How concerned should Mets be about this slumping star? ‘He’s too good’

NEW YORK — After another clunker from David Peterson on Wednesday night, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza insisted that he isn’t concerned about the left-hander’s shaky start to the season. “He’s too good of a pitcher,” Mendoza said following the Mets’ 7-2 loss to the Diamondbacks. “He’s been our guy.

He’s just gotta make a couple of adjustments. ” The eye test and Peterson’s numbers, even some dating back to last summer, suggest that the Mets should be more troubled, though. Peterson was roughed up for five earned runs in five innings against Arizona, all coming in his first two innings.

He struck out six, walked two and gave up five hits. Peterson now has a 6. 14 ERA over his first three starts of this season, picking up where he left off with his poor production in the second half last year (he had an 8.

42 ERA over the final nine starts in 2025). The lefty’s downfall on Wednesday, like last week in San Francisco, was leaving pitches up and over the plate. The Diamondbacks had seven hard-hit balls within the first two innings against Peterson.