Michael Wacha| Year | W | L | Sv | Hold | IP | H | BB | SO | ER | ERA | WHIP | Rate |
| 2024 proj | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 143.0 | 141 | 45 | 122 | 67 | 4.22 | 1.301 | 25.6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 49.7 | 51 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 4.71 | 1.369 | 16.0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134.3 | 113 | 43 | 124 | 48 | 3.22 | 1.161 | 60.8 |
| 2022 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127.3 | 111 | 31 | 104 | 47 | 3.32 | 1.115 | 48.6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 124.7 | 132 | 31 | 121 | 70 | 5.05 | 1.307 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 46 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 6.62 | 1.559 | -25.9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 126.7 | 143 | 55 | 104 | 67 | 4.76 | 1.563 | 2.5 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 84.3 | 68 | 36 | 71 | 30 | 3.20 | 1.233 | 34.6 |
| 2017 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 165.7 | 170 | 55 | 158 | 76 | 4.13 | 1.358 | 36.3 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 138.0 | 159 | 45 | 114 | 78 | 5.09 | 1.478 | -2.0 |
| 2015 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 181.3 | 162 | 58 | 153 | 68 | 3.37 | 1.213 | 65.9 |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 107.0 | 95 | 33 | 94 | 38 | 3.20 | 1.196 | 33.6 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 | 52 | 19 | 65 | 20 | 2.78 | 1.098 | 28.1 |
| Date | News |
| 5/15/24 | Nelson Velázquez slugs 3-run homer in the 7th inning, Royals rally past Mariners 4-2. Nelson Velázquez put Kansas City ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night. Velázquez's third homer of the season spoiled a strong outing for Seattle starter Logan Gilbert, who had given up just three hits over six shutout innings entering the decisive frame. It all fell apart for Gilbert (3-2) in the seventh, as Bobby Witt, Jr. led off with a walk and reached second on a Vinnie Pasquantino groundout to second base where Josh Rojas bobbled the ball to spoil the chance of a double play. Source: https://www.wibw.com/2024/05/15/nelson-velzquez-sl... |
| 5/15/24 | Nelson Velázquez slugs 3-run homer in the 7th inning, Royals rally past Mariners 4-2. Nelson Velázquez hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning to put Kansas City ahead, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2. Velázquez’s third homer of the season spoiled what had been a strong outing for Seattle starter Logan Gilbert. It all fell apart for Gilbert (3-2) in the seventh as Bobby Witt, Jr. led off with a walk and reached second on a Vinnie Pasquantino groundout to second base. Salvador Perez then reached on an intentional walk, and scored two batters later when Velázquez sent a 398-foot blast to left field. Maikel Garcia added to Kansas City’s lead with an RBI single in the eighth. Luke Raley homered for Seattle. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/nelson-vel-zq... |
| 5/14/24 | Nelson Velázquez slugs 3-run homer in the 7th inning, Royals rally past Mariners 4-2. Nelson Velázquez put Kansas City ahead with a three-run homer in the seventh inning, and Michael Wacha worked six dominant innings as the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 4-2 on Tuesday night. Velázquez's third homer of the season spoiled a strong outing for Seattle starter Logan Gilbert, who had given up just three hits over six shutout innings entering the decisive frame. It all fell apart for Gilbert (3-2) in the seventh, as Bobby Witt, Jr. led off with a walk and reached second on a Vinnie Pasquantino groundout to second base where Josh Rojas bobbled the ball to spoil the chance of a double play. Source: https://www.recorderonline.com/sports/national_spo... |
| 5/10/24 | Kansas City Royals offense erupts in win over Angels. The defense had highlights, too. Kansas City Royals starter Michael Wacha needed a bounce-back performance. Wacha, who entered Thursday with a 4.97 ERA in eight starts, was in a rough patch. In his last outing, Wacha was battered for seven runs against the Texas Rangers. Source: https://www.poncacitynews.com/sports/kansas-city-r... |
| 5/08/24 | Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels odds, tips and betting trends. The Royals are favored (-115) in an expected close game against the Angels (-104). The Royals will start Michael Wacha (1-4) versus the Angels and Reid Detmers (3-3). The Royals were vicotrious 6-4 over the Brewers yesterday in their last game. Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/kansas... |
