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Why Cubs traded for David Peterson, and what to know about Mets’ lefty pitcher coming to Chicago originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Just as the NBA Draft was getting wrapped up on Wednesday night, the Chicago Cubs were pulling off a trade with the New York Mets.
The key to the reports is this: The Cubs are acquiring left-handed pitcher David Peterson.
It's not a move that will shock anyone given the Cubs' needs, but it has the potential to be a big one.
Chicago has a great roster, and now it has added a quality pitcher in Peterson.
He's a 30-year old who was originally a first-round pick by the Mets out of Oregon in 2017.
He has made an All-Star team, and he has a career 40-36 record with a 4.31 ERA at the MLB level.
Peterson is a 6-foot-6 southpaw, and he has struggled to a 6.09 ERA this season.
Despite that, he still makes a lot of sense for the Cubs.
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Why did the Cubs trade for David Peterson?
The Peterson trade is simply about getting an experienced, healthy arm into the pitching rotation.
Edward Cabrera's injury was just the latest for a Cubs team that has spent the whole season without Justin Steele and has hardly been able to keep a single starting pitcher healthy for long stretches.
Of course, there's no guarantee of keeping Peterson healthy -- such is the difficulty of the modern game.
But the Cubs didn't want to give up on this season, and to keep pushing forward they needed to get a guy like Peterson to give them a chance.
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