Mets’ Kodia Senga On Injury List, Expected To Miss Opening Day

The Mets already suffered a big injury two days before their League start. Due to a significant posterior capsule strain in his right shoulder, Kodai Senga, the team’s predicted first starter and most reliable player in an unpredictable rotation, is expected to open the season on the injured list and won’t be ready for Opening Day. Senga will not be allowed to throw again till his symptoms go away.

Mets’ Kodia Senga On Injury List, Expected To Miss Opening Day

Senga was diagnosed with a significant posterior capsule strain in his shoulder, according to David Stearns, president of baseball operations.

After reporting to team management that he was experiencing shoulder fatigue from the previous day’s bullpen session, he underwent tests on Wednesday.

Senga will remain inactive till the symptoms subside due to the shoulder injury. Senga is expected to be out of commission for Opening Day and begin the season on the injured list, while there is no set timeline for this.

Senga, 31, had a record of 12-7 in his debut MLB season last year with a 2.98 ERA (142 ERA+), 1.22 WHIP, and 202 strikeouts in 166 1/3 innings. Prior to this injury, he was probably going to start for the Mets on Opening Day in 2024.

Senga out, José Quintana will probably start on Opening Day for the Mets, with Tylor Megill, Adrian Houser, Sean Manaea, and Luis Severino in order of preference.

Senga’s workload increased last season compared to his previous several years in Japan’s Nippon.

Stearns said that Senga struggled to recover from his first bullpen session in camp, but this kind of exhaustion is normal for pitchers who are new to spring training.

However, there was alarm when Senga’s next session revealed that the weariness continued.

“We knew we weren’t going to go through a full season with just five or six starters and here we are,” Stearns said. “We’ve got plenty of options. I am looking forward to watching that competition in camp and I am confident we will have guys step up.”

The free-agent starting pitchers still available are highlighted by Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, but Stearns talked down the idea of searching outside the organization for a replacement.

“We’re always going to be opportunistic and hear what’s out there, but I don’t  think this really changes our thought process,” Stearns said.

The Mets attempted to gently modify Senga. In Major League Baseball, four days off is usual, yet during the entire year, he only had three starts on four days off. Nine times on six or more days and seventeen times on five days were his starts.

Of fact, all of this debate may be pointless because throwing is a taxing activity for the body, and shoulder problems can occur to pitchers for no other reason.

Senga may still be experiencing a slight setback in this situation and will enter the Mets’ rotation a few weeks into the regular season. Of then, there is also a far more depressing route. We’ll find out in time.

How many wins does Kodai Senga have?

Kodai Senga
MLB statistics (through 2023)
Win–loss record 12–7
Earned run average 2.98
Strikeouts 202

Who is Kodai Senga’s translator?

Gradually, I became increasingly used to the situation I found myself in “Senga spoke through interpreter Hiro Fujiwara.

How good is Kodai Senga?

Senga was ranked as the National League’s second-most effective pitcher by Run Value, another Statcast statistic, behind Cy Young favorite Blake Snell. Furthermore, Senga’s walk rate decreased from 5.1 per nine innings during the season’s first three months to 3.3 per nine thereafter.

 

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