Michael Wacha Tampa Bay Rays

Age: 29 (July 01, 1991) | 6' 6" | 215lbs. P-15
Tm Lg YEAR W L SV Hld G GS IP H HR BB SO ERA WHIP Rating BB/9 SO/9 BABIP G/L/F % $4x4 $5x5
STL R 2012 0 0 0 0 3 2 5.0 4 1 0 7 1.80 0.80 1.10 0.0 0.0 .297 n/a
STL A+ 2012 0 0 0 0 4 0 8.0 1 0 1 16 0.00 0.25 0.19 1.1 18.0 .132 n/a
STL AA 2012 0 0 0 0 4 0 8.0 3 0 3 17 1.12 0.75 0.56 3.4 19.1 .350 n/a
STL AAA 2013 5 3 0 0 15 15 85.0 65 9 19 73 2.65 0.99 1.04 2.0 7.7 .251 n/a
STL NL 2013 4 1 0 0 15 9 64.2 52 5 19 65 2.78 1.10 1.07 2.6 9.0 .286 44/17/39 7 8
STL AA 2014 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.0 1 0 1 1 0.00 1.00 0.75 4.5 4.5 .177 n/a
STL NL 2014 5 6 0 0 19 19 107.0 95 6 33 94 3.20 1.20 1.13 2.8 7.9 .300 42/22/36 6 8
STL NL 2015 17 7 0 0 30 30 181.0 162 19 58 153 3.38 1.22 1.21 2.9 7.6 .286 46/22/32 18 18
STL NL 2016 7 7 0 0 27 24 138.0 159 15 45 114 5.09 1.48 1.48 2.9 7.4 .344 47/24/30 -6 -0
STL NL 2017 12 9 0 0 30 30 165.1 170 17 55 158 4.14 1.36 1.35 3.0 8.6 .332 48/21/31 8 11
STL A+ 2018 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.1 2 0 2 5 6.23 0.92 0.69 4.2 10.4 .217 n/a
STL AA 2018 0 1 0 0 1 1 2.1 6 1 1 3 11.57 3.00 3.43 3.9 11.6 .583 n/a
STL NL 2018 8 2 0 0 15 15 84.0 68 9 36 71 3.21 1.24 1.18 3.9 7.6 .262 43/29/27 9 9
STL NL 2019 6 7 0 0 29 24 126.2 143 26 55 104 4.76 1.56 1.65 3.9 7.4 .316 48/22/30 -6 -0
NYM NL 2020 1 4 0 0 8 7 34.0 46 9 7 37 6.62 1.56 1.85 1.9 9.8 .386 36/23/41 -12 -5
TAM AL 2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.0 0.0 0.00 n/a -0 0
Career 9yrs 60 43 0 0 173 158 900.2 895 106 308 796 4.02 1.34 1.34 3.1 8.0 .312 n/a

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Alex Patton Alex
Dec 15 '14
And last year it was the Hunter Pence triple ball to bat contact that messed up Kozma's chance to make a play to this year's play Alex mentions.
van wilhoite LVW
Oct 18 '14
Agreed, there's lot to criticize about Matheny's decisions in the ninth. Though, to be fair, Wacha's fastball was clocked at 97; that may have been some part of Matheny's decision-making. I agree, it's not enough (especially regarding bringing in a lefty to face Ishikawa), but it does provide some insight into the decision.
mike fenger mike
Oct 17 '14
It must. But if LVW doesn't know, no one does.

A reader at Baseball Prospectus, posting under Mike G's analysis of the game, points out that Wacha wouldn't have been in the game if Panda hadn't deflected Wong's grounder in the top of the 9th. Another adds, "The deflection play was pretty emblematic of the series. Not saying the Giants didn't deserve to win - they made fewer mistakes than the Cardinals - but, much like the 2005 World Series, it was a short series where nearly every game could have gone the other way were it not for an inch here or an inch there."

And I still am mystified why Wacha pitched to Ishikawa.
Alex Patton Alex
Oct 17 '14
Does this make Wacha the 1st pitcher ever to be the losing pitcher in postseason games in which his team was eliminated in consecutive years?
van wilhoite LVW
Oct 16 '14
?

No problem bringing him in to start the inning, but after that four-pitch walk...?
Alex Patton Alex
Oct 16 '14
There's a fierce wind blowing and the weather is miserable. 5 of his 1st 6 Ks were swings out of the zone. It looked like the main problem with the walks was due to not having a feel for the changeup.
van wilhoite LVW
Apr 23 '14
anyone see the start tonight? Couldn't get the STL game on TV, don't have MLB.

First 9 outs were K's, but done after 4 IP, 10 K's, 90+ pitches thanks to 5 BB, the last two with the bases loaded in the 4th. Very unusual appearance.

Would love to hear thoughts on his stuff, command in the first 3 innings, etc.
Justin Dowling BGWoodsman
Apr 23 '14
Apparently worked on his curve and a cutter. If he can get consistent with those pitches I can see him taking a huge step up.
E Park yoda
Mar 22 '14
I had to make a tough choice between keeping him or Taillon last year. I'm happy with my decision.
jeff merk jeffamerk
Mar 16 '14