{"id":522436,"date":"2022-12-07T04:34:18","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T01:34:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mets-eye-kodai-senga-as-starter-behind-scherzer-verlander\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T04:34:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T01:34:18","slug":"mets-eye-kodai-senga-as-starter-behind-scherzer-verlander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-eye-kodai-senga-as-starter-behind-scherzer-verlander\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mets eye Kodai Senga as starter behind Scherzer, Verlander"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbd6b3de0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27fbd6b3de0\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mets-eye-kodai-senga-as-starter-behind-scherzer-verlander\/#%E2%80%9CMets_eye_Kodai_Senga_as_starter_behind_Scherzer_Verlander%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mets eye Kodai Senga as starter behind Scherzer, Verlander&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMets_eye_Kodai_Senga_as_starter_behind_Scherzer_Verlander%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mets eye Kodai Senga as starter behind Scherzer, Verlander&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>SAN DIEGO \u2014 The Mets will enter spring training with maybe the top 1-2 starting pitching punch in baseball, but where are they headed for the third act?<\/p>\n<p>After agreeing to a two-year contract worth $86.6 million with Justin Verlander a day earlier \u2014 the three-time Cy Young award winner will reunite with former Tigers teammate Max Scherzer atop the rotation \u2014 team officials on Tuesday were considering the options for at least one starting pitching addition to fill a gaping hole.<\/p>\n<p>Much of the team\u2019s intrigue has surrounded Kodai Senga, a Japanese right-hander who met with <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a> manager Billy Eppler last month. Senga is viewed as within the club\u2019s price range for a third starter, according to an industry source, and there has been mention that he might prefer the big stage in a major market for a team ready to win next season.<\/p>\n<p>Senga, who turns 30 in January, throws a fastball that can touch <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>le digits and uses a splitter as his secondary pitch. Last season he averaged 10 strikeouts per nine innings and pitched to a 1.94 ERA for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Nippon Professional Baseball.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Kodai-Senga.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"Kodai Senga\" class=\"wp-image-24921340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Kodai-Senga.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1364 1364w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Kodai-Senga.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Kodai-Senga.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Kodai-Senga.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Kodai-Senga.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>Kodai Senga<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Imag<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eppler\u2019s experience with Japanese pitchers \u2014 for the Yankees he scouted Masahiro Tanaka and as Angels GM signed Shohei Ohtani \u2014 has served as a plus in Senga\u2019s recruitment. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>The Mets have options other than Senga, including Jameson Taillon, Ross Stripling, Taijuan Walker and Chris Bassitt. One possibility with whom the Mets were involved was removed from the board Tuesday when left-hander Andrew Heaney agreed to a two-year deal worth $25 million. The top lefty starter on the market, Carlos Rodon, likely isn\u2019t a fit for the Mets given Verlander\u2019s mega-bucks signing and the team\u2019s desire to address other needs. Verlander was signed after Jacob deGrom last week departed to Texas on a five-year contract worth $185 million. The deal carries a sixth-year option that could increase the contract\u2019s value to $222 million. <\/p>\n<p>Other needs include the bullpen and outfield. On the latter front, the Mets have remained in contact with Brandon Nimmo, according to sources, but there weren\u2019t plans to meet with the outfielder during the winter meetings. Nimmo met with teams for a second straight day on Tuesday at the meetings.<\/p>\n<p>Nimmo\u2019s agent, Scott Boras, held court with reporters and was asked about the Mets\u2019 aggressiveness in pursuing his client.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mets are on a championship Met-a-morphis and there is nothing I have seen that has changed their direction or attitude toward getting their best players in the marketplace,\u201d Boras said.<\/p>\n<p>He later added: \u201cWe\u2019re certainly in the process of talking, me and a number of teams, a center fielder who is also a leadoff guy with his character is in great demand.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH2331518130&amp;light=true%20\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"697\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jameson-Taillon.jpg?w=697\" alt=\"Jameson Taillon\" class=\"wp-image-24921333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jameson-Taillon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1394 1394w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jameson-Taillon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jameson-Taillon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=697 697w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jameson-Taillon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=348 348w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/Jameson-Taillon.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 697px) 100vw, 697px\"\/><figcaption>Jameson Taillon<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s possible Nimmo\u2019s market won\u2019t fully form until Aaron Judge\u2019s free agency is resolved. Nimmo is considered the second-best outfielder on the market, and the loser of the battle between the Yankees and Giants for Judge, could pivot in that direction. If Nimmo signs elsewhere, the Mets could look toward a corner outfielder with the idea of shifting Starling Marte to center. But it\u2019s hardly the ideal scenario given that Marte is 34 years old and last season battled groin injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets have shown interest in Andrew Benintendi as a possible corner-outfield option. Kevin Kiermaier would bring a good glove if the Mets want to sign a center fielder, but offensively perhaps wouldn\u2019t bring enough to a lineup needing a bat.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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