Milwaukee Brewers starter Tobias Myers has had a rough go in his sophomore season. As a rookie in 2024, he posted a 3.00 ERA in 138 innings with an impressive 3.5 strikeout-to-walk ratio. This season, he has surrendered 26 hits and 10 walks in 20 innings (5 starts), amounting to a 1.80 WHIP and 4.95 ERA. Saturday against the Twins, he gave up a career-worst 11 hits in 3 2/3 innings as Minnesota blanked Milwaukee 7-0. For the second time this season, Myers will head to Triple-A Nashville to try to find his footing.

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When Myers was demoted last week, he quickly got the call back to the big leagues due to Jose Quintana’s injury. After his last start, the Brewers have seen enough to look elsewhere for pitching help.

Quintana may or may not be able to return after 15 days on the injured list, but another sidelined starter, Aaron Civale, injured in his only start this season, has begun a rehab stint and should be back soon.

In the meantime, the Brewers have gotten surprisingly adequate innings from trade pickup Quinn Priester, though his high walks and low strikeouts do not bode well for future success. Callup Logan Henderson has impressed in his two starts, giving up three runs in 11 innings while whiffing 16. Atop the rotation, Freddy Peralta and Chad Patrick have both been excellent.

In tandem with Myers’ demotion, the Brewers also summoned right-hander Easton McGee from the Nashville club, where he registered a 3.93 ERA in 18 1/3 innings out of the bullpen. McGee spent all of last season in Milwaukee’s minor league system, but struggled mightily in limited work before converting to a full-time relief role this year. In his major league career, he has not allowed an earned run across 9 2/3.

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Hopefully a break from facing MLB hitters will do Myers good. Thus far in 2025, injuries have gutted the rotation. Nestor Cortes is on the 60-day injured list. Brandon Woodruff is still working his way back from shoulder surgery. Civale is progressing but not back yet. Quintana does not have a clear timeline to return. The Brewers need all the big-league level starting they can get, and Myers has shown himself more than capable of providing it. Perhaps he just needs a breather. In a funk all season, he has not recorded a quality start in five tries.

Alongside fewer swings and misses, control has been an uncharacteristic issue. As a rookie, Myers allowed just 27 walks. Before his last start, he had walked 10 in 16 1/3 innings this season. That problem was something he tried to fix against the Twins.

“My goal was to fill the zone up and kind of get away from the walks I’ve been dealing with,” Myers said. “I think I just filled it up a little too much.”

The sooner he figures things out, the better. How long can Milwaukee’s ramshackle rotation hold up without him?

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