P Michael Wacha #52
Age: 38 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/23/2029
P MICHAEL WACHA #52 - AGE: 38 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 60 60 60
Movement 55 55 55 55
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Curveball 40 45
Changeup 65 65
Cutter 50 50
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 35
Suggested Role Bullpen
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 60
Defense 40
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 55
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
PERSONALITY
Michael is an avid fisherman.
Low: Adaptability
Birthday:07/01/1991
Born in:Texarkana, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 6"
Weight:240 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:15 Years, 62 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:15 Years, 62 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 St. Louis - ABL 21 15 9 4 1 0 2.78 64.2 52 20 20 5 19 65 0 0 1.10 .270 3.03 1.5 138
2014 St. Louis - ABL 22 19 19 5 6 0 3.20 107.0 95 41 38 6 33 94 0 0 1.20 .288 3.28 2.1 117
2015 St. Louis - ABL 23 30 30 17 7 0 3.38 181.1 162 74 68 19 58 153 0 0 1.21 .270 3.91 2.5 117
2016 St. Louis - ABL 24 27 24 7 7 0 5.09 138.0 159 86 78 15 45 114 0 0 1.48 .337 3.90 2.3 82
2017 St. Louis - ABL 25 32 32 14 9 0 4.23 202.1 206 104 95 25 60 156 4 0 1.31 .296 4.59 2.9 110
2018 St. Louis - ABL 26 25 25 7 11 0 4.84 145.0 163 92 78 18 53 121 1 0 1.49 .333 4.37 2.1 93
2019 St. Louis - ABL 27 8 8 1 4 0 7.00 45.0 51 37 35 9 25 41 0 0 1.69 .313 5.46 0.1 64
2019 New York - ABL 27 25 25 11 11 0 3.99 155.2 144 76 69 19 50 153 0 0 1.25 .292 4.02 2.8 111
2019 Total - ABL 27 33 33 12 15 0 4.66 200.2 195 113 104 28 75 194 0 0 1.35 .297 4.34 3.0 96
2020 New York - ABL 28 33 33 13 12 0 3.68 215.0 208 100 88 18 67 189 2 0 1.28 .305 3.73 4.9 122
2021 Detroit - ABL 29 15 15 5 6 0 4.30 98.1 102 49 47 13 27 78 0 0 1.31 .305 4.44 1.5 108
2022 Detroit - ABL 30 34 34 15 4 0 3.93 204.0 201 101 89 18 50 162 2 2 1.23 .299 3.66 5.2 119
2023 Detroit - ABL 31 22 22 10 4 0 2.63 133.2 100 42 39 6 46 112 0 0 1.09 .260 3.37 3.8 175
2023 Chicago - ABL 31 14 14 2 6 0 2.94 70.1 71 29 23 8 17 54 0 0 1.25 .289 3.98 1.4 155
2023 Total - ABL 31 36 36 12 10 0 2.74 204.0 171 71 62 14 63 166 0 0 1.15 .271 3.58 5.2 167
2024 Chicago - ABL 32 6 6 3 2 0 4.24 34.0 33 16 16 2 12 22 0 0 1.32 .287 4.19 0.7 111
2024 Montreal - ABL 32 27 27 13 4 0 3.26 160.0 142 62 58 19 41 120 1 1 1.14 .263 4.20 2.9 140
2024 Total - ABL 32 33 33 16 6 0 3.43 194.0 175 78 74 21 53 142 1 1 1.18 .267 4.20 3.7 137
2025 Montreal - ABL 33 33 33 14 7 0 3.72 193.2 192 87 80 15 46 151 0 0 1.23 .303 3.47 5.1 122
2026 Montreal - ABL 34 2 2 0 0 0 10.50 6.0 9 7 7 0 5 4 0 0 2.33 .429 4.87 0.1 44
2027 Montreal - ABL 35 8 8 2 5 0 8.54 32.2 49 38 31 4 7 13 0 0 1.71 .344 5.16 0.4 59
2027 Arizona - ABL 35 25 6 1 2 1 5.77 53.0 59 34 34 12 18 36 0 0 1.45 .287 6.20 -0.1 90
2027 Total - ABL 35 33 14 3 7 1 6.83 85.2 108 72 65 16 25 49 0 0 1.55 .312 5.80 0.3 76
2028 Arizona - ABL 36 39 0 0 2 0 4.17 49.2 62 23 23 6 17 38 0 0 1.59 .350 4.64 0.4 120
Total ABL 439 372 144 110 1 3.99 2289.1 2260 1118 1016 237 696 1876 10 3 1.29 .298 4.01 42.4 117
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2012 St. Louis (GCL) - R 20 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0.80 .273 3.00 0.1 221
