If you went back in time to the beginning of the year and showed yourself the basic numbers that David Peterson was going to put up in 2022, you’d probably think to yourself that the young lefty starter was about to undergo an encouraging season. Pressed into an almost permanent role in the starting rotation for much of the season thanks to injuries, Peterson made 19 total starts and put up a 3.86 ERA in that sample of games, a marked improvement over his 5.54 ERA in 15 2021 starts. As a starter, he also struck out an impressive 10.
Despite some solid numbers, David Peterson was maddening in 2022
