2025 Player Outlook
His 4.65 xERA and 4.24 FIP last year look a lot better than his actual ERA of 5.35, but at the end of the day, Mikolas is what he is at this point. He’s a pitch-to-contact innings eater who lives in the strike zone. He doesn’t miss bats, and he boasts one of the best walk rates in the league. His dearth of strikeouts diminishes his overall fantasy value, but he will be one of a handful of pitchers who will log 180+ IP this season. Over the last three seasons, Mikolas has the sixth-most innings pitched in baseball, and while he’ll provide the Cardinals (and fantasy managers) with a lot of innings in 2025, his ERA will be in the mid-4s with a strikeout rate in the mid-to-upper teens. Very low ceiling player.
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Miles Mikolas surrendered three runs in five innings Saturday in a loss to the Phillies.
Mikolas recorded six strikeouts, which was two more than he had in his first two starts combined. He still dropped to 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA ahead of his next start versus the Mets.
Miles Mikolas was absolutely annihilated in Sunday night’s loss to the Red Sox, surrendering nine runs (eight earned) on a whopping 11 hits over 2 2/3 innings of work. Yikes. Mikolas also walked one while recording one strikeout in the contest. After scratching out a run in the first inning, the Red Sox pounced for five in the second including two-run doubles from both Wilyer Abreu and Alex Bregman. They added another three while chasing him from the game in the third inning. He’ll try to pull himself off the mat and improve upon a miserable 11.25 ERA and 2.00 WHIP when he takes on the Phillies at home on Saturday.
Miles Mikolas allowed two runs over 5 1/3 innings Monday in a no-decision versus the Angels.
Mikolas gave up just three hard-hit balls and two hits tonight, but he didn’t last long enough to get a quality start. He wound up with three strikeouts, which is par for the course with him. He struck out exactly three in 14 of his 32 starts last year.
Miles Mikolas lasted six innings and allowed three runs Tuesday against the Marlins.
Mikolas’s velocity was down some today, so he might have hit the dead-arm portion of his spring. He was doing fine in that regard until this outing, but his average fastball checked in at 90.6 mph today, down 2.6 mph from last year.
DFS Last 5
Date | Opponent | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 12th | Phillies | 14.3 |
| Apr 6th | @Red Sox | -15.2 |
| Mar 31st | Angels | 11.6 |
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