Good morning, Mets fans! Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported Monday that rival executives view the Mets as the “clear-cut favorites” for Juan Soto. Nightengale added that the belief is that nobody will outbid Steve Cohen, and the Yankees have a price point they don’t want to exceed. “We’re going to find out. It’s either yes or no. There’s no in-between...
Jon Heyman of the New York Post reported that free-agent LHP Yusei Kikuchi has agreed to a three-year, $63 million dollar contract with the Los Angeles Angels. This is the first major signing of the offseason and should look to set the market in motion as the baseline for starting pitchers. Kikuchi earned this contract on the strength of a strong second half of the 2024 season that saw him...
Yusei Kikuchi, SP Position: SP B/T: L/L Age: 33 (6/17/1991) 2024 Traditional Stats: 9-10, 4.05 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 175.2 IP, 206 SO, 44 BB, 32 GS 2024 Advanced Stats: 1.4 bWAR, 3.5 fWAR, 99 ERA+, 28 SO%, 6 BB%, 3.75 xERA, 3.46 FIP, 3.20 xFIP Rundown A six-year veteran, Yusei Kikuchi set career-bests in strikeouts, innings pitched, and WHIP in 2024 and excelled for the Astros (5-1, 2.70 ERA) after...
The New York Mets received some unfortunate news Saturday, as manager Carlos Mendoza confirmed to reporters prior to the game that