Nationals Sign Miles Mikolas to $2.25M Deal

The Washington Nationals have signed veteran right-hander Miles Mikolas to a one-year contract worth $2.25 million, bolstering their starting rotation with experienced depth as the team prepares for spring training. The club announced the agreement on Wednesday.

Mikolas, a 37-year-old two-time All-Star, joins the Nationals after spending the past seven seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals. In 2025, he recorded an 8-11 mark with a 4.84 earned-run average over 31 starts, continuing a streak of durability that has seen him make at least 31 starts in each of the last four seasons. Since 2022, he has logged 130 starts, tying for the second-most in Major League Baseball during that period. The deal includes performance incentives totaling up to $750,000, with bonuses escalating based on innings pitched or games started: $100,000 each for reaching 100 innings or 30 starts, 110 innings or 40 starts, and 120 innings or 50 starts; $200,000 for 130 innings or 60 starts; and $250,000 for 140 innings or 70 starts.

This move addresses a key need for the rebuilding Nationals, who traded All-Star starter MacKenzie Gore to the Texas Rangers last month in exchange for five minor league prospects....