David Peterson was not supposed to have a huge role on the 2020 Mets. After all, the 2017 first-round pick was a good-but-not-great prospect who had never pitched beyond Double-A coming into the year. Meanwhile, the Mets had added Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha over the offseason, and they expected those two to provide stability to a staff that already had high-upside starters like Jacob deGrom, Noah Syndergaard, and Marcus Stroman. Peterson was a nice piece to have as a depth option, but the hope was that the rotation would be solid and consistent enough that he wouldn’t need to be called upon to fill any major role.
The Mets need David Peterson to provide stability in the rotation, for 2020 and beyond
