The St. Louis Cardinals won't set any limits for Michael Wacha this season.

"I don't see any reason why there is the buzz about the workload," pitching coach Derek Lilliquist said. "He had 170 innings last year. You can think he could be a 200-inning guy this year. At the end of the day we need some guys who can give us 200 innings."

Shelby Miller exceeded 170 innings as a rookie, but that prompted the Cardinals to slow him down.

Wacha, 22, exceeded Miller's innings total last season when minor league action is factored into the total. He threw nearly 100 innings in the major leagues, with 30 2/3 occurring during postseason play.

His breakout came in the postseason where went 4-1 with a 2.64 ERA and 33 strikeouts.

"It was a lot of fun, that's for sure, being on that kind of stage and performing the way we all did," Wacha said. "Those expectations are going to be set pretty high after the season we all just had. I just try not to listen too much and set my own expectations and try to achieve those."