Michael Wacha RUMORS & NEWS

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "The Cardinals can position their decision to promote lefty Tyler Lyons in time to start Wednesday at San Diego as a matter of production and performance. There is also an element of protection. Lyons, a 25-year-old Class AAA starter, will take Jaime Garcia’s next scheduled start. Garcia was..." May 20

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "With many of their teammates away at the game Friday in Kissimmee, Fla., the Cardinals’ clubhouse was mostly empty and there was plenty of room for debate. On one side was pitcher Shelby Miller, who could recollect many details of a recruiting visit to Texas A&M he made in 2008 as a high school..." March 03

Viva El Birdos "Two of the pitching prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals' competition to replace the injured Chris Carpenter made their first appearances of the season in Saturday's Grapefruit League opener, and the results were mixed. Trevor Rosenthal, one of the favorites, got the start, allowing four runs on..." February 24

St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Two members of the projected Cardinals’ rotation, Jake Westbrook and Lance Lynn, will be among those throwing batting practice to Cardinals’ hitters today but the final tosser may draw the most attention. Righthander Michael Wacha, who skyrocketed through the system after being taken in the..." February 17