PT TOMORROW: NL Central —Wacha fighting for rotation spot in STL?

St. Louis Cardinals

In the midst of one of the worst stretches of his career, time in the Cardinals rotation could be running out for Michael Wacha (RHP, STL). Wacha has a 8.17 ERA and 2.13 WHIP over his last six starts, although an aberrant 42% H% and 62% S% and 5.15 xERA indicate things aren’t quite as bad as they appear. Nonetheless, Wacha has only thrown at least five innings once over his last six starts and the Cardinals' patience may be running thin as they begin to look elsewhere. 

Luke Weaver (RHP, STL) is foremost among those options. Weaver had a late start to the season and recently missed time due back injuries, has been dominant when healthy in the minors. He has a 9.9 Dom, 5.7 Cmd, 2.33 ERA, and 0.99 WHIP through nine...

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