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Mets Place David Peterson On Injured List

By Connor Byrne | August 18, 2020 at 3:39pm CDT

The Mets have placed left-hander David Peterson on the 10-day injured list with shoulder fatigue, Tim Healey of Newsday tweets. In other moves, they recalled righties Drew Smith and Corey Oswalt and optioned RHP Franklyn Kilome.

Peterson exited his most recent start last Thursday with shoulder discomfort, though he was supposed to take the ball tonight before this news came down. The Mets will presumably start Oswalt instead, and if their career numbers to this point are any indication, the drop-off will be significant.

While Peterson is only in first season, he has been one of the few bright spots out of the Mets’ rotation in 2020. Peterson has been one of the game’s best rookies so far, in fact, having logged a 2.91 ERA/4.00 FIP with 7.06 K/9 and 3.32 BB/9 in 21 2/3 innings. Meanwhile, over 75 1/3 lifetime frames, Oswalt has limped to a 6.69 ERA/6.75 FIP.

The hope is that Peterson will return in short order, but shoulder injuries are ominous and time’s already running out on this season. Furthermore, the Mets have gotten out to a weak 10-14 start thanks in no small part to what has become a questionable rotation behind Jacob deGrom and Peterson. It looked promising a few months back, but Noah Syndergaard has since undergone Tommy John surgery and Marcus Stroman decided to opt out. Meanwhile, offseason signings Rick Porcello and Michael Wacha haven’t prevented runs at acceptable clips, nor has holdover Steven Matz. The Mets did just add reliever Robert Gsellman to their starting staff, but he only threw 1 2/3 innings in a start against the Marlins on Monday.

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  1. davidk1979

    2 years ago

    Why can’t we have nice things? Also, Oswalt is terrible.

    Reply
    • Marvel's MAGA Man

      2 years ago

      It all started in a land far far far away…..with a guy named Bobby Bonilla

      Reply
      • jimmyduz0523

        2 years ago

        it started much more far away then Bonilla bro.

        Reply
        • Marvel's MAGA Man

          2 years ago

          Last world series the Mets won was in 86, had winning seasons the next 4 years, signed Bonilla in 92 after a losing season in 91, and had 0 winning seasons with him.

          The curse of bobby bonilla is real my friend. Mets won’t win a world series until after his contract is up.

        • Cey Hey

          2 years ago

          The Mets will still be paying Bonilla four years after Mel Hall’s parole hearing.

        • Kirk Nieuwenhuis

          2 years ago

          Am I being “that guy” if I point out that they had a winning season with Bonilla in ’99? (which is also the contract he’s still being paid under)

        • Marvel's MAGA Man

          2 years ago

          1999 he played 60 games and batted. 160/.277/.303 the worst year of his career.

          I’d argue they had a winning season in spite of him that year.

        • Kirk Nieuwenhuis

          2 years ago

          He was destroying them from within!

  2. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    and this is why the Mets wolnt succeed. everyone on that team gets injured. its some sort of curse.

    Reply
    • mlbnyyfan

      2 years ago

      You don’t have nice things but you have a great thing in DeGrom

      Reply
      • johnnydubz

        2 years ago

        Nah he sucks according to your fan base. We need to throw in Alonso and Nimmo to balance out the almighty Andujar

        Reply
        • jonnyzuck

          2 years ago

          gleyber torres was the one that Yankees fans didnt want to deal for degrom not andujar there’s a big difference there

    • gameofdegroms

      2 years ago

      They actually did okay (relatively speaking) with injuries last season, so I guess they were due.

      Reply
  3. VonPurpleHayes

    2 years ago

    The Mets had a lot of starting pitching depth. I thought signing Wacha and Porcello was excessive. Now, I can’t imagine where they would be if they didn’t make those moves. Mets can’t catch a break. Last year was really their year health wise.

    Reply
    • mlbnyyfan

      2 years ago

      The Money the Mets signed with Wacha, Porcello,and Bentances they should of brought back Wheeler. Quality is better than quantity.

      Reply
      • VonPurpleHayes

        2 years ago

        I do think they were foolish to not look at Wheeler, who I feel is better than Syndergaard, but even so, they need arms and lots of them.

        Reply
        • Cey Hey

          2 years ago

          Porcello and Wacha don’t represent quality depth. Organizational depth is a weakness of the Mets.

          Quality SP depth: Buehler, Kershaw, May, Urias, Gonsolin, Stripling, with Ferguson and Gray on the periphery. Price opts out; Nelson and Wood get hurt. No problem. That’s real depth: 11 guys, six righties, five lefties. No whining about injuries or guys being unavailable.

