The competition for the New York Mets‘ fifth starter is heating up. Both Steven Matz and Michael Wacha have made two starts now and Wacha has looked more impressive.
Wacha hasn’t allowed a run in five innings and he’s only allowed three hits. Matz has thrown only three innings, but he’s allowed one run on a home run. The stats don’t really tell the story here though.
The real story is the huge changes that Wacha is making to his pitching arsenal.
Michael Wacha’s performance
Wacha’s fastball velocity has been on a rapid decline the last two seasons.