MICHAEL WACHA RUMORS
Wacha strikes out five in 3 2/3 innings as Cardinals beat Astros
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Michael Wacha struck out five in 3 2/3 scoreless innings Friday and Matt Carpenter and Xavier Scruggs each drove in two runs for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 6-4 win over the Houston Astros.
Wacha, the 22-year-old right-hander who won four postseason games for St. Louis last fall, gave up three singles in his third start of the spring.
Houston starter Jarred Cosart...
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Rosenthal pain-free, Wacha pitches well for Cards in 4-4 tie
JUPITER, Fla. -- Trevor Rosenthal had a pain-free spring training debut and Michael Wacha pitched three effective innings for the St. Louis Cardinals in a 4-4 tie with a Washington Nationals split squad that was called after 10 innings Saturday.
Groin pain prompted the Cardinals to sideline Rosenthal for a few days this spring, but that wasn't a problem Saturday. The hard...
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St. Louis Cardinals: 3 up and 3 down
St. Louis Cardinals: 3 up and 3 downNearly the entire 2013 season, all the way up until the fourth game of the World Series, everything was fine for the St. Louis Cardinals. There were setbacks during the season, mostly injuries, but the Cardinals had an answer for just about every one of them. But the Cards finished the season on a losing streak, dropping the final three games of...
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Wacha 'still trying to win a job' as he takes first start in Jupiter
JUPITER, Fla. -- Michael Wacha's world changed more than a little between spring training a year ago and his 2014 exhibition debut on Sunday. As you might recall, he went from promising prospect to postseason hero with the speed of one of his fastballs.
But you know what hasn't changed? The demeanor of the 22-year-old right hander.
He remains as grounded as your front yard...
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How many innings will Michael Wacha pitch for the Cardinals in 2014?
According to an ESPN report, the Cardinals aren't setting an innings limit on Michael Wacha in 2014 and the Cards pitching coach, Derek Lilliquist, stated that Wacha "could be a 200-inning guy this year". But is that realistic?Between the minors, majors and postseason, Wacha logged 180.1 innings in 2013, so 200 innings is not that big of a jump. However, that is...
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Wacha workload not a concern for the Cardinals
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) The St. Louis Cardinals aren't setting any limits for young pitcher Michael Wacha.
"I don't see any reason why there is the buzz about the workload," St. Louis pitching coach Derek Lilliquist said. "He had 170 innings last year. You can think he could be a 200-inning guy this year. At the end of the day we need some guys who can give us 200...
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Seth Maness is Better Than You May Think
Cardinals’ fans are very excited about Michael Wacha next year. For all of the talk about what Wacha did last year, and much of it was justified, Seth Maness quietly put together as good of a season and is just as an exciting prospect moving forward.
First to start with their minor league stats, Wacha rocketed through A+ ball and AA, pitching just 8 innings in each. All 8 innings...
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February 12, 2014
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A look at the young pitching of the St. Louis Cardinals
Seemingly by all accounts, the St. Louis Cardinals have the most treasured supply of young pitching in Major League Baseball. It is one of the many reasons why the franchise has a bright future. But the surplus of big league-ready pitchers will create a challenge for manager Mike Matheny, pitching coach Derek Lilliquist, and general manager John Mozeliak as they will have to...
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January 15, 2014
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The seven pitchers picked ahead of Michael Wacha
During the FOX telecast of Thursday night’s Game Two contest between Boston and St. Louis, there was some speculation among those gathered about what sort of players could have possibly been selected in the 2012 draft ahead of 19th-overall pick Michael Wacha, the Texas A&M product who has pitched excellently for the Cardinals this postseason just a year-plus after having been...
Did scouts miss the boat on the Cardinals' Michael Wacha?
After yet another stellar performance by Cardinals' rookie Michael Wacha, it got me to thinking that a lot of teams and scouts surely missed the boat on this guy.
Baseball America listed him as the 4th best college pitcher in the 2012 draft and the 11th best pitcher overall.
After he was selected 19th overall by the Cardinals in the 2012 draft, MLB TV's John Hart projected...
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October 12, 2013
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