What on earth is going on with Michael Wacha? After a pair of 9 K starts, he now tossed a CGSHO against the Mets (lol Mets) with a total of 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 Hits, 1 BBs, 8 Ks. Well ain't that a beautiful thing. Last time I wrote that there wasn't anything we could easily pinpoint about Wacha's last two starts that dictated lengthy success. I did peak a bit into this one and man oh man was his command gorgeous. Painting the corners, working in that Cutter, mixing in Curveballs and Changeups...it was Wacha as we always wanted Wacha to be. I don't see this as much as a change of approach but more that the kid is locked in. I'm not sold enough to tell you that you'll want to start him without a doubt against the Diamondbacks in two weeks + he'll be golden for your playoffs as well. However, he gets the Cubs next and you have no choice but to roll with him there. I think this is a sell high as Wacha hasn't made an apparent change to his approach like others we've seen, but he clearly is in a groove. I'll make the bet that the groove doesn't last through the end of the year.
Let’s see how every other SP did yesterday:
