Miles Mikolas was the unexpected gem of the Cardinals’ 2018 season. He was the only starter to finish the season with more than 200 innings under his belt, finishing sixth in the NL Cy Young voting.
A 4.3-fWAR season with a 2.83 ERA and 3.28 FIP led Mikolas and his stingy pitching to a four-year, $68M extension, looking like he would be a staple at the front of the rotation for most of that time.
What happened?
Mikolas hasn’t been terrible overall. With 1.1 fWAR through 99.1 innings, he’s on pace to be roughly a two-win player.