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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Wacha's fun.
When he gets in a rhythm and gets batters into the rocking chair with that fastball/changeup combo, he can really make guys look silly. The curve never developed as much as I thought it should for a guy with an overhand delivery and his height - I really felt like he should develop one oft he better waterfall curves in the game and it just didn't happen for him. His is passable but not a hammer. I think it's because both the change and the curve require so much feel to throw well that it's hard to get two feel pitches really working at the same time.
And ultimately he isn't working at 95 anymore since his stress fracture thing way back when so the curve isn't as useful as it would've been when he could work 95-97 up in the zone then tunnel that curveball off it. Now he uses the fastball more to set up other stuff and combined with the cutter/change, it all works pretty well together.
Solid guy. He and Lugo should be nice adds for you but obviously durability is going to be a real worry there.
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DJ,
Cards and Royals both made similar starting acquisitions pitching wise and money which would you rather have -
Lugo and Wacha
or
Lynn and Gibson