Mets Player Meter: Pitchers, May 4-17

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 13: Luke Weaver #30 of the New York Mets pitches during the game between the Detroit Tigers and the New York Mets at Citi Field on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 in New York, New York. (Photo by Phebe Grosser/MLB Photos via Getty Images) | MLB Photos via Getty Images The Mets have pitched a lot better lately. The high-leverage relievers are in an excellent run of form as a group and with Christian Scott settling in, the rotation seemed to have found some stability.

But then the injury bug bit again of course and things will soon be launched back into chaos. But on the whole, this meter is a positive one. Player Last week This week Huascar Brazobán, RHP Clay Holmes, RHP Craig Kimbrel, RHP Sean Manaea, LHP Nolan McLean, RHP Tobias Myers, RHP Freddy Peralta, RHP David Peterson, RHP Brooks Raley, LHP Christian Scott, RHP Austin Warren, RHP Luke Weaver, RHP Devin Williams, RHP Clay Holmes had been the Mets’ ace for the first month and a half of the season, but the Mets will now be without him for quite some time, as he was hit with a comebacker on Friday night and fractured his fibula.

When the injury happened, he was in the midst of his first start in which he gave up three runs or more all season (which resulted in the Mets’ only loss in the past two series), which speaks to how good he has been. It’s an absolutely massive blow for the Mets. On the flip side, David Peterson has shown a massive improvement since the Mets have started using an opener ahead of him.

Peterson holds a 2. 77 ERA in May across three outings and he earned the win in two of those three outings. The third one in Arizona was a game in which he gave up three runs in five innings of work, but none of them were earned.