To start 2019, Miles Mikolas has not been the rotation stalwart that he was in 2018 for the St. Louis Cardinals. He has been knocked around and is giving up way more hard contact than he did last year. However, I believe there is hope and that a slight adjustment will return Mikolas to All-Star form.
Watching the Lizard King throw to the Pirates yesterday, a few things stood out. One, his velocity is fine. His fastball was routinely in the mid-90s. Two, he had good movement and location. The curveball and slider weren’t just spinning in place and he was throwing some pretty good pitches.