Wacha lost his arbitration hearing on Tuesday and will receive $2.775 million for the 2017 season, FanRag Sports' Jon Heyman reports.
He was asking for $3.2 million, but the arbiter likely took notice of his inability to log more than 138 innings in two of the last three seasons and sided with the team. Wacha's role for 2017 is up in the air, as there has been talk of him being developed into a super reliever in the Andrew Miller mold. However, Alex Reyes needed an MRI on his pitching arm Tuesday, and any injuries to starters ahead of Wacha on the depth chart could result in him starting the year in the rotation.