Miles Mikolas

WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES

2009
A-:  1-8-0, 5.94 ERA, 1.62 WHIP, 53.0 IP, 1.5 BB/9, 6.6 K/9

Mikolas got hit hard in his debut, most of it as a starter.

2010
A:  6-3-13, 2.20 ERA, 1.11 WHIP, 81.2 IP, 1.7 BB/9, 8.6 K/9

The Padres moved Mikolas to the bullpen in low A and his performance improved significantly.

2011
A+:  3-0-12, 1.13 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 39.2 IP, 2.0 BB/9, 9.5 K/9
AA:  1-0-9, 1.67 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 32.1 IP, 1.7 BB/9, 7.5 K/9

Mikolas dominated in high A, all the more impressively because he was in the high-octane California League.  The K rate turned out to be the highest of his pro career.  He continued to pitch well after a mid-season promotion to AA.  After the season, Baseball America rated him the Padres’ 16th best prospect.

2012
AA:  1-1-4, 2.92 ERA, 1.54 WHIP, 12.1 IP, 2.2 BB/9, 8.0 K/9
AAA:  2-1-0, 3.20 ERA, 1.42 WHIP, 19.2 IP, 3.7 BB/9, 7.8 K/9
MLB:  2-1-0, 3.62 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 32.1 IP, 4.2 BB/9, 6.4 K/9

The Padres sent Mikolas back to AA to open the season and he didn’t pitch well there, despite the good ERA.  He was called up to the majors for a month starting in early May, then went down to AAA.  The Padres called him up again briefly in July, then for good in mid-August.  His control wasn’t as good as before, both in AAA and in the majors.

2013
AAA:  4-2-26, 3.25 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 61.0 IP, 2.5 BB/9, 5.9 K/9
MLB:  0-0-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, 1.2 IP, 5.4 BB/9, 5.4 K/9

Other than two games in July, Mikolas spent the season as the closer in AAA.  He didn’t walk many, but he had more hits allowed than innings pitched and his K rate was very low.

Mikolas profiles as a middle reliever, as he hasn’t shown the kind of dominance to be a late-inning reliever.  He’ll probably compete for a bullpen spot with Vin Mazzaro and Jeanmar Gomez, or he could give them the option to trade one of those two.  He has an option left, so he gives them some flexibility.