2012 Palm Beach - A+ 20 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0.25 .111 0.00 0.5 999
2012 Springfield - AA 20 4 0 0 0 0 1.13 8.0 3 1 1 0 3 17 0 0 0.75 .300 0.08 0.5 358
2013 Memphis - AAA 21 15 15 5 3 0 2.65 85.0 65 26 25 9 19 73 0 0 0.99 .241 3.53 1.7 150
2014 Springfield - AA 22 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1.00 .167 3.70 0.0 999
2028 Reno - AAA 36 9 0 1 1 4 7.04 7.2 5 6 6 2 3 6 0 0 1.04 .150 6.47 -0.1 71
Total PCL 24 15 6 4 4 3.01 92.2 70 32 31 11 22 79 0 0 0.99 .234 3.77 143.8
Total TEX 5 1 0 0 0 0.90 10.0 4 1 1 0 4 18 0 0 0.80 .250 0.80 485.9
Total FSL 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 0 0 0.25 .111 0.00 999.0
Total GCL 3 2 0 0 0 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0.80 .273 3.00 221.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 New York - ABL 27 1 1 0 0 0 3.86 7.0 6 3 3 2 2 5 0 0 1.14 .222 0.00 0.0 0
2023 Chicago - ABL 31 2 2 1 1 0 4.50 10.0 13 6 5 1 3 7 0 0 1.60 .375 0.00 0.0 0
2025 Montreal - ABL 33 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 0 7 1 0 0 3.00 .333 0.00 0.0 0
Total ABL 4 4 1 2 0 4.29 21.0 24 11 10 3 12 13 0 0 1.71 .323 5.79 105.5
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2012 Springfield - AA P 4 0 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 Palm Beach - A+ P 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2012 St. Louis (GCL) - R P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 St. Louis - MLB P 15 9 3 6 0 10 1 .900 64.2 1.25 -0.3 .000
2013 Memphis - AAA P 15 0 6 10 0 17 1 .941 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 St. Louis - MLB P 19 19 12 13 1 25 0 1.000 107.0 2.10 -0.5 .000
2014 Springfield - AA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 St. Louis - MLB P 30 30 18 29 0 50 3 .940 181.1 2.33 +0.1 .000
2016 St. Louis - MLB P 27 24 21 22 2 44 1 .977 138.0 2.80 -0.2 .000
2017 St. Louis - MLB P 32 32 19 28 2 47 0 1.000 202.1 2.09 +1.6 1.123
2018 St. Louis - MLB P 25 25 6 13 1 19 0 1.000 145.0 1.18 +2.4 1.416
2019 New York - MLB P 25 25 15 25 4 42 2 .952 155.2 2.31 -0.3 1.008
2019 St. Louis - MLB P 8 8 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 45.0 1.40 +1.0 1.458
2020 New York - MLB P 33 33 15 21 1 38 2 .947 215.0 1.51 -2.7 .866
2021 Detroit - MLB P 15 15 4 11 1 16 1 .938 98.1 1.37 -0.1 1.055
2022 Detroit - MLB P 34 34 9 34 0 44 1 .977 204.0 1.90 -1.1 1.023
2023 Detroit - MLB P 22 22 6 16 2 22 0 1.000 133.2 1.48 -0.7 1.052
2023 Chicago - MLB P 14 14 2 18 1 21 1 .952 70.1 2.56 -0.4 .994
2024 Chicago - MLB P 6 6 4 3 0 8 1 .875 34.0 1.85 -0.1 1.046
2024 Montreal - MLB P 27 27 7 16 1 25 2 .920 160.0 1.29 -2.5 .861
2025 Montreal - MLB P 33 33 9 31 1 42 2 .952 193.2 1.86 -1.9 1.019
2026 Montreal - MLB P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6.0 0.00 -0.1 .000
2027 Montreal - MLB P 8 8 3 3 0 6 0 1.000 32.2 1.65 -0.3 1.057
2027 Arizona - MLB P 25 6 3 8 0 11 0 1.000 53.0 1.87 -0.4 1.057
2028 Arizona - MLB P 38 0 6 7 0 14 1 .929 49.2 2.36 -1.1 .832
2028 Reno - AAA P 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7.2 0.00 -0.1 .000
TOTAL P 473 372 169 324 17 512 19 .963 2297.0 1.93 -7.7 1.033
PLAYER HISTORY
11/11/2017 Wins the 2017 ABL NL Gold Glove Award at P.
