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Like all other sports, baseball is a game that is popular among its lovers. It is a game that has grown over the years and developed into leagues with players and teams forming clubs and competing around the world. Players are selected and paid based on their skills in the game and performance.

The St. Louis Cardinals is one of such clubs that play professional baseball and compete in the Major League Baseball (MLB).

Located in St. Louis Missouri, the Cardinals as they are fondly called is a club comprised of an excellent team of professional players and is also a member of the National League (NL).

Michael Joseph Wacha is an American MLB player who plays professionally as a pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. He first started his career in college days playing for the Texas A&M Aggies where he was noticed by the Cardinals and selected to be a part of the first round of the MLB draft in 2012.

Having played a year in the minor league, Wacha featured in his debut of the MLB by the end of May 2013 and having performed well and regularly that season; he won himself the most valuable player (MVP) award of the 2013 season of the National League Championship Series.

Michael Wacha has since been an integral player for the Cardinals. However, due to the nature of the game, the right-handed players has been prone to shoulder injuries in the past.

On Tuesday, the Cardinals through their manager John Mozeliak regrettably announced that Michael Wacha would be sidelined to their disabled list for at least 15 days due to an injury to his shoulder. It was noticed that the 25-year-old (born 7th January 1991) had developed inflammation of the shoulder.

This has brought about an inevitable reshuffle of the team as they had to call immediately on Alex Reyes, a 21-year-old right-handed player to stand in his place. Also on the substitute list is Luke Weaver both of which have been tagged the best pitching prospects.

It is not yet clear if Wacha would return to action this season but if the duo of Reyes and Luke perform as expected or even better, it would indeed turn out to be the motivation the team needs to return to top performance in 2016. It also appears as a better option than continually risk playing Wacha thereby worsening his condition.