2025 Report Card: Tylor Megill, RHP

Tylor Megill, SP

Age: 30 (7/28/1995) B/T: R/R

Primary Stats: 14 GS, 5-5, 3.95 ERA, 1.368 WHIP, 68 1/3 IP, 89 SO, 33 BB

Advanced Stats: 102 ERA+, 29.2 SO%, 10.8 BB%, 3.85 xERA, 3.43 FIP, 3.73 xFIP, 1.5 fWAR, 0.3 bWAR

2025 salary: $1.975 million

Grade: C

2025 Review

Tylor Megill‘s 2025 featured mountaineous highs and cavernous lows.

The Mets’ righty dominated to start the 2025 season — just like the entirety of the rotation.  Megill pitched to a 1.74 ERA in six April/March starts, punching out 11.3 batters per nine while going 3-2. One of those games featured an early National League East matchup with the Phillies, where Megill struck out 10 over 5 1/3 scoreless innings in a 5-4 Mets win.

It looked like Megill had finally turned a corner to be consistent. Yet, after his stellar start, Megill came back down to earth. He allowed four earned runs in three straight starts to begin May, going five innings, 4 2/3, and 2 2/3. His ERA ballooned from 1.74 to 3.74 in three starts, and he finished May with a 3.52 ERA after two additional mediocre starts against the Red Sox and White Sox.

Looking to bounce back in June, Megill faced a tough matchup in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. He allowed four runs for a fourth 2025 start, but went six innings and gave the Mets a chance to win despite their eventual loss in extras. Unfortunately for Megill, he only had two more starts before dealing with injury the remainder of the season.

The first was a solid outing against the Rockies in Colorado. He struck out five and allowed two earned runs over five innings, leading the Mets to a 13-5 win. Then the other was a disastrous start against the Rays at Citi Field, where Megill allowed three earned runs and seven hits over 3 2/3 innings.

Three days after his start against the Rays, Megill hit the 15-day injured list with a right elbow strain. He was later moved to the 60-day IL on July 8 after the elbow failed to recover.

Megill was shelved until late August, then went to Double-A Binghamton to rehab. He made two starts there, where after a poor start on September 8, Megill was again sidelined with right arm tightness. Megill never made it back to the majors and wound up getting Tommy John surgery, ending his 2025 and 2026 seasons.

The numbers weren’t ideal for Megill, but his 2025 season had great underlying metrics. Megill’s xERA of 3.85 was the lowest of his career, and his pitches had elite whiff. His slider had a 45.5 whiff%, which was paired with his changeup that was whiffed on 36.7% of the time.

With elite secondaries, and a fastball that put away batters 27.3% of the time, Megill again displayed an arsenal that could make him a top arm in a competitive rotation. Control, however, did him in again, and was the culprit behind his struggles. Megill walked a career-high 4.3 batters per nine, and had a 1.361 WHIP in 14 starts.

2026 Outlook

Tylor Megill is likely to miss the entire 2026 season. While rehabbing in Binghamton, Megill was shut down with right arm tightness, then had Tommy John at the end of September. It would take a quick rehab for Megill to pitch, and even if he completed it, he would only make a handful of starts.

 

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