What's in Store for Twenty-Four?: Kodai Senga

[Edgy MD]

Forgotten, but not gone, I'm now the star pitcher in the New York Mets rotation, providing I can get back into the New York Mets rotation.



Who comes from the Pacific rim with a mystery pitch and a ton of hype, and actually lives up to his billing? I think I did, and if something hasn't happened to permanently debilitate me, I can do it again. But since I'm having a injuryish spring, you just know they're gonna kid glove me, pitch me on a bunch of rest, pull me after 82 pitches, and basically curtail my innings to something outrageously limited.



But I can't control what sky my star hangs in. I can only control how brightly it shines, and since you're living under that sky and looking up, perhaps you want to let me know what you see.



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[Benjamin Grimm]

He'll be back by May 15. 10-8, 3.60 ERA. 120 innings.

[Fman99]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: He'll be back by May 15. 10-8, 3.60 ERA. 120 innings.

I wish I had this much optimism but sadly I've been a Mets fan long enough to assume worse (not that BG hasn't but still)

[A Boy Named Seo]

I'm not far off from BG. I fear a little regression, what with a tender arm and the fact that he slightly outpitched his peripherals last year. May I please be wrong like I am about most things.



9-6, 126 IP, 140 K, 3.89 ERA.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

I worry he performed a little over his head last year and was due for a letdown anyway. But getting hurt in spring training is an invitation to a shitty year, seen it way too often. Sorry Kodai. Prove me wrong. Just don't go 4-9, 4.57 in 19 appearances between dl stints.

[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: He'll be back by May 15. 10-8, 3.60 ERA. 120 innings.

I agree with 10-8, but with an ERA of 3.14 in 24 starts.

I think the offense and bullpen are going to leave some wins on the table for him.



Later

[smg58]

I'm going to go with a 3.65 ERA in 150 IP, and a 10-8 record.

[Cowtipper]

6-10, 5.24 ERA.

[kcmets]

7-8, 4.07... Senga! Say it with me...