The East Bulls will have one of their main weapons of the bullpen back, after the signing of reliever Tim Peterson was announced this Friday, who will be in his fourth consecutive season with the orange troop.
Peterson, 30, came to Dominican baseball for the first time in the 2018 season and since then has been in every season, compiling a lifetime record of 3-1, 2.05 in 26.1 innings where he has only walked 9 and struck out. 33. The right has a WHIP of 0.95 and has limited opposition to an average of .173.
Pitching at the Corral, Peterson has a 1.88 ERA and has made 4 of his 6 saves on Dominican ball. Peterson is already in the country and since Thursday he has been training with the team.
“The bullpen will once again be a strong point for the Toros. Peterson is a proven arm, he knows the league and will help us advance to the postseason, ”said Raymond Abreu when making the announcement of the signing. Peterson is coming for the full season with the Bulls. In the playoffs, the American is 2-0, 2.70 in 13.1 innings.
In 2021, Peterson pitched 46.2 innings and struck out 49 with 16 walks for the AAA branch of the Angels. The Washington native has Major League Baseball experience with the New York Mets in 2018 and 2019.
With Peterson there are already 9 imported ones announced by the Bulls, joining Peter O’Brien, receiver Beau Taylor and also right-handed pitchers Jorge Martínez, Josh Lueke, Tyler Eppler, Kyle Friedrichs and Jake Thompson, as well as lefty Anthony Gose.
Imported have already been integrated
Along with Peterson, the rest of the imported ones announced are already integrated into the practices, with the exception of Peter O’Brien who is scheduled to arrive in the country this weekend and Josh Luke who will do so in the coming days.
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