One of the only relievers pitching well right now for the New York Mets – in what has been a disastrous bullpen – is the surprising right-hander Tim Peterson.
The former 20th round pick back in 2012 made his major league debut on May 30 against the Atlanta Braves with two innings and one run allowed. He would go on to pitch 2.1 scoreless innings in two more outings before being sent back down to Triple-A Las Vegas.
With Jay Bruce going on the DL, the Mets recalled Peterson on June 19 and he would pitch two perfect innings of relief with three strikeouts.
The 27-year-old has now thrown 11.2 innings in the big leagues allowing only two runs (1.59 ERA) on six hits and two walks (0.71 WHIP). Peterson has struck out 12 in that span after striking out 41 batters in 29.2 Triple-A innings this year.
Big reason for the overall success of Peterson in the big leagues is his complete domination of right-handed batters, they’re 0-for-21 against him to begin his major league career. However, lefties are 6-for-18 with two home runs vs him.
With the likes of Anthony Swarzak, Robert Gsellman and Jeurys Familia struggling right now it’s probably time for Peterson to see more high leverage spots like he did on Wednesday night when he pitched out of an eighth inning jam with a 3-1 lead.
