“Unleashing Potential: Can a Revitalized David Peterson Secure His Spot in the Mets’ Rotation?”
The lone left-hander in the starting rotation, Peterson has been with the Mets since being drafted with the 20th overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft out of the University of Oregon. He was solid enough in his first three years in the minors, but it surprised many when Peterson skipped Triple-A and made his MLB debut during the COVID-shortened 2020 season.
Those 49.2 innings in 2020 started the clock on what has been a fragmented five-year MLB career for Peterson.
He spent time on the IL with shoulder fatigue in 2020 and then was limited to just 66.2 innings in 2021 due to an oblique injury. He split the 2022 season between Triple-A and the majors and then pitched 111 innings in 2023, but also spent part of that season in the minors and was moved to the bullpen for six appearances. Following the 2023 season, he had surgery to repair a damaged labrum in his left hip, which kept him out until almost June last season.
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