The Mets continued their holiday spending spree Saturday night with the signing of Japanese star Kodai Senga. The right-handed fireballer reportedly agreed to a five-year, $75 million contract to come stateside and take his infamous forkball to Queens.
The Mets showed a lot of interest in Senga earlier in the offseason and continued to work out an agreement with him during the Winter Meetings in San Diego last week. There was some debate in San Diego over whether or not a team should give him a five-year contract. The club has some questions about how he projects in the Major Leagues but they are the same questions every Japanese pitcher has to face.
A three-time Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star, a five-time Japan Series champion and an Olympian, Senga helps round out the Mets’ rotation now and in the future.
