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Mets pitchers and catchers officially report this week, and over the past few days, we’ve seen more and more players make their way into camp. Among the early arrivals in Port St. Lucie is lefty David Peterson. It’s certainly nice to see the youngster ready to roll, as he has a tall task ahead of him this spring.
After an offseason that saw Billy Eppler and the Mets completely revamp their starting rotation, impressive starters Peterson and Tylor Megill now appear to be on the outside looking in at a rotation spot.
While the Mets still haven’t told him his exact role just yet, Peterson knows he has to battle for a spot this spring. The 27-year-old recently told Sports Illustrated’s Pat Ragazzo that he’s excited about the opportunity and welcomes the challenge.
“There’s always competition. You never really want it to be easy or get comfortable. Whether it’s someone in my position competing or its someone like a (Max) Scherzer and a (Justin) Verlander, who are two high-level pitchers that want to go out there and compete.”
"There’s not a whole lot of complacency in terms of attitude in this rotation or on this team, so I take it as a great challenge and something I look forward to. When you have that many guys competing for spots and wanting to get better it only helps the team going forward.”
Peterson is coming off a terrific 2022 campaign. He stepped up numerous times, jumping into the Mets' rotation, and pitching out of the bullpen. Across 28 outings, 19 starts, he posted a 3.83 ERA and punched out 126 batters for a strikeout rate of 27.8 percent.
Peterson and Megill now seem destined for a bullpen spot or a trip to Triple-A Syracuse to stay stretched out as depth, barring injury or an excellent spring showing. Despite that, the young southpaw remains confident in himself to be a member of the big league rotation.
“I see myself as a big league starter and I have the confidence in myself to be a starter in this rotation,” Peterson said. “I think I’ve proven to myself that I can go out and be a high level big league starter.”
“But there’s nothing in this game that’s given. You’ve gotta go out and earn it every single day.”
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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