Michael Wacha
SP - Kansas City Royals
Age: 34College: Texas A&MBats: RThrows: RCountry: USA
2026 Outlook
Draft Rank (ECR)
P #105
Best / Worst
#81 / #142
ADP
#331
Roster %
Yahoo
18%
ESPN
21%
Eligibility
Yahoo
SP
ESPN
SP
CBS
SP
Availability
Season
(2026)
| Source | IP | K | W | SV | ERA | WHIP | ER | H | BB | HR | G | GS | L | CG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Zeile Consensus FantasyPros | 167.4 | 129 | 10 | 0 | 4.27 | 1.28 | 79 | 165 | 49 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 10 | 0 |
| Site Projections ESPN | 172.0 | 136 | 11 | 0 | 3.66 | 1.23 | 70 | 162 | 49 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 0 |
| Site Projections Razzball | 175.6 | 139 | 11 | 0 | 4.69 | 1.30 | 89 | 177 | 51 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 9 | - |
| Depth Charts Projections FanGraphs | 164.0 | 128 | 10 | 0 | 4.28 | 1.30 | 78 | 165 | 48 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 11 | - |
| ATC Projections FanGraphs | 163.8 | 126 | 10 | 0 | 4.33 | 1.29 | 79 | 162 | 49 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 10 | - |
| ZiPS DC Projections Baseball Think Factory | 159.0 | 121 | 10 | 0 | 4.10 | 1.27 | 72 | 154 | 46 | 19 | 29 | 29 | 11 | - |
| Clay Davenport Clay Davenport | 167.3 | 131 | 10 | 0 | 3.88 | 1.21 | 72 | 153 | 50 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 9 | - |
| Steamer Projections Steamer Blog | 170.1 | 135 | 10 | 0 | 4.44 | 1.33 | 84 | 176 | 50 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 11 | - |
| THE BAT Derek Carty | 163.9 | 121 | 10 | 0 | 4.51 | 1.29 | 82 | 162 | 50 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 10 | - |
| OOPSY Projections Scout the Statline | 171.0 | 129 | 9 | 0 | 4.69 | 1.33 | 89 | 175 | 52 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 11 | - |
Note: Individual projections are not shown for premium projection sources.
History
2025 Performance
(Yahoo Scoring *)
| Game Date | Projected Pts | Actual Pts | +/- | Exceeded Expectations? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Sep 27 | 14.9 | 21 | +6.1 | Yes |
| Sun, Sep 21 | 13 | 10 | -3 | No |
| Tue, Sep 16 | 15.3 | -0.3 | -15.6 | No |
| Fri, Sep 5 | 14.8 | 20.7 | +5.9 | Yes |
| Sun, Aug 31 | 15.6 | 11.2 | -4.4 | No |
| Sat, Aug 23 | 15.3 | 12.5 | -2.8 | No |
| Mon, Aug 18 | 14.7 | 16.2 | +1.5 | Yes |
| Tue, Aug 12 | 14.5 | 16.2 | +1.7 | Yes |
| Wed, Aug 6 | 15.2 | 16 | +0.8 | Yes |
| Fri, Aug 1 | 14.1 | 22.5 | +8.4 | Yes |
| Sat, Jul 26 | 14.8 | 14.6 | -0.2 | No |
| Sat, Jul 19 | 14.9 | 7.5 | -7.4 | No |
| Fri, Jul 11 | 15.3 | 14.5 | -0.8 | No |
| Sat, Jul 5 | 15 | 10 | -5 | No |
| Mon, Jun 30 | 16.8 | 4.5 | -12.3 | No |
| Wed, Jun 25 | 15.1 | 22.5 | +7.4 | Yes |
| Thu, Jun 19 | 15.1 | 20.5 | +5.4 | Yes |
| Fri, Jun 13 | 15.7 | 12.6 | -3.1 | No |
| Sat, Jun 7 | 15.6 | 14.5 | -1.1 | No |
| Sat, May 31 | 15.2 | 19 | +3.8 | Yes |
| Sat, May 24 | 15.3 | 5 | -10.3 | No |
| Sun, May 18 | 14.4 | 16.5 | +2.1 | Yes |
| Mon, May 12 | 14.7 | 16.1 | +1.4 | Yes |
| Wed, May 7 | 16.1 | 22 | +5.9 | Yes |
| Fri, May 2 | 14.8 | 10.6 | -4.2 | No |
| Sat, Apr 26 | 14 | 23 | +9 | Yes |
| Sun, Apr 20 | 14.2 | 14.1 | -0.1 | No |
| Tue, Apr 15 | 14.8 | 12.7 | -2.1 | No |
| Thu, Apr 10 | 15.4 | 12.1 | -3.3 | No |
| Sat, Apr 5 | 15.4 | 14.2 | -1.2 | No |
* Point values are calculated using the default settings for Yahoo Points scoring