84 | 1.58 | |
| Randy Dobnak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 10 | 1.42 | 1.37 | |
| Nick Mears | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19.1 | 15 | 5.12 | 1.50 |
Owned Breakdown
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Schedule
| DATE | OPP | SCORE | MATCHUP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07-28 | @MIN | L 3-2 | Seth Lugo Taj Bradley |
| 07-29 | @MIN | 07:40 EDT | Randy Dobnak Joe Ryan |
| 07-30 | @MIN | 01:40 EDT | Noah Cameron Bailey Ober |
| 07-31 | @COL | 08:40 EDT | Michael Wacha Tomoyuki Sugano |
| 08-01 | @COL | 08:10 EDT | Luinder Avila Ryan Feltner |
| 08-02 | @COL | 03:10 EDT | Seth Lugo Kyle Freeland |
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