Michael Wacha Tosses Four Scoreless Innings In Rehab Start
5 months agoKansas City Royals right-hander Michael Wacha (foot) looked good in his first minor-league rehab start in the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League on Monday, tossing four scoreless innings while giving up two hits and no walks with six strikeouts. Given Wacha's strong performance, it seems likely that the Royals will now clear him to return from the injured list to make his next start in the big leagues. The 32-year-old veteran has been recovering from a non-displaced fracture in his left foot. If he does make his next start in the big-league rotation, it will likely come this weekend in a tough matchup on the road against the defending World Series-champion Rangers. Although he has a weak 19.8% strikeout rate, Wacha has been serviceable in deeper fantasy leagues as a streamer with a 4.24 ERA, a 1.25 WHIP and a 56:20 K:BB in 68 innings over his 12 starts in his first year in KC.
Source: Milb.com
Source: Milb.com