When the New York Mets selected University of Oregon left-handed pitcher David Peterson with their first-round pick in 2017, the selection was treated as more of a “meh” than anything else. Peterson, while he did have a solid career with the Ducks, did not have the ace ceiling of Jacob deGrom or Noah Syndergaard, nor did he have any truly “Wow” level stuff. In fact, the Peterson selection seemed to hearken back to the old days of Mets drafting when Omar Minaya opted to take high floor college players.
Peterson concluded his third professional season – and second full season pitching to a 3-6 record and a 4.