“Unleashing Potential: Can a Revitalized David Peterson Secure His Spot in the Mets’ Rotation?”
Pitching without pain and with repeatable mechanics also led to a small velocity bump for Peterson in 2024, as well as a 5% improvement in his zone rate and a nearly 3% jump in strike rate. His pitches graded out better on pitch models, his location improved, and the quality of contact against him weakened. Not to mention, the improvement he felt mentally from knowing what his role was going to be day in and day out.
“In the previous years, we never really talked about me being in the bullpen until I actually made the move,” recalls Peterson. “Last year, being able to just know what my role was and being able to come back and jump in the rotation and add to the productivity that Sean [Manaea] and Sevy [Luis Severino], and everybody gave us was important. It was important for me to get back and be able to show that I can continue to build on being part of this rotation.”
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