Ken Waldichuk Unlikely To Be Ready For Start Of Season
10 months agoOakland Athletics general manager David Forst said that left-hander Ken Waldichuk (elbow) likely will not be ready for the start of the 2024 season after having surgery to fix his left UCL and flexor tendon in October. There isn't a timeline for the 26-year-old to be back in Oakland's rotation. In his second major-league season with the A's, Waldichuk went 4-9 with a 5.36 ERA (5.30 FIP) and 1.56 WHIP while walking 71 and striking out 132 in 141 innings over 35 appearances (22 starts). He started out terribly in 2023 before turning things around later in the year, although he still had problems with the long ball and finished with a concerning 4.5 BB/9. With health concerns to boot, Waldichuk can be ignored in most single-year fantasy formats this spring. The A's home park is a good one for pitchers, but that's about where the good news ends for Waldichuk's profile.
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos
Source: MLB.com - Martin Gallegos