Tobias Myers Appreciation Thread

[Brewcrew82]

What a boon he's been to a rotation that's been in sore need of length and effectiveness. If he can continue to limit the walks and keep the ball in the ballpark, this could be sustainable. 

At the very least, he's pitching like a guy who doesn't want to forever be known as the guy acquired for Junior Caminero. Well done! 

[Outlander]

Credit to the Brewers for sticking with him after that White Sox start, some of it was out of necessity but they could have done a DFA like Meeker and went with somebody else. They have now been rewarded with three excellent starts in a row. Julio Teheran did something similar last year with early success and then the bottom fell out but even if that happens it has been nice that Myers has been able to stabilize the rotation when the Brewers needed it the most. Best case scenario is they have a cheap starting pitcher for a number of years. Also like that this stings a bit for the Guardians as we have had to watch Brantley and Fry have success with them.

[Jopal78]

He’s been good but for the long ball. His recent success is based on keeping the ball I n the park. If he can keep that up, he’ll be a nice back of the rotation starter. 

[Brian]

Brewers starter Tobias Myers took a shutout to the seventh inning and threw every pitch with a lead.  Now we have to get Peralta to follow suit today. 

[jesusoftheapes]

I have enjoyed Myers all season long and saw him as just as good as Gasser was when they were playing at the same time.   Gasser was the one with the hype but Myers looked about the same to my eyes and I have enjoyed every single start he played for the 2024 Brewers and even in his White Socks action that got him sent to AAA I did not see a good reason to send him to AAA Nashville.   That White Sox game birthed a completely different guy and I can say right now the best pitcher on the Brewers over the past 3 rotations is Myers and the numbers really show that.  Before his rebirth Myers and Gasser were pitching timid and did not trust their fastballs yet. Myers having his first MLB fastball drilled for a home run really stuck in his mind and he was not able to control his pitching opportunities because he felt his best pitch was not good enough.   His last send to AAA will be his last from what I can see.  The guy came back from AAA this time with a completely different mindset . He did not come this time worrying about what might happen if he failed.  He came back knowing he was going to throw his entire life into his pitching and worry about what happens down the road later .  He stopped being afraid of AAA.     Myers told himself if he was ever going to get another shot at a Big League mound he would not be holding back and has let his talent lead him now for three games.   When you see a young player take that mental step you rarely see them wither from that point on.  Myers has learned that his pitching plays well when he throws his stuff with confidence. Myers realized he does have what it takes to be as good of a pitcher as the Brewers need and one who can not only hold a rotation spot but be a star in that rotation.  Watching it happen with Myers is the grandest of surprises as Gasser was the one who was expected to become that guy and not Myers.  T  

I think Gasser and his weak and puny UCL underdevelopment in the end became a Godsend to the Brewers .  Gasser would have closed the window to Myers coming back to the Bigs had he not been injured.  Gasser is every bit as good of a pitcher we thought he would be and was about to take the same steps Myers has taken to become a top MLB pitcher. So Myers got to have one last shot at the Bigs at Gasser's expense and it could give the Brewers a young upper tier talent who can help this team win for years.  Myers is legit and is never going back to AAA.  

[Playing Catch]

4 hours ago, jesusoftheapes said:

I have enjoyed Myers all season long and saw him as just as good as Gasser was when they were playing at the same time.   Gasser was the one with the hype but Myers looked about the same to my eyes and I have enjoyed every single start he played for the 2024 Brewers and even in his White Socks action that got him sent to AAA I did not see a good reason to send him to AAA Nashville.   That White Sox game birthed a completely different guy and I can say right now the best pitcher on the Brewers over the past 3 rotations is Myers and the numbers really show that.  Before his rebirth Myers and Gasser were pitching timid and did not trust their fastballs yet. Myers having his first MLB fastball drilled for a home run really stuck in his mind and he was not able to control his pitching opportunities because he felt his best pitch was not good enough.   His last send to AAA will be his last from what I can see.  The guy came back from AAA this time with a completely different mindset . He did not come this time worrying about what might happen if he failed.  He came back knowing he was going to throw his entire life into his pitching and worry about what happens down the road later .  He stopped being afraid of AAA.     Myers told himself if he was ever going to get another shot at a Big League mound he would not be holding back and has let his talent lead him now for three games.   When you see a young player take that mental step you rarely see them wither from that point on.  Myers has learned that his pitching plays well when he throws his stuff with confidence. Myers realized he does have what it takes to be as good of a pitcher as the Brewers need and one who can not only hold a rotation spot but be a star in that rotation.  Watching it happen with Myers is the grandest of surprises as Gasser was the one who was expected to become that guy and not Myers.  T  

I think Gasser and his weak and puny UCL underdevelopment in the end became a Godsend to the Brewers .  Gasser would have closed the window to Myers coming back to the Bigs had he not been injured.  Gasser is every bit as good of a pitcher we thought he would be and was about to take the same steps Myers has taken to become a top MLB pitcher. So Myers got to have one last shot at the Bigs at Gasser's expense and it could give the Brewers a young upper tier talent who can help this team win for years.  Myers is legit and is never going back to AAA.  

Great post. I know you are not predicting Cy Youngs in Myers future, but rather that he's looking the part of a legitimate starting pitcher in major league baseball. I think that too often, many of us get stuck in this false binary of "he's an ACE," or "He sucks!"

As the Brewers keep demonstrating over and over and over again, even if many Brewers fans fail to recognize it, is that they have become one of the better developmental programs in MLB, picking up guys that in previous years would be AAAA failures, and turning them into positive WAR players; players that can be depended upon to soak up innings (Myers), or capably fill-in for injured starters (Monasterio), or fulfill their once-a-prospect-promise and push starters for playing time (Perkins). And while many Brewers fans roll their eyes, and bemoan the practice as "small-market," or "winning at the margins," what they fail to realize is that this is simply what all successful franchises do, and have, done for many years.

But I digress... Cheers to Myers for getting his big league future off the ground. Players like him are fun to root for, and depend upon.

[LouisEly]

Who does Myers' delivery remind you of?

[liveforoctober]

13 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Who does Myers' delivery remind you of?

High leg kick, fall off the mound collapsed left, 1pm arm slot, right leg post recoil/kick...

I see Ricky Vaughn.

[bigred]

On 6/20/2024 at 7:02 PM, LouisEly said:

Who does Myers' delivery remind you of?

It reminds me of him. Pretty much the same every time he's out there. 

 

 

 

 

[bigred]

On 6/20/2024 at 7:02 PM, LouisEly said:

Who does Myers' delivery remind you of?

Ben Sheets? Maybe a little? 

[LouisEly]

7 hours ago, bigred said:

Ben Sheets? Maybe a little? 

Bingo!  Especially now that he's working the top and bottom of the zone instead of the sides.

[wildcat2237]

19 minutes ago, LouisEly said:

Bingo!  Especially now that he's working the top and bottom of the zone instead of the sides.

For me, his motion and career trajecitory remind me a lot of Mike Fiers. 

Guy with a high arm slot, bounced around the minors and never really figured it out. Now all coming together at the big league level. 

Mike Fiers 2.0. 

[Jopal78]

Fiers threw two no hitters and hung around the majors for a decade. I would take that from any current Brewers starter in a heartbeat.

[CheezWizHed]

Fiers is also a great comp because of his "rising" FB.  Fiers had less velocity, but because of the spin on his FB, it never dropped like normal FB and made it hard(er) to hit. 

I'd absolutely take a Fiers level career from Meyers (and I think he would too).