JUPITER, Fla. — The absence of Miles Mikolas from the opening weeks of the regular season as he recovers from an arm injury has thrown open the competition for a spot in the rotation and widened the pool of pitchers from which the Cardinals could choose.
Mikolas, the former All-Star and stalwart of the rotation, received a platelet-rich plasma injection Tuesday to encourage the healing of a torn flexor tendon in his right arm. It’s his second PRP injection since the end of last season, and he has been prescribed around a month of rest before he will begin a throwing program, manager Mike Shildt announced.