Mikolas

[Fear The Chorizo]

With the trade the Cards just made sending Pham to TB, it looks like they may be trying to clear out some roster space at positions of depth in their organization. OF is one area, another is starting pitching. While they continue to struggle with keeping some of their key vets healthy (Wainwright, Martinez, Wacha), Mikolas would be an interesting arm to pursue if the Cards make him available at the last minute. He's under a Chacin-like contract through next season and has had a very good season. The Cards are very loaded with young arms in their system and could probably get a pretty solid return for dealing Mikolas at a "sell high" point.

 

My ? is, what would the package be from the Brewers' standpoint to acquire him, and do Mikolas' advanced stats warrant going after him considering we'd be sending prospects to a division rival? Tough to say how the Cards are viewing themselves the rest of this season - if they can't get other starters healthy I don't see how they aren't pronounced sellers.

 

I'm looking to find a starter or two that would fit the mold of a Soria-type trade, where the Brewers weren't linked to them by MLB writer twitter feeds at all but after the trade goes down, people see the obvious fit.

[Roderick]

He's under a Chacin-like contract through next season and has had a very good season.

 

Actually it looks like Mikolas has three arby years after the two year contract. Obviously the arby will be building off from his $8M 2019 contract, but you do have 4+ years of control. Which makes it less likely they deal him I assume.