Tobias Myers: Everything you need to know

Myers gave up one hit and one walk over two scoreless innings during Sunday's loss to the Cubs. He struck out two. Making his first start of the season as an opener in front of David Peterson, Myers tossed 16 of 28 pitches for strikes in an effective performance. The right-hander has given the Mets quality innings in 2026 after being acquired from the Brewers as a secondary piece of the Freddy Peralta trade, posting a 3.00 ERA, 0.80 WHIP and 11:2 K:BB over 15 frames. Myers' fantasy value is very limited in his current role, however.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza suggested that Myers will be deployed as an opener in front of bulk reliever David Peterson in Sunday's game against the Cubs, Abbey Mastracco of the New York Daily News reports. Though he made 31 starts for the Brewers over the past two seasons and has two three-inning relief appearances under his belt with the Mets in 2026, Myers doesn't look like he'll be asked to provide much length while he makes his first start of the campaign. Instead, the Mets' decision to have the right-handed Myers open the game seems to be a tactical measure to ensure that the Cubs don't stack the top of their lineup with right-handed bats. Peterson will still take his turn through the rotation as planned Sunday, and though his innings ceiling will likely be lower while working out of the bullpen, he represents the New York pitcher who's most likely to qualify for a win.

Myers will start Sunday's game against the Cubs, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports. David Peterson was originally set to start, but he's struggled mightily across his last three starts. Meanwhile, Myers has made six appearances this season, but Sunday will mark his first start. While Myers has worked as a starter for long stretches of his big-league career, he hasn't worked more than three innings or 39 pitches in an outing this season, so it's unclear how deep he may be able to pitch in Sunday's game.