How Will Michael Wacha Stack Up Against Aaron Judge and the Yankees?
Wacha's changeup versus one of the most powerful lineups in baseball.
There was a time when being a changeup-first pitcher would have gotten Michael Wacha laughed out of baseball all together. But in the glorious world of 2024, whatever works works, and Wacha’s changeup works.
He throws it 32.2% of the time and gets a whiff 34.1% of the time. Opponents hit just .169 against it. Everyone knows he’s going to throw it, and they still can’t hit it.
Wacha will take the hill for the first time this postseason against the New York Yankees, a team with two of the best hitters in baseball sitting in the middle of their lineup. How will that vaunted changeup stack up against a powerful lineup?