11/23/2017 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $9,375,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 63 (70); Movement: 70 (75); Control: 64 (78).
08/02/2018 Injured (Bone chips (elbow)), out for 6 weeks.
11/15/2018 Wins the 2018 ABL NL Gold Glove Award at P.
11/27/2018 Received a 1-year contract worth a total of $13,125,000 through arbitration.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (65); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 60 (60).
02/05/2019 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $73,350,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
05/20/2019 Was traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the New York Mets in exchange for SP Thomas Szapucki, 1B Ryder Green, SS Luis Carpio, 3B Jhoan Urena.
06/11/2019 Injured (Hamstring soreness), day-to-day for 5 days.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 60 (60).
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 American Baseball Legion All-Star Game.
12/23/2020 Was traded by the New York Mets to the Detroit Tigers, along with SP Matt Harvey, in exchange for SP Ivan Nova, 3B Trevor Craport, CL Keider Montero, RP Ismael Estrada, a 1st draft pick, a 3rd draft pick.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60).
03/01/2021 Injured (Abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/25/2021 Injured (Radial nerve (elbow) decompression surgery), out for 5 months.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
06/21/2022 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
08/09/2022 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Minnesota Twins with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
07/16/2023 Was selected to the 2023 American Baseball Legion All-Star Game.
07/31/2023 Was traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Chicago Cubs, along with RP Felipe Vazquez, SP Juan Galeano, 1B Seamus Curran, a 4th draft pick, in exchange for SS Trea Turner, RP Justin Wilson, RP Jonathan Holder.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 60 (60).
04/29/2024 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Montreal Expos in exchange for CF Jordon Adell.
06/15/2024 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $88,600,000 with the Montreal Expos organization.
07/25/2024 Pitches a 9-hit shutout against the Boston Red Sox with 7 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 60 (60).
07/13/2025 Was selected to the 2025 American Baseball Legion All-Star Game.
08/14/2025 Injured (Abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 4 days.
11/07/2025 Finished 3rd in 2025 ABL AL Cy Young Award voting.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (60); Control: 60 (60).
03/05/2026 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 1 day.
04/03/2026 Injured (Torn labrum (Shoulder)), out for 9-10 months.
01/01/2027 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
04/20/2027 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 4 days.
05/10/2027 Was traded by the Montreal Expos to the Arizona Diamondbacks, along with SS Zach Rehrig, SP Chris Soper, SP Vince Carpenter, SP Kymani Nembhard, in exchange for $1.
05/25/2027 Injured (Herniated disc (back)), out for 5-6 weeks.
07/17/2027 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 6 days.
07/20/2027 Injured (Mild shoulder strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
01/01/2028 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 60 (60).
07/07/2028 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/09/2028 Injured (Back tightness), day-to-day for 5 days.
08/22/2028 Injured (Finger blister), day-to-day for 2 days.
08/29/2028 Injured (Elbow strain), out for 6 weeks.
11/26/2028 Became a free agent.
01/01/2029 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2019 33 7
2020 33 6
2022 34 1
2025 33 3
Year W Rank
2017 14 8
2020 13 10
2022 15 5
2025 14 7
Year L Rank
2019 15 4
Year Win. % Rank
2022 .789 3
2025 .667 7
Year IP Rank
2017 202.1 8
2020 215.0 3
2022 204.0 6
2025 193.2 8
Year BF Rank
2017 862 9
2020 902 5
2022 848 6
Year HRA Rank
2019 28 5
Year BB Rank
2019 75 9
Year K Rank
2019 194 10
2020 189 7
Year WP Rank
2017 15 4
2020 11 7
2022 13 5
2025 9 9
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.68 9
2025 3.72 7
Year BABIP Rank
2017 .296 7
Year WHIP Rank
2022 1.23 9
Year K/BB Rank
2022 3.24 9
2025 3.28 7
Year RA/9 Rank
2022 11.12 8
Year HR/9 Rank
2020 0.75 4
2022 0.79 6
2025 0.70 1
Year BB/9 Rank
2022 2.21 9
2025 2.14 7
Year K/9 Rank
2019 8.70 9
Year QS Rank
2019 19 8
2022 19 5
2025 18 7
Year QSP Rank
2022 .559 10
2025 .545 9
Year CG Rank
2017 4 4
2022 2 4
2024 1 8
Year CGP Rank
2017 .125 5
2022 .059 7
Year SHO Rank
2022 2 1
2024 1 4
Year GB% Rank
2022 0.60 5
Year WAR Rank
2020 4.9 5
2022 5.2 5
2025 5.1 2
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