Michael Wacha or Nolan McLean
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| Nolan McLean SP - NYM  | Michael Wacha SP - KC  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 11 |
| Games Started | 11 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 61.1 | 70.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 4 |
| Losses | 4 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 48 | 50 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 60 |
| Walks | 19 | 22 |
| ERA | 4.40 | 2.69 |
| WHIP | 1.09 | 1.02 |
| Nolan McLean SP - NYM | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 29 |
| Games Started | 25 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 147.9 | 164.5 |
| Wins | 10 | 10 |
| Losses | 8 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 131 | 162 |
| Earned Runs | 62 | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 128 |
| Walks | 56 | 48 |
| ERA | 3.75 | 4.13 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.28 |
| Nolan McLean SP - NYM | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |
| News | ||
| Nolan McLean allowed seven earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over 3 1/3 innings in Monday's loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Tue, May 26th | Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven innings in Monday's loss to the Yankees. Chase Davis Tue, May 26th | |
| Nolan McLean allowed six earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s loss to the Nationals. Chris Schommer Wed, May 20th | Michael Wacha allowed one earned run on six hits and two walks while striking out eight over six innings in Wednesday's 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. Chase Davis Thu, May 21st | |
| Nolan McLean will start for the Mets on Tuesday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th | Michael Wacha allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out five over six innings in Friday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Sat, May 16th | |
| Nolan McLean allowed three earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out seven over seven innings in Thursday’s win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Fri, May 15th | Michael Wacha allowed zero earned runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Tigers. Chase Davis Sun, May 10th | |
| Nolan McLean allowed one earned run on three hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Friday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | Michael Wacha allowed two earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three over seven innings in Monday's 6-2 win over the Guardians. Chase Davis Tue, May 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| Nolan McLean's brief 2025 MLB sample showcased frontline skills beneath the surface. His ability to suppress quality contact (89.5 mph average EV, .571 OPS against) paired with above-average command (8.5% BB%) suggests the performance wasn't fluky, even if some ERA regression is likely as innings scale. The 2026 projections point to a heavier workload with solid strikeout totals. Given the bat-missing profile and batted-ball dominance, McLean profiles as a high-upside fantasy option who can outperform his draft cost if he holds a regular rotation spot. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Nolan McLean SP - NYM | Michael Wacha SP - KC | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (7-3) | #5 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #97 | @ ATL | Reynaldo Lopez (2-1) | #108 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #114 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #124 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #161 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #224 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #119 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 |
| Thu, Apr 2nd | @ SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #85 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #66 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #67 | vs MIL | Logan Henderson (2-1) | #62 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #13 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #58 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #60 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #91 | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #179 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (2-3) | #129 | vs CWS | Davis Martin (7-1) | #76 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #190 | vs CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #347 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #213 | vs CWS | Grant Taylor (1-0) | #54 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #12 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #69 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #199 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #73 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #103 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #290 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #68 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #50 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-6) | #224 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #123 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #111 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #421 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #369 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs COL | Chase Dollander (3-3) | #315 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #44 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #177 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-2) | #213 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #89 | @ ATH | Luis Severino (2-5) | #117 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #246 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #118 |
| Fri, May 1st | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #369 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 |
| Sat, May 2nd | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (1-5) | #44 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #92 |
| Sun, May 3rd | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #370 | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #425 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #37 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (2-7) | #421 | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #96 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #424 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #110 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #91 | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #199 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #94 | vs DET | Burch Smith | |
| Sun, May 10th | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (5-1) | #116 | vs DET | Brenan Hanifee | |
| Tue, May 12th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-6) | #69 | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #347 |
| Wed, May 13th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #25 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #222 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #199 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (4-1) | #179 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #101 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (0-2) | #33 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #161 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-1) | #279 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #139 |
| Mon, May 18th | @ WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #198 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (5-1) | #29 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #86 | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #28 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #177 | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #100 |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #63 | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #70 | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 |
| Sun, May 24th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (4-3) | #9 | |
| Mon, May 25th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #61 | vs NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #65 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #32 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #70 | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (3-4) | #51 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #105 | |
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #121 | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #77 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #92 | @ CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #26 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #15 | @ CIN | Chris Paddack (0-6) | #322 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (1-2) | #81 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #137 | @ MIN | ||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ SD | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs STL | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs ATL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs ATL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs ATL | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ CIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ CIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ CIN | @ WSH | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ PHI | vs STL | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs STL | |||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ PHI | vs STL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs CHC | @ TB | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs PHI | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs PHI | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs PHI | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ TOR | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ TOR | vs TB | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs TB | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ ATL | vs PHI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs KC | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs KC | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs KC | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs BOS | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs BOS | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs BOS | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs SD | |||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ PHI | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ PHI | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ MIL | vs SF | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ MIL | vs SF | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ MIL | vs SF | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs LAD | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs ATL | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs ATL | @ MIN | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs MIA | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs MIA | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CLE | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CLE | vs MIN | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CLE | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ PIT | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ PIT | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ PIT | vs CHC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs WSH | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs SD | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ CWS | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIL | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIL | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs MIL | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs HOU | @ CLE | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TB | vs MIA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TB | vs MIA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIA | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs SF | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs SF | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs SF | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIA | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ NYY | @ BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs BAL | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs BAL | @ HOU | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs PHI | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs PHI | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs PHI | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs PHI | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ TEX | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ TEX | vs CWS | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ TEX | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ WSH | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ WSH | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ WSH | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (6-4) | #2 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #139 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #98 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (6-2) | #140 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #14 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #89 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ PHI | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ TOR | |||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Jul 16th | @ PHI | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs ATL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TB | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs BAL | |||||
