Miles Mikolas
35-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
5.82
WHIP
1.43
K
15
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Mikolas has been a solid big-league starter for the Cardinals since returning stateside in 2018 following a three-year run in the Korea Baseball Organization. Overall, he's registered a 3.78 ERA and 1.16 WHIP across 833 innings for St. Louis while managing a stingy 1.6 BB/9. He's topped 200 innings each of the last two years and has been a two-time All-Star wearing the birds on the bat. That all sounds nice, and is nice, but Mikolas is only a borderline option in fantasy because he allows too many balls in play and doesn't generate enough swing-and-miss with his pitch-to-contact approach. He made the most starts (35) in the majors last season but also surrendered the most hits (226) and struck out only 137 of the 860 batters he faced. Mikolas can offer volume, but it's not always the kind of volume you want in a standard scoring league. Read Past Outlooks
Can't escape fifth in loss
Mikolas (1-2) took the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks, allowing five runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over 4.2 innings.
ANALYSIS
Mikolas tossed four scoreless frames before the Diamondbacks rallied in the fifth and chased him out of the inning. He would allow a sacrifice fly to Jace Peterson and an RBI double to Jake McCarthy before walking consecutive hitters and exiting the game with the bases loaded. The bullpen did him no favors, allowing all three inherited runners to score. Mikolas didn't fool many in this one, registering just five whiffs on 75 pitches. It's been mixed results for Mikolas early on, as he'll take a 5.82 ERA and 1.43 WHIP into his next start, which projects to be against the division-leading Brewers next weekend.
Mikolas tossed four scoreless frames before the Diamondbacks rallied in the fifth and chased him out of the inning. He would allow a sacrifice fly to Jace Peterson and an RBI double to Jake McCarthy before walking consecutive hitters and exiting the game with the bases loaded. The bullpen did him no favors, allowing all three inherited runners to score. Mikolas didn't fool many in this one, registering just five whiffs on 75 pitches. It's been mixed results for Mikolas early on, as he'll take a 5.82 ERA and 1.43 WHIP into his next start, which projects to be against the division-leading Brewers next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
82
Last 10 Games
82
Last 5 Games
82
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What part of the game does Miles Mikolas generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-6%
BAA vs LHP
2024
Even Split
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .249 | 147 | 39 | 196 | 27 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .264 | 158 | 46 | 224 | 26 | |||
2024vs Left | .289 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .289 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .285 | 62 | 16 | 109 | 15 | |||
2023vs Right | .279 | 75 | 23 | 117 | 11 | |||
2022vs Left | .207 | 76 | 18 | 74 | 11 | |||
2022vs Right | .244 | 77 | 21 | 96 | 14 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
ERA at Home
2024
-63%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.95 | 1.09 | 200.1 | 6.7 | 1.6 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.28 | 1.28 | 225.0 | 6.2 | 2.0 | ||||
2024Home | 2.70 | 1.20 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 2.7 | ||||
2024Away | 7.20 | 1.53 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | ||||
2023Home | 5.55 | 1.32 | 99.0 | 7.1 | 1.6 | ||||
2023Away | 4.05 | 1.31 | 102.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | ||||
2022Home | 2.38 | 0.83 | 94.2 | 6.6 | 1.4 | ||||
2022Away | 4.10 | 1.21 | 107.2 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Miles Mikolas compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.14K/9
6.2BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.8Fastball
92.8 mphERA
5.82WHIP
1.43BABIP
.323GB/FB
1.53Left On Base
60.3%Swinging Strike
5.2%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Entering the season sharp
Mikolas threw 12 scoreless innings in spring training, logging eight strikeouts versus just one walk.
ANALYSIS
Mikolas is coming off an All-Star campaign in 2022, spinning a 3.29 ERA with a minuscule 4.8 walk rate. The 34-year-old comes with more than his fair share of durability concerns, but with a potent Cardinals lineup at his back, he's a solid rotation option.
Mikolas is coming off an All-Star campaign in 2022, spinning a 3.29 ERA with a minuscule 4.8 walk rate. The 34-year-old comes with more than his fair share of durability concerns, but with a potent Cardinals lineup at his back, he's a solid rotation option.
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Now a two-time All-Star since transitioning back to Major League Baseball after a three-year run in Japan, Mikolas is not afraid to attack hitters. He fills up the strike zone -- Mikolas posted a 4.8 BB% last season -- while using his four-seamer, slider, sinker and curveball all at least 20% of the time. Hitters can't really guess against him, making him a tough plate appearance even if the stuff is modest (19.0 K% last season). The right-hander was forced to miss the shortened 2020 season due to a flexor tendon injury and missed extended time in 2021 with a calcification of that same flexor tendon. The fact that he was able to rebound for a 202.1-inning season suggests he's fine from a health standpoint, but the recent injury history should be accounted for when projecting innings. Drafting him to be much more than a streamer is ill advised.
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Posts quality start
Mikolas yielded two runs on six hits and two walks over 6.2 innings during a no-decision Monday. He struck out three during the loss against the Phillies.
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Bounces back with victory
Mikolas (1-1) picked up the win Tuesday against San Diego, yielding two runs on seven hits and a walk over six innings. He struck out four.
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Rough start to season
Mikolas (0-1) took the loss against the Dodgers on Thursday, allowing five runs on seven hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out five.
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Named starter for Opening Day
Manager Oliver Marmol announced Sunday that Mikolas will be the Cardinals' starter for Opening Day against the Dodgers on March 28, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Trying to shake off poor 2023
Mikolas is retooling his slider for 2024 after a disappointing 2023 season during which he had a 4.78 ERA over 201.1 innings, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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