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Michael Wacha

21-Year-Old Pitcher – St. Louis Cardinals

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Things moved fast for Wacha last year. After going in the first round in June, he was with Double-A Springfield by August. The 21-year-old right-hander only pitched 21 innings in the minors last year,...

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LEAGUE: AAA    40 MAN: NO   BATS: R   THROWS: R   HT: 6' 6"   WT: 195   DOB: 7/1/1991   BORN: Iowa City, IA   COLLEGE: Texas A&M   DRAFTED: 1st Rd    Show ContractHide Contract

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Agreed to terms with the Cardinals in June of 2012.

May 19, 2013  –  Michael Wacha News

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Wacha will not be called up to start Wednesday in place of injured Jaime Garcia, Derek Goold reports.

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Michael Wacha Stats
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Year Age Lg Tm G GS SH IP H ER HR K BB W L SV BS HLD ERA WHIP
2012 20 A+ Pal 4 0 0 8.0 1 0 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.25
2012 20 R Gul 4 2 0 5.0 4 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 0.80
2012 20 AA Spr 4 0 0 8.0 3 1 0 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 0.75
2013 21 AAA Mem 8 8 0 47.2 29 10 5 32 14 4 0 0 0 0 1.89 0.91

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Year Age Lg Tm G GS IP K/9 BB/9 K/BB HR/9 GB/FB Ratio Strand % Fastball ERA FIP BABIP
2012 20 A+ Pal 4 0 8.0 18.00 1.13 16.00 0.00 100% 0.00 -.43 .132
2012 20 R Gul 4 2 5.0 12.60 0.00 0.00 1.80 100% 1.80 3.00 .297
2012 20 AA Spr 4 0 8.0 19.13 3.38 5.67 0.00 83.3% 1.13 .08 .350
2013 21 AAA Mem 8 8 47.2 6.10 2.67 2.29 0.95 86.8% 1.89 4.11 .192

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Michael Wacha: Past News Updates   ( ▲ View most recent update )

Wacha improved to 4-0 on the year after limiting Triple-A Sacramento to two runs on three hits with no walks and five strikeouts over six innings Friday.

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Wacha may be farther from a call-up than what many believe, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Wacha continued his domination of Triple-A hitters Tuesday, going seven innings, striking out six, and giving up one run on three hits and two walks.

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Wacha, 21, gave up two runs on five hits while walking four over four innings in his season debut at Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.

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Wacha is expected to begin the season with Triple-A Memphis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.

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Even though Wacha has been great this spring, it's unlikely he has a chance to head north with the big-league team to start the season, the Cardinals' official site reports. "He has really opened a lot of eyes here," GM John Mozeliak said. "I think as we look to let him gain experience, I think it's great to keep him around camp. In the end, we certainly have to think about what is best for him. And the fact is, it's demanding at the major-league level. We don't want to put him in a position if he's not ready for it physically."

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