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Michael Wacha

Michael Wacha

SP • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank 75 Actual 27 243 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
81.03.444-467/267.41.1411.42
Compared to same point last season
74.23.013-555/196.61.17

Michael Wacha | Fantasy Outlook

Michael Wacha aims to bounce back in a favorable home matchup against Texas.

Wacha has hit a rough patch lately, pitching to a 6.28 ERA and 1.57 WHIP over his last three outings. He remains locked into his role as the number two starter in the rotation for the fourth-place Royals, who enter the week on a two-game winning streak. Kansas City's rotation is currently missing Cole Ragans, securing Wacha's heavy workload.

Despite the recent hiccups, Wacha's season-long numbers are strong, featuring a 3.47 ERA and 1.15 WHIP across 80.3 innings. Our projections estimate a rest-of-season 3.90 ERA and 1.24 WHIP, which aligns closely with his career norm. Fantasy managers should remain patient, as his underlying command suggests this is a temporary slump rather than a complete collapse.

Wacha has one scheduled start this week, facing Texas at home on June 11. He'll go up against Kumar Rocker, who holds a 3.54 ERA and a high 1.31 WHIP. Given the friendly matchup and our data projecting a strong 3.36 ERA and 0.99 WHIP for the week, fantasy managers should confidently slot Wacha into active lineups.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
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: 81.01173672631 179
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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 13 81.0 1173 67 26 0 4-4 3.44 1.14 7.4 179
ON PACE 31 199 2879 164 63 0 9-9 3.44 1.14 7.4 439
3-YEAR AVG 29 158 2541 133 46 0 12-9 3.56 1.22 7.5 351
Career 324 1687.2 27603 1489 532 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
4.172 1.152 0.4 0.1 4.4 2.3 6.9 7.1 0.5 86.4 7.9
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
Salvador Perez 78% 58%
Carter Jensen 46% 35%
NAME OWN START
Maikel Garcia 92% 62%
Vinnie Pasquantino 75% 52%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 100% 77%
Michael Massey 5% 3%
Jonathan India 3% 0%
Nick Loftin 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Jac Caglianone 45% 15%
Kyle Isbel 5% 2%
Isaac Collins 2% 1%
Starling Marte 1% 1%
Lane Thomas 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Cole Ragans 91% 13%
Michael Wacha 82% 48%
Noah Cameron 58% 35%
Kris Bubic 56% 7%
Seth Lugo 55% 26%
Stephen Kolek 43% 24%
Luinder Avila 3% 1%
Kendry Chourio 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 99% 98%
Carlos Estevez 37% 7%
Lucas Erceg 28% 22%
Alex Lange 27% 24%
Matt Strahm 12% 10%
Daniel Lynch IV 10% 9%

Team Rankings

AVG
.237
21st
R
258
28th
HR
61
25th
RBI
249
27th
SB
47
13th
OBP
.312
23rd
SLG
.375
27th
OPS
.687
27th
W
27
25th
SV
18
12th
ERA
4.41
21st
WHIP
1.37
21st
QS
33
2nd
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians37-31.544-277278
White SoxWhite Sox34-31.5231.5310302
TwinsTwins30-37.4486.5308334
RoyalsRoyals27-39.4099258306
TigersTigers27-39.4099260284

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez6123522489260.204  
Carter Jensen6119726428310.213  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino6323625526292.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey5013716366201.263  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
Nick Loftin338714201170.230  
Tyler Tolbert171353004.231  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Maikel Garcia6023329623234.266  
Josh Rojas2511020.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.66261337392723.280  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone6019621496152.250  
Kyle Isbel5516216393115.241  
Isaac Collins5717622383163.216  
Lane Thomas5212012272143.225  
Starling Marte2966517150.258  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Michael Wacha1344081.0673.441.14  
Seth Lugo1324076.0643.911.36  
Noah Cameron1234065.2633.841.19  
Kris Bubic932050.1514.111.23  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Luinder Avila1212031.1284.021.60  
Stephen Kolek631038.0273.320.97  
Mason Black80009.2101.861.35  
Eric Cerantola30004.079.001.75  
Bailey Falter50209.2613.973.10  
Mitch Spence10004.0313.502.25  
Beck Way20001.1227.003.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg26331224.0216.001.96  
Alex Lange2702329.0314.031.38  
John Schreiber2803125.1162.841.26  
Eli Morgan1301116.1155.511.90  
Daniel Lynch IV2620126.1291.710.95  
Matt Strahm2031019.1174.191.19  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  
Steven Cruz1502015.1227.631.76  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
06-09 TEX07:40 EDTStephen Kolek
Nathan Eovaldi
06-10 TEX07:40 EDTSeth Lugo
MacKenzie Gore
06-11 TEX02:10 EDTMichael Wacha
Kumar Rocker
06-12 HOU08:10 EDTLuinder Avila
Tatsuya Imai
06-13 HOU07:10 EDTNoah 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

Team USA Baseball Roster Updated: Paul Goldschmidt and Michael Wacha ...

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