BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team LeaguesROSTERED IN: 27% of LeaguesANALYSIS: With a career ERA of 4.06 and K/9 of 6.54, Miles Mikolas is not a pitcher you want anchoring your fantasy rotation, but can be a reliable spot starter when the matchup calls for it. And that is just what we have this week, as his next start lines up with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 35-year-old faced them earlier this month and had their number, twirling his best outing of the season. The veteran pitched seven innings, ...

We are still without plenty of prominent starting pitchers because of injuries. One of the most noteworthy names to hit the injured list lately is Yoshinobu Yamamoto (shoulder).Streaming pitchers with favorable matchups is a good way to help offset injuries to your fantasy squad. Are Miles Mikolas, Tylor Megill, and Mitchell Parker just viable streaming options, or could any of them be worth rostering for the long haul?Let's dig into the stats for these three starters and discuss if they can ...

Statcast metrics such as Barrels and Brls/BBE are great ways to evaluate a fantasy baseball batter's performance, so it is only natural to assume that the metrics would be predictive for pitchers as well. As much as batters want to hit a Barrel every time, pitchers want to avoid them at all costs. Yet, there is evidence that pitchers do not have the same influence over Barrels as a batter does.Ronald Acuna Jr. finished with a league-leading 86 Barrels hit in 2023. Miles Mikolas copped the league...

Cincinnati Reds infield prospect Elly De La Cruz is starting at third base and is hitting cleanup on Saturday against the St. Louis Cardinals and right-hander Miles Mikolas. De La Cruz, one of the most impressive young players in the game, has played both third base and shortstop so far in his first week in the big leagues and he should continue to hit in the heart of the Reds' batting order. The 21-year-old Dominican, who is ranked as the fourth overall prospect in the league by MLB ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas hurled seven innings of no-run ball in the team's 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday. He struck out five hitters on the way to his third win of the year. The 34-year-old has righted the ship after a tumultuous beginning to the year (10.05 ERA through three starts). Mikolas has an impressive 2.47 ERA over the following eight appearances (47.1 innings) and is 3-0 over the stretch. The soft tosser will carry a much-improved 4.23 ERA and ...

St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas is set to face Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. The eight-year veteran is far from repeating his 2022 season, as he's running a 5.97 ERA, 1.71 WHIP, 19.3% strikeout rate, and 6.0% walk rate across six starts. Mikolas has been the victim of a .375 BABIP, but even his 4.48 xFIP doesn't offer much hope for fantasy owners. In deep leagues, it's okay to stash the 34-year-old on the bench in case he turns things around, but there's...

The St. Louis Cardinals agreed to a two-year, $40 million contract extension with starting pitcher Miles Mikolas on Friday, according to sources. In addition to the new extension, Mikolas has been named the team's Opening Day starter for next Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays with Adam Wainwright (groin) set to open the season on the injured list. It will be Mikolas' second career Opening Day start, but it will be against one of the best offenses in baseball. The two-time All-Star ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas is scheduled to start against Team Colombia in the World Baseball Classic on Wednesday for Team USA. Mikolas was an All-Star for the second time in 2022, and he's allowed two hits and no runs while striking out five in five Grapefruit League innings so far in spring training. The 34-year-old is guaranteed a rotation spot with St. Louis Heading into the 2023 season after posting a 3.29 ERA (3.87 FIP), 1.03 WHIP and career-high 19 percent ...

St. Louis Cardinals starter Miles Mikolas had his first productive season since 2018, going 12-13 with a 3.29 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, and a career-high 19% strikeout rate. His arsenal remained the same as he threw a four-seam fastball (27.4%), slider (25.4%), sinker (22.3%), curveball (20.8%), and changeup (4%). However, Mikolas' best swing-and-miss pitch, the slider, took a big hit in whiff rate, dropping 6.1 percentage points. Overall, his whiff rate increased from 2021 but was still just 18.5% and ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas matched his season high in strikeouts Tuesday, setting down nine Brewers in a 6-2 win over Milwaukee. Mikolas pitched six innings, giving up one run on four hits and a walk to earn his 12th win of the year against 13 losses. With his 3.30 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 199 1/3 innings this season, Mikolas has been durable and effective for fantasy managers. He lines up for one more regular-season start to tune up for the playoffs.