2026 Stats
W-L
2-3
ERA
4.50
WHIP
1.45
K
41
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 contract with the Pirates in March of 2026.
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.
Analysis
A Rafael Devers home run and a Heliot Ramos RBI single accounted for the two runs on his line. Mlodzinski's single strikeout was a bit of a disappointment after he racked up 10 punchouts versus the Reds last Saturday. This was his first quality start of the season, and it ended a stretch of three poor outings in which he allowed a total of 15 runs (14 earned) across 13.2 innings. He's had fairly mixed results overall with a 4.50 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 41:13 K:BB through 40 innings over eight appearances (seven starts). The right-hander offers strikeout upside in a favorable projected matchup next week at home versus the Rockies.
A Rafael Devers home run and a Heliot Ramos RBI single accounted for the two runs on his line. Mlodzinski's single strikeout was a bit of a disappointment after he racked up 10 punchouts versus the Reds last Saturday. This was his first quality start of the season, and it ended a stretch of three poor outings in which he allowed a total of 15 runs (14 earned) across 13.2 innings. He's had fairly mixed results overall with a 4.50 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 41:13 K:BB through 40 innings over eight appearances (seven starts). The right-hander offers strikeout upside in a favorable projected matchup next week at home versus the Rockies.
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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
-3%
BAA vs RHP
2026
-35%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .262 | 85 | 24 | 95 | 7 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .255 | 91 | 35 | 93 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 22 | 6 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .217 | 19 | 7 | 15 | 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
-28%
ERA at Home
2026
-22%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.07 | 1.28 | 88.0 | 8.7 | 2.7 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.25 | 1.32 | 101.2 | 8.1 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2026Home | 3.86 | 1.35 | 16.1 | 11.0 | 3.9 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.94 | 1.52 | 23.2 | 8.0 | 2.3 | ||||
| 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
3.15K/9
9.2BB/9
2.9HR/9
0.5Fastball
94.5 mphERA
4.50WHIP
1.45BABIP
.375GB/FB
1.81Left On Base
67.0%Exit Velocity
84.2 mphBarrels/BBE
5.5%Spin Rate
1988 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
32.9%Swinging Strike
8.8%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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Fans career-high 10 in second win
Mlodzinski (2-2) picked up the win in Saturday's 17-7 rout of the Reds, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out 10.
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Struggles again in short outing
Mlodzinski (1-2) took the loss Sunday against the Brewers, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits and one walk in 3.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Yields five runs in Tuesday's loss
Mlodzinski (1-1) took the loss against the Rangers on Tuesday, allowing five runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six across 4.1 innings.
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Shines in long relief Wednesday
Mlodzinski (1-0) earned the win Wednesday against the Nationals, allowing no runs on two hits and two walks in six innings. He struck out five.
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Working in bulk relief Wednesday
Mlodzinski is expected to cover the bulk of the innings in relief behind opening pitcher Mason Montgomery in Wednesday's game against the Nationals, Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com reports.
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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.