Kansas City Royals
Michael Wacha has thrown 27,676 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2013 and 2026, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season, the MLB Postseason, The World Baseball Classic and Spring Training. In 2026, they have relied primarily on their Fourseam Fastball (93mph), Change using a Circle Change grip (80mph) and Sinker (93mph), also mixing in a Slider (84mph), Curve (75mph) and Cutter (88mph).
In 2026, compared to other RHP:
Their fourseam fastball generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' fourseamers, has essentially average velo and has slightly less natural movement than typical. Their change using a circle change grip generates an extremely high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' changeups, has below average velo, results in somewhat more flyballs compared to other pitchers' changeups, has slight armside fade and has some natural sink to it. Their sinker generates fewer whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' sinkers, has less armside run than typical, has little sinking action compared to a true sinker and has slightly above average velo. Their slider generates a high number of swings & misses compared to other pitchers' sliders, is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' sliders and has some two-plane movement. Their curve (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 18 of them in 2026) has below average velo, results in more flyballs compared to other pitchers' curves and has a sharp downward bite. Their cutter (take this with a grain of salt because they've only thrown 16 of them in 2026) is an extreme flyball pitch compared to other pitchers' cutters, generates more whiffs/swing compared to other pitchers' cutters and has some natural sink.