        • VonPurpleHayes

          2 years ago

          Yea, but I mean the Dodgers are a juggernaut. The Mets don’t have that luxury.

        • mlbnyyfan

          2 years ago

          Dodgers are a great team but still haven’t won a WS in over 30 years.

        • Cey Hey

          2 years ago

          A WS title would be nice, but It’s not why I follow my team. I’ll take contending every year over doing what the Kansas City Royals did.

        • Cey Hey

          2 years ago

          The Mets are a major market franchise. They need to run their organization better. I watch them most nights prior to the Dodgers game. It is painful.

        • jyosuckas

          2 years ago

          Meh, Wheeler was very inconsistent. When he was on a roll though he was unhittable

        • johnnydubz

          2 years ago

          They could’ve had a certain not cheated. Not everyone uses cameras and steroids to win championships but that’s what AL Teams do

        • andremets

          2 years ago

          Wheeler is a HUGE injury risk and was hurt most of his six years with the Mets. I’ll take Quantity.

        • VonPurpleHayes

          2 years ago

          Injury risk? Sure, but I mean Syndergaard and Stro are too.

      • Kirk Nieuwenhuis

        2 years ago

        Wheeler is basically an older and more expensive Syndergaard (save for the flukey ERA and HR rate for Syndergaard last season, they’ve basically been the same pitcher the last two seasons). Would the Mets be in better shape right now if they had Wheeler? Sure, but I still think it’s defensible that they passed on him, and the decision looks worse than it is because of circumstances that they couldn’t control.

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        • VonPurpleHayes

          2 years ago

          I think Wheeler has more upside. The guy has had some of the best 2nd half numbers of any pitcher the last few years. Even better than deGrom’s in some cases. Now I’m not saying he’ll ever be better than deGrom, because he won’t, but he has ace potential. Syndergaard on the other hand seems to be trending slightly in the other direction, BUT you’re right about him being younger. 3 years. Not much, but enough. And you’re absolutely correct about your larger point; we can’t judge the move based on this year and the Syndergaard injury. Time will tell. I guess my thinking is, it’s not foolish that the Mets didn’t sign Wheeler, it’s foolish that they never even made an offer. The Stroman move last year sort of told me that the Mets were content without Wheeler, and I think they’ll regret that a bit down the road. This year is a wash though.

        • MetsFan22

          2 years ago

          I watched this two pitchers. Syndergaard is so much nastier. It’s not even close when it come to that. All his pitches move more and are faster. Syndergaard has better upside

        • Cosmodeus

          2 years ago

          Syndergaard has the peripherals and the dirty-looking stuff but has never had results to match. I agree he has the higher potential ceiling but think Wheeler is more likely to reach his. Thor may forever lead the league in “stuff”, but his results may never reach such lofty heights.

        • JackStrawb

          2 years ago

          How is signing two post-peak guys coming off dismal years in Porcello and Wacha “a circumstance that they couldn’t control”?

          How was trading for Stroman in a season they had no remotely realistic chance of making the postseason a circumstance they couldn’t control.?

          How was dealing major chips in Kelenic and Dunn for a position player and a reliever when the back of their rotation was giving them below average ERAs in nearly half the team’s starts in 2018 and 2019, a circumstance they couldn’t control?

          The Mets dug this bed for themselves, completely.

  4. Kirk Nieuwenhuis

    2 years ago

    The Mets handled the situation poorly,, that is something I definitely won’t defend them on. I don’t think there’s a scenario where they’d actually have offered him close to what Philly did (Brodie and his big mouth made that clear) but they still should have at least made a decent offer.

    While the PR would have obviously been terrible, part of me wonders if they should have traded him last July and at least gotten some return for him. It would have possibly softened the blow of giving up potentially useful pieces for Stroman.

    Reply
    • Cosmodeus

      2 years ago

      They should have traded Wheeler and not have done the Stroman trade. Heck, in hindsight, they probably should’ve traded Thor.

      Reply
  5. Doug

    2 years ago

    Corey Oswalt’s coming back? LOOK OUT FOR FLYING BASEBALLS, DOWNTOWN FLUSHING!

    Reply
    • raisinsss

      2 years ago

      I’m still 70% sure that Corey Oswalt, Walker Lockett, and Chris Flexen are the same person even though one of the bunch is apparently in Korea.

      I’ve also heard additional rumors of a Cody Oswald and Walter Locket around here somewhere.

      Reply

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