| 4/28/24 | Tigers and Royals meet, winner claims 3-game series. Kansas City Royals (17-11, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (15-12, third in the AL Central) Detroit; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Michael Wacha (1-2, 3.81 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 25 strikeouts); Tigers: Tarik Skubal (3-0, 1.82 ERA, 0.74 WHIP, 35 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Tigers -155, Royals +131; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Tigers and Kansas City Royals meet on Sunday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Detroit has a 15-12 record overall and a 5-8 record at home. The Tigers are 11-1 in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Kansas City has a 17-11 record overall and a 5-6 record on the road. Royals hitters have Source: https://www.wjfw.com/sports/regional/tigers-and-ro... |
| 4/07/24 | Melendez’s 2-run homer backs Wacha in Royals' 3-0 shutout over White Sox. Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-hit ball and MJ Melendez launched a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 3-0. Wacha struck out eight, walked one and allowed just one runner past first base. Royals pitchers have eight quality starts, most in the majors. Melendez drove Chris Flexen’s first-pitch fastball to straightaway center field to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh. Maikel Garcia knocked in another run with an infield single as Kansas City batted around in the inning. Nick Anderson allowed one hit in the eighth and Chris Stratton completed the three-hitter for his first save since July 19 last year with St. Louis. Source: https://www.chron.com/sports/article/melendez-s-2-... |
| 4/06/24 | Melendez's 2-run homer backs Wacha in Royals' 3-0 shutout over White Sox. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Michael Wacha threw seven innings of two-hit ball and MJ Melendez launched a two-run homer as the Kansas City Royals beat the slumping Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday night. HT Image Wacha struck out eight, walked one and allowed just one runner past first base. Royals pitchers have eight quality starts, most in the majors. Unlock exclusive access to the story of India's general elections, only on the HT App. Download Now! Melendez drove Chris Flexen's first-pitch fastball to straightaway center field to snap a scoreless tie in the seventh. Maikel Garcia knocked in another run with an infield single as Kansas City batted around in the inning. Flexen permitted a pair of singles Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/melen... |
| 4/05/24 | Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox odds, tips and betting trends. The Chicago White Sox (1-5) will visit the Kansas City Royals (3-4), in the second game of a three-game series, Saturday at 7:10 PM ET. The White Sox (+161 underdog on the moneyline) are away versus the Royals (-194). The Kansas City Royals will hand the ball to Michael Wacha and the White Sox will counter with Chris Flexen (0-1, 8.31 ERA). Source: https://sportsbookwire.usatoday.com/article/kansas... |
| 3/24/24 | Royals' Wacha hit by comebacker, set for tests. Royals RHP Michael Wacha was hit on his pitching hand during his final inning of spring training Sunday. He'll undergo X-rays, but manager Matt Quatraro expects him to be OK. Source: https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/39801778/royal... |
| 3/08/24 | How Michael Wacha has impressed Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro this spring. Michael Wacha has wasted little time establishing a leadership role on this year’s Kansas City Royals. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/michael-wacha-impressed... |
| 3/08/24 | Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Wacha taps into fatherhood to lead. Spring training brings a valuable opportunity for MLB rosters to bolster chemistry before the start of the season. For the Kansas City Royals, who have made an effort to acquire veteran talent, meshing players with a variety of experience is all the more important. Newly signed starting pitcher Michael Wacha plays a key role in this process. “From a leadership standpoint, I want to try to get everyone to bring out their full potential,” Wacha said. Source: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2024/03/08/kansas-c... |
| 3/06/24 | Kansas City Royals embrace veteran presence in clubhouse heading into 2024 MLB season. Baseball players spend the entire year training to improve various parts of their game. The team signed a plethora of veteran talent including starting pitchers Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo, relief pitcher Will Smith, outfielder Hunter Renfroe and second baseman Adam Frazier. Royals chairman and CEO John Sherman thinks the future is bright in Kansas City after what the front office did in the offseason. Source: https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2024/03/06/kansas-c... |
| 2/27/24 | Michael Wacha settles into Kansas City Royals’ tenure with first spring start. Michael Wacha faced his former team in his first spring start with the Kansas City Royals. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/michael-wacha-settles-kansa... |
| 1/02/24 | Should the Padres Go After Jesús Luzardo to Bolster Starting Rotation?. Should the Padres Go After Jesús Luzardo to Bolster Starting Rotation? San Diego has been known to make moves out of nowhere. Author: Matt Levine Publish date: Jan 2, 2024 2:00 PM EST The San Diego Padres entered this offseason in search of pitching help for their starting rotation. They were expected to lose multiple arms from the 2023 rotation. So far, the expectation has played out true to form. Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo departed for Kansas City, while Blake Snell remains available on the open market. He is unlikely to return, so the team has been looking to replace the production from these players. The Padres did acquire some young pitching talent in the trade that sent Juan Soto to the Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/should-the-padr... |
| 12/30/23 | Should the Padres Take a Flier on Former AL West Ace?. Should the Padres Take a Flier on Former AL West Ace? This would be a huge upside play with little risk Author: Kevin Skinner Publish date: Dec 30, 2023 1:00 PM EST The Padres need pitching for 2024. After losing Michael Wacha, Seth Lugo, and likely Blake Snell, the rotation is not only thin but lacks top-end talent. There's a former AL West pitcher on the market that the Padres could make a play for to help with their rotational depth. Former Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees starting pitcher Frankie Montas could be a cheap option for the backend of the rotation. He missed nearly all of 2023 with a shoulder injury but did make an appearance at the end of the year. Before the trade Source: https://www.si.com/mlb/padres/news/should-the-padr... |
| 12/27/23 | The Royals added 2 key starters this offseason. Will KC’s defense take another step?. Kansas City Royals veterans Michael Wacha and Seth Lugo rely on their defense as contact pitchers. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/royals-added-2-key-starters... |
| 12/21/23 | Mahomes on Royals: “Hopefully we have Bobby Witt here for a long time”. The Kansas City Royals have spent more money in free agency this winter than 27 of 30 MLB teams. With over $105 million in free agent signings bringing in the likes of Michael Wacha, Hunter Renfroe, Seth Lugo, Chris Stratton and Will Smith, Kansas City has opened up the checkbook in a way previously unseen for the organization. On Thursday, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and Royals minority owner Patrick Mahomes weighed in on the moves and shared his hopes for the team's future during a press conference ahead of the Chiefs' Week 16 Christmas Day matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders. Source: https://www.wibw.com/2023/12/21/mahomes-royals-hop... |
| 12/18/23 | Michael Wacha and Kansas City Royals finalize $32 million, 2-year contract. The Kansas City Royals made official their deal with starting pitcher Michael Wacha on Monday, a $32 million, two-year pact that includes a player option for 2025 and incentives based on the number of innings he pitches. The Royals have been among the busiest teams in the majors this offseason, bolstering their rotation in free agency by signing Wacha and Seth Lugo along with their bullpen by signing Chris Stratton and Will Smith. The deal for Wacha includes a $16 million salary next year, a $16 million option and $50,000 bonuses for pitching 105 innings each season and each additional five through 150. Source: https://news.yahoo.com/michael-wacha-kansas-city-r... |
| 12/15/23 | MLB free agency: Michael Wacha signs two-year, $32 million deal with Royals, per report. Kansas City has been one of the most active teams in free agency so far Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-free-agency... |
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