Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha is a 35-year-old starting pitcher for the Kansas City Royals. He is a precision starting pitcher with good movement and good contact suppression, ranked 1687th in the league at the role.
About these ratings
Tool ratings combine recorded performance with statistical estimates. Speed, arm, and fielding include outcome-based estimates rather than direct physical measurements.
CE estimate: Annual cost for 2028 is estimated from incomplete terms. Annual club costs do not reconcile with the reported obligation.
CE assumption: Future club options are modeled as exercise scenarios.
CE uses the best available contract information, including partial terms, estimated salaries, and projected team control. CE shows an asterisk only when current contract information is unavailable; free agents without a current agreement use 100*.
2026 win contribution
5.44 Player Wins · 4.44 expected from replacement · 1.00 wins above replacement
Includes contributions to every team played for in 2026. Perf expresses wins above replacement on a scale where 100 is average. How the win totals reconcile
Six-tool graphs show percentiles from available performance evidence. Speed uses baserunning outcomes; Arm uses position-adjusted throwing outcomes. Movement describes tracked pitch movement within pitch type. Minor-league comparisons account for competition level; unavailable measurements display MD.
Edge Profile
Edge combines Perf, Stick, and Carry to show how valuable a player is right now. With a Perf of 99, Stick of 99, and Carry of 105, Michael Wacha sits in the 78th percentile, 61st percentile, and 80th percentile in those areas. His 102 Edge lands in the 77th percentile and ranks 66th among starting pitchers.
Stick Profile
Stick looks beyond the immediate results and estimates what should hold over a larger sample. Michael Wacha's 99 Stick suggests he is performing close to the level supported by his underlying profile. It also places him in the 61st percentile and ranks 102nd among starting pitchers.
Perf Profile
Perf measures season wins above replacement after allocating each team's actual wins to its players. It includes Michael Wacha's contributions to every team he played for. His 99 Perf is around average on a scale where 100 is average and 20 points is one standard deviation. It sits in the 78th percentile and ranks 67th among starting pitchers.
Carry Profile
Carry places Perf in the context of the roster around a player and includes a bounded clutch adjustment for offense, pitching, and defense when available. Close games and later innings earn more weight, and difficult defensive plays receive their own credit. His clutch runs are offense +0.0, pitching +1.8, defense +0.2. The strongest rated teammates are Bobby Witt Jr. at 155, Carter Jensen at 134, and Jac Caglianone at 120. Michael Wacha has contributed about as much as his own Perf suggests, resulting in a Carry of 105.
LI Profile
LI looks at how much useful baseball a player may still have ahead of him. At age 35, Michael Wacha carries a 98 LI, which points to a steady near-term outlook without a major longevity advantage. That places him in the 5th percentile and ranks 1676th among starting pitchers.
CE Profile
CE compares expected production with the money and years attached to a contract. The model uses a 3 seasons control horizon, $17 million average annual value, and about $49 million in contract-scenario costs for Michael Wacha. Options and arbitration can make those years or costs conditional; manual contract inputs may lag new agreements. His 61 CE marks the contract as a substantial drag on his value, placing him in the 1st percentile and 1688th among starting pitchers.
NTV Profile
NTV estimates Michael Wacha's value on a neutral trade market before the needs of a specific club are considered. His -6 NTV reflects his present ability, expected future value, age, contract, control, positional demand, and risk. That mark sits in the 1st percentile and ranks 1687th among starting pitchers. Michael Wacha carries negative value, so a trade may require salary relief, a smaller return, or another asset.