One of the more polarizing players in Fantasy this year has been Michael Wacha, who before tonight's outing featured a 2.66 ERA with a 1.09 WHIP. I've heard him being heralded as a Top 20 guy ("he's simply a great pitcher") and I've never bought into it, though he's peaked this year on The List at #25. The reason is simple: his numbers detail a decent amount of luck - 3.50 xFIP, 19.1% soft contact, .265 BABIP, and a 22.1% LD rate - while his strikeout numbers aren't there (7.11 K/9) mixed with the under-the-hood stats to justify a higher ranking. He rebounded with two straight 1 ER starts after allowing 11 ER in his previous three outings, but he regressed again tonight with 6.0 IP, 5 ER, 7 Hits, 1 BBs, 6 Ks. I get that Wacha is more of a "pitcher" ala Wainwright than he is a tosser like, say Salazar or Sale, but that doesn't mean it will correlate with consistent high performance nights in fantasy, and it's tough to deny that his ERA is better than it should be. I'm still selling, and while you may have to wait a start or two to get proper value, I suggest you do too.
Let’s see what every other SP did yesterday:
