Mikolas signed a four-year, $68 million extension with the Cardinals on Tuesday, Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports.
EDGE Analysis
As had been speculated, the Cardinals decided to lock up Mikolas prior to the 2019 campaign -- which would have been his final season under contract after inking an original two-year, $15.5 million deal with St. Louis in December of 2017. The 30-year-old impressed in his first season with the Cardinals in 2018, going 18-4 with a 2.83 ERA and 1.07 WHIP across 32 starts (200.2 innings). He's slated to serve as the team's Opening Day starter against the Brewers on March 28.