It’s been quite a while since Michael Wacha was an above average pitcher. The last time the righty finished better than average with both his park-adjusted ERA and park-adjusted FIP (i.e. ERA- and FIP-) in a single season was when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. Since then, he’s pitched for four different teams, including the Red Sox this year, and for the most part he’s been far from effective. It made the Red Sox’s signing of the 30-year-old veteran with more than 1,000 innings on his arm this past winter seem a bit puzzling for a team that needed more than just depth.
Is Michael Wacha’s solid start a reality or a mirage?
