Michael WachaKCR · SP

2026 review

Michael Wacha was a steady mid-rotation innings-eater who posted a 3.32 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 200.2 IP for KCR, with a 19.5 K% and a 6.7 BB% over 812 BF across 32 starts, going 9 W and 10 L. No transactions marked his season, and he took the ball from a first game Mar 28 through a last game Sep 26. Drafted at NFBC ADP rank 358, he finished 221st of 1472 in the TDK LABS 5x5 value rank, 137 spots above, and 29th of 236 starting pitchers. His 3.32 ERA ran 0.69 below his 4.01 xERA over 812 BF. By late Aug the card was calling him a familiar floor without flash, and by mid-Sep it noted his strikeout rate anchoring the profile even as his recent ERA gains were running ahead of his walk-and-miss numbers. By late Sep the card still had him starting, closing out a season built on dependable mid-rotation work.