2026 Stats
W-L
4-3
ERA
3.76
WHIP
1.42
K
46
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
Mlodzinski built up his volume during spring training and was a backend member of the Pirates' rotation on the Opening Day roster. He started in each of his first nine outings of 2025 but was nothing more than a placeholder, eventually moving to a long-relief role out of the bullpen after Mike Burrows was called up from Triple-A. Mlodzinski finished the 2025 season with a 5-8 record with a 3.55 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, three holds and a 102:39 K:BB across 99 innings. Even with Burrows traded to the Astros during the offseason, Mlodzinski figures to reprise his relief role in 2026 given the call ups of Bubba Chandler, Thomas Harrington and Hunter Barco toward the tail end of last season. Mlodzinski's below-average strikeout rate of 21.2 percent is balanced out somewhat by his BB rate (6.4 percent) and GB rate (48.5 percent), and given his projected role out of Pittsburgh's bullpen, that gives him some potential value in leagues that reward holds. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $806,800 contract with the Pirates in March of 2026.
Headed to bullpen
Pirates manager Don Kelly said Thursday that Mlodzinski has been moved to the bullpen, Jason Mackey of MLB.com reports.
Analysis
Mlodzinski has held his own as a member of the Pirates rotation this season, collecting a 3.76 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46:20 K:BB over 55 innings. However, with the right-hander having significant relief experience and the Pirates needing bullpen help from the right side, it makes sense to shift Mlodzinski to a relief role to accommodate the return of Jared Jones (elbow), who will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Friday's game against the Twins.
Mlodzinski has held his own as a member of the Pirates rotation this season, collecting a 3.76 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 46:20 K:BB over 55 innings. However, with the right-hander having significant relief experience and the Pirates needing bullpen help from the right side, it makes sense to shift Mlodzinski to a relief role to accommodate the return of Jared Jones (elbow), who will be activated from the 60-day injured list to start Friday's game against the Twins.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
86
How many pitches does Carmen Mlodzinski generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Carmen Mlodzinski generally pitch?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-5%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-33%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .263 | 87 | 30 | 104 | 8 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .251 | 94 | 36 | 97 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .317 | 24 | 12 | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .211 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .247 | 45 | 11 | 47 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .282 | 44 | 16 | 55 | 4 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .217 | 18 | 7 | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .228 | 28 | 12 | 23 | 2 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-25%
ERA at Home
2026
-16%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.03 | 1.31 | 98.0 | 8.2 | 2.9 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.05 | 1.30 | 106.2 | 7.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.42 | 1.41 | 26.1 | 8.2 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.08 | 1.43 | 28.2 | 6.9 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.64 | 1.26 | 47.2 | 8.5 | 2.1 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.38 | 1.34 | 51.1 | 7.7 | 2.8 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.38 | 1.29 | 24.0 | 7.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.38 | 1.09 | 26.2 | 8.8 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Carmen Mlodzinski compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.30K/9
7.5BB/9
3.3HR/9
0.5Fastball
94.6 mphERA
3.76WHIP
1.42BABIP
.335GB/FB
1.49Left On Base
73.2%Exit Velocity
85.0 mphBarrels/BBE
4.6%Spin Rate
2022 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
31.6%Swinging Strike
8.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2025
2023
Mlodzinski began the 2024 season on the injured list with an elbow injury, but he emerged as one of Pittsburgh's most reliable relievers by season's end. Across his final 35 appearances, he surrendered zero earned runs 27 times and maintained a 2.30 ERA in that span. While it took some time, the Pirates did take note of Mlodzinski's success and pushed him into a high-leverage role in the final two weeks the season, and he delivered two wins and a hold while working exclusively in the seventh and eighth innings. It's dangerous to draw conclusions from such a short sample, but the back end of Pittsburgh's bullpen is uncertain after David Bednar's struggles in 2024, with Mlodzinski a potential option for saves if Bednar's downturn carries over into 2025. The primary problem with considering Mlodzinski as a potential source of saves is that he has a relatively modest strikeout rate (22.2 percent in 86.2 career innings) and is instead reliant on keeping batted balls on the ground to get outs (career 46.7 percent groundball rate). Overall, Mlodzinski is more likely to be relevant in leagues that reward holds, but he's a name to keep on the radar as a potential source of saves.
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Holds Cubs in check Monday
Mlodzinski took a no-decision Monday against the Cubs, allowing one run on five hits and three walks in five innings. He struck out two.
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Tosses five shutout innings
Mlodzinski (4-3) allowed four hits and a walk while striking out one over five shutout innings to earn the win over the Cardinals on Wednesday.
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Earns win in bulk role
Mlodzinski (3-3) earned the win Thursday over the Rockies, allowing two runs on four hits and three walks over five innings. He struck out two.
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Bulk-relief outing on tap
Mlodzinski is slated to pitch in bulk relief behind opening pitcher Mason Montgomery in Thursday's game against the Rockies in Pittsburgh, Colin Beazley of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
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Takes loss against Giants
Mlodzinski (2-3) allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out one without walking a batter over six innings, taking the loss Friday versus the Giants.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Higher-leverage role in 2025?
According to John Perrotto of Pittsburgh Baseball Now, Mlodzinski could step into a high-leverage role in 2025.
Analysis
The right-hander has spent most of the past two seasons in the big leagues and has a 2.91 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 80:37 K:BB over 86.2 frames in his first 86 appearances. David Bednar pitched his way out of the closer role in 2024, and Aroldis Chapman is headed for free agency, which leaves Pittsburgh with some question marks for the ninth inning heading into the offseason. Even if Mlodzinski doesn't end up in the mix for saves, he should see more high-leverage chances in 2025.
The right-hander has spent most of the past two seasons in the big leagues and has a 2.91 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 80:37 K:BB over 86.2 frames in his first 86 appearances. David Bednar pitched his way out of the closer role in 2024, and Aroldis Chapman is headed for free agency, which leaves Pittsburgh with some question marks for the ninth inning heading into the offseason. Even if Mlodzinski doesn't end up in the mix for saves, he should see more high-leverage chances in 2025.