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The Kansas City Royals<\/a> are going to be sellers before the MLB trade deadline. It remains to be seen which specific players will be available. All-Star Michael Wacha<\/a> has been mentioned as a trade candidate<\/a>, but some rumors have suggested the team may consider not moving him. Given the Royals’ current situation, failing to trade Wacha this year would be a mistake.<\/p>\n Wacha, 35, turned in another strong performance in the Royals’ 3-2 win against the Detroit Tigers<\/a> on Saturday. The veteran right-handed hurler allowed only two earned runs in his seven innings of work. He only struck out three hitters, but Wacha’s performance was impressive nonetheless.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Wacha now holds a 3.60 ERA across 21 starts in 2026. He has impressed on the mound.<\/p>\n The reason Kansas City may not have urgency to trade him is his current contract. Wacha is under contract through 2027 and he has a 2028 club option. However, the reality of the situation is he is a 35-year-old veteran who is pitching well<\/a> right now, but Wacha is not exactly dominating the competition.<\/p>\n Capitalizing on his trade value should be a priority for this Royals ball club right now. They could realistically receive a quality trade return for Wacha given his current performance and contract. His remaining years of team control would further interest ball clubs that are in need of starting pitching help.<\/p>\n Plenty of teams around the MLB world would love to add a starter such as Wacha. For those that missed out on the top pitching trade targets — such as Tarik Skubal<\/a> and Joe Ryan<\/a> if they are made available — Wacha would be a quality alternative.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Trading Wacha should be the plan for the Royals. If they don’t move him, it would not be a complete disaster, but it still would lower his future trade value.<\/p>\n The idea of having Wacha for the remainder of this season in addition to two more years after — with the final year being a club option — would catch teams’ attention. Additionally, there are no guarantees that Wacha will continue to perform at an All-Star level in upcoming seasons.<\/p>\n Making a deal now while Wacha’s trade value is especially high simply makes too much sense for the struggling Royals. However, only time will tell if they end up making the move.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source sports.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Kansas City Royals are going to be sellers before the MLB trade deadline. 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