David

Peterson

Sean Manaea will be given the opportunity to work as a bulk reliever, likely behind an opener, in Peterson’s spot in the rotation beginning on Monday. The last straw for Peterson appears to have been giving up six runs on 11 hits over five innings against the Reds on Tuesday. He holds a miserable 5.57 ERA and 1.67 WHIP across 53 1/3 innings on the season.

The Mets have Jack Wenninger pitching quite well in Triple-A and might want to give him a chance in Peterson’s spot after this. Peterson is 3-5 with a 5.57 ERA, even though he’s allowed just two homers in 53 1/3 innings. His main problem is a ridiculous .376 BABIP. It was .579 tonight, even though he allowed just six hard-hit balls and had an average exit velocity of 85 mph. If he stays in the rotation, he’ll face the Mariners next. That Seattle has struggled mightily against lefties this year will probably buy Peterson a little more time.

The 30-year-old southpaw walked three and struck out three on the afternoon. The lone blemish on his day came as Keibert Ruiz scampered home on a ground out in the fifth inning. Peterson got six whiffs on 82 pitches on the afternoon, posting an underwhelming CSW of just 24 percent. Now 3-4 on the season, he’ll tote a 5.03 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and a 49/20 K/BB ratio (48 1/3 innings) into Tuesday’s battle against the Reds.

Peterson worked behind opener Huascar Brazoban, with Brazoban throwing 1 1/3 scoreless innings before exiting. Peterson was solid enough after entering, and he generated 10 swings and misses on 82 pitches. He also walked three and allowed six hits, so he was a bit fortunate to allow just the pair of runs in terms of traffic. He’ll likely work again in bulk next week.

The runs came in the sixth after an Andy Ibáñez error got things started for Arizona. Peterson retired the next two batters, but he gave up three straight hits afterwards. It probably oversells how well he’s pitched, but Peterson has a 1.69 ERA in four appearances (16 innings) as a bulk reliever. He’s 0-4 with an 8.10 ERA in his five starts. He should face the Yankees next weekend.

The runs were a result of Carson Benge falling down on Jordan Beck’s long fly to center in the seventh, producing an RBI triple instead of an inning-ending flyout. Kyle Karros then singled Beck in afterwards. It’s Peterson’s first win after four losses to start the year. He could pitch again Sunday against the Diamondbacks, but with off days Thursday and next Monday, the Mets do have the option to get a little aggressive here and go with a four-man rotation next time through.

No word yet on the pick. The opener makes Peterson a better bet to get a victory tomorrow, but he still seems like a poor play in Coors Field.

Peterson’s horrible season just keeps getting worse. The first two batters of the game got hits off him and both came around to score. However, the real avalanche came in the fourth inning. Peterson walked three – including one to push a run home with the bases loaded on his final batter – and allowed two hits. All in all, two runs came home. Then Sean Manaea promptly hit his first batter before allowing a loud grand slam to Brady House. Even the context of two inherited runners scoring does little to help our opinion of Peterson who now has a 6.53 ERA and may not have a safe spot in the Mets’ rotation moving forward.

Mendoza added that Kodai Senga will remain in New York’s rotation with David Peterson going to the bullpen. It sounds like they want to give Senga, who will take the ball on Saturday against the Rockies instead, some additional time to work through his recent issues with Peterson shifting to a long relief role. It’s been a nightmare season for the Mets but Scott has always been an interesting arm and could have fantasy appeal in deeper mixed leagues. The former top pitching prospect hasn’t pitched in the big leagues since undergoing Tommy John surgery back in 2024. He’s posted a lackluster 5.27 ERA despite a 17/2 K/BB ratio across 13 2/3 innings at Triple-A Syracuse this season.

Peterson left in line for the win today, but that was spoiled in the ninth inning. Maybe because he knew he wouldn’t be expected to throw 90-100 pitches, Peterson’s velocity was up 1-1.5 mph today. He had just one strikeout and one whiff, but he also allowed little hard contact. It’s unclear how the Mets will exactly proceed with Peterson now, but that he’s in line to pitch at home against the Rockies next weekend makes him a streaming possibility.