Who could’ve guessed the year that Miles Mikolas would have. After more or less failing in the major leagues after coming up with the Padres and the Rangers between 2012 and 2014, the St. Louis Cardinals signed him as a lottery ticket last offseason and definitely hit the jackpot. From zero to hero, Mikolas quickly cemented himself as a pillar of stability in the rotation.
Mikolas finished the year last year throwing a hair over 200 innings over 32 starts sporting a 2.83 ERA with a 137 ERA+ and leading the league with a miniscule 1.