2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
4.15
WHIP
1.38
K
8
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.
Strikes out eight in no-decision
Mlodzinski did not factor into the decision in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the Mets, allowing two runs on six hits and no walks with eight strikeouts over 4.1 innings.
Analysis
Mlodzinski threw 55 of 85 pitches for strikes and generated just eight whiffs while mostly keeping the Mets in check. The 27-year-old posted a career-high 99 innings last season working as both a starter and reliever, so he likely won't go deep into games often early in 2026. He's slated for a home matchup against the Orioles next weekend.
Mlodzinski threw 55 of 85 pitches for strikes and generated just eight whiffs while mostly keeping the Mets in check. The 27-year-old posted a career-high 99 innings last season working as both a starter and reliever, so he likely won't go deep into games often early in 2026. He's slated for a home matchup against the Orioles next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
85
Last 10 Games
85
Last 5 Games
85
How many pitches does Carmen Mlodzinski generally throw?
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Carmen Mlodzinski generally pitch?
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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
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2026
-14%
BAA vs RHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .242 | 67 | 18 | 69 | 5 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .264 | 76 | 28 | 80 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Left | .333 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | .286 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 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
-100%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 2.89 | 1.27 | 71.2 | 8.2 | 2.4 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.04 | 1.26 | 82.1 | 8.5 | 3.0 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 4.15 | 1.38 | 4.1 | 16.6 | 0.0 | ||||
| 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
3.30K/9
8.1BB/9
2.5HR/9
0.7Fastball
96.1 mphERA
3.55WHIP
1.30BABIP
.331GB/FB
1.84Left On Base
73.9%Exit Velocity
82.7 mphBarrels/BBE
3.9%Spin Rate
2218 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
25.2%Swinging Strike
10.1%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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Clinches rotation spot
The Pirates announced that Mlodzinski will start the team's third game of the season next Sunday against the Mets at Citi Field, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.com reports.
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Vying for rotation spot
Mlodzinski is competing for a spot in the Pirates' rotation, Kevin Gorman of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports.
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Earns win Saturday
Mlodzinski (4-8) allowed one hit and struck out three across two scoreless innings to earn the win Saturday against the Nationals.
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Pitches in relief Friday
Mlodzinski (3-8) was the pitcher of record in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Brewers after giving up two earned runs on four hits and one walk over one inning of relief.
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Headed for piggyback start Tuesday
Mlodzinski is listed as the Pirates' starting pitcher for Tuesday's game against the Dodgers at PNC Park, Kevin Gorman of TribLive.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.