11/29/20

The Sports Daily - Mike Phillips' Mets Player Review Series: David Peterson

 


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2020 Stats: 10 Games, 9 Starts, 49.2 Innings Pitched, 6-2 Won-Loss Record, 3.44 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 40:24 K:BB Ratio, 1.5 WAR

Story: David Peterson entered spring training with a clear ticket to AAA Syracuse. The pandemic, along with injuries to Noah Syndergaard and Marcus Stroman, created an opportunity in the rotation for Peterson to start. Peterson seized his chance, quickly becoming the Mets’ second-best starter after Jacob deGrom, but he landed on the injured list in mid-August due to shoulder fatigue. The injury sidelined Peterson for a few weeks, but the Mets bizarrely chose to put him in the bullpen when he was healthy, opting to stick with the underachieving duo of Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha in the rotation. 

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