David Peterson entered the 2024 season as something of an afterthought. He completed his 2023 campaign with a career-high in innings pitched (111.0) and strikeouts (128), but despite the heightened workload, he remained an enigma, posting 5.03 ERA and 1.59 WHIP in 27 appearances (21 starts).
Following that season, he underwent hip surgery and was expected to miss the beginning of the 2024 season. Beyond a stellar rookie campaign in 2020 which saw him post a 1.6 bWAR and a 3.44 ERA across nine starts, he’s been hard to pin down in the three years that followed, posting a 4.