St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (elbow) was officially transferred to the 60-day injured list on Saturday. Mikolas is dealing with a calcification in his flexor tendon and will be re-evaluated in about a month. The earliest he's expected back is sometime in August, and that's far from a sure thing. With IL spots at a premium this season, Mikolas can essentially be dropped in all formats at this point. He's only thrown four innings this season since he started the year on the ...

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas will receive a second opinion and be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks regarding an injured forearm. Dr. James Andrew confirmed Mikolas is dealing with calcification in his flexor tendon. The Cardinals starting pitcher has thrown in just four innings this season, giving up three hits, one earned run, and struck out three. With no accurate timeline in place, there seems to be not much point in fantasy managers holding onto Mikolas.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (forearm) was placed on the 10-day injured list on Sunday due to right forearm tightness, the team announced through Twitter. In a corresponding move, the Cardinals recalled relief pitcher Junior Fernandez from Triple-A Memphis. This is tough news to hear for Mikolas, who had just made his first appearance on the mound since 2019 when he got the start against the Cubs last night. Mikolas had allowed one run over four innings while striking out...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (forearm) was yanked from Saturday's matchup against the Chicago Cubs after only four innings of work. This is unfortunate news, primarily since this was the veteran's first start since 2019 due to shoulder and elbow issues. Fantasy managers who have him stashed can hang on to him a bit longer until the severity of his latest ailment is revealed.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (shoulder) will make his 2021 debut on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. It will be the first major league appearance for Mikolas since the 2019 playoffs. He missed all of the shortened 2020 season and the first two months of this season with a mix of elbow and shoulder issues. He made it through the last few steps of his rehab just fine though, and is ready to hit the ground running. He threw 80 pitches while going six scoreless innings in ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (shoulder) is scheduled to make a rehab start with Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday, according to Zachary Silver of MLB.com. Mikolas has not pitched in a game since the 2019 NLCS, as he missed the 2020 season due to surgery to repair the flexor tendon in his right forearm last July, and then he dealt with shoulder discomfort during Spring Training. In 2019, Mikolas went 9-14 with a 4.16 ERA and an 18.8 percent strikeout rate. Managers should wait ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (shoulder) is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment with the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds. Mikolas hasn't pitched in a game since early in spring training, but he's been facing hitters for a couple of weeks and his shoulder has responded well. Mikolas had an elbow injury first, but when that healed he may have injured his shoulder in an attempt to keep his elbow healthy. When he's ready, Mikolas will return to the Cardinals rotation and should be ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (shoulder) faced live batters on Sunday in a simulated game/live batting practice scenario. Mikolas reportedly only threw fastballs and changeups, but "felt good" after his first time facing live hitters since February. He'll pitch another live batting practice soon and mix in some breaking balls as well, then proceed to a more traditional rehab pattern. Mikolas is still a few weeks away from taking the mound for the Cardinals even if ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (shoulder) threw a bullpen session at Busch Stadium on Monday and will likely throw another before moving onto the next step of his rehab. The next step for Mikolas would be to face live hitters, which he has not done since the very first week of spring training. Mikolas was dealing with an elbow injury that knocked him out of the whole 2020 season, and then that seemed to develop into a shoulder injury later on. He seems to be making progress ...

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Miles Mikolas (shoulder) is hoping to be able to return to the mound sometime in May. He dealt with forearm and elbow issues last season which may have led to the shoulder inflammation this season. For a little but, there was a fear that he'd need surgery, but he seems to be improving with rest. He's been throwing long toss and will throw a bullpen session within the next few days. He could then face live hitters and move onto a rehab outing or two within a ...