The Brewers suffered what may very well be a brutal blow to their rotation at this time when right-hander Tobias Myers exited at this time’s recreation in opposition to the Angels with left indirect discomfort, as famous by Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Myers steered to reporters after the sport that the difficulty “appears delicate,” however Hogg provides that Myers is ready to endure imaging tomorrow however is more likely to require a stint on the injured record given the character of indirect points, which frequently require a month-long absence even for delicate strains.
Myers, 26, loved an outstanding rookie season with the Brewers final 12 months. A sixth-round decide by the Orioles again in 2016, he bounced by way of the Rays, Giants, Guardians, and White Sox organizations through the years earlier than lastly touchdown in Milwaukee and getting a shot on the massive league degree. He made the a lot of the alternative, pitching his method right into a rotation function and sticking there with a superb 3.00 ERA in 138 innings of labor. His peripheral numbers have been barely much less rosy, with a 3.91 FIP, a 3.99 SIERA, and a 4.22 xERA all suggesting the righty is extra of a mid-rotation or back-end starter than the 140 ERA+ manufacturing he provided final 12 months would possibly initially counsel. Even so, Myers figured to be a key piece of the Brewers this 12 months as a stalwart of the membership’s rotation.
That will now be set to vary, at the least for the start of the season. If Myers does wind up lacking time, it’s a worrisome method for the membership to begin the 2025 marketing campaign. Myers would be part of Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby, DL Corridor, and Robert Gasser on the injured record to open the season. Whereas Freddy Peralta, Nestor Cortes, and Aaron Civale all seem like wholesome and on monitor to start the season on time, there’s little certainty past that group.
MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy notes that whereas veteran left-hander Jose Quintana has not been dominated out for Opening Day, it’s potential the southpaw might want to spend a while in prolonged Spring Coaching earlier than he’s prepared to start the season. Quintana, 36, signed with the Brewers earlier this month and is a few week behind the remainder of the membership’s wholesome pitchers after getting a late begin to Spring Coaching. The Brewers received’t essentially want a fifth starter till April 2 in opposition to the Royals, which supplies the membership some flexibility as Quintana builds as much as recreation readiness. With that being stated, it does the membership no favors with regards to discovering a substitute for Myers within the rotation.
Ought to Myers require a visit to the shelf, McCalvy means that left-hander Tyler Alexander or right-hander Elvin Rodriguez may very well be leaned on to make begins. Neither of these are significantly inspiring choices for greater than a spot begin or two. Alexander has had some strong years as a swing man with the Tigers and Rays through the years, however his 4.60 ERA throughout 52 profession begins leaves a lot to be desired. In the meantime, Rodriguez has simply 33 innings of 9.55 ERA beneath his belt within the majors. Different choices may embrace non-roster invitee Bruce Zimmermann, who pitched to a 4.16 ERA within the minors for the Orioles final 12 months, or a prospect like Jacob Misiorowski. The younger righty has simply 17 2/3 innings of expertise on the Triple-A degree, making him a lower than perfect candidate to leap to the majors immediately, however different prospects like Chad Patrick may very well be extra lifelike choices.
