As reported by Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the St. Louis Cardinals have a contract extension in place with starting pitcher Miles Mikolas. Per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the deal will cover four seasons from 2020-2023 for $68M. His 2019 salary is unaffected.
The 30-year old Mikolas returned to the United States for the 2018 season after pitching in Japan from 2015 through 2017. In his first season back, he was a workhorse at the front of the Cardinals rotation. He led the pitching staff in wins (18), fWAR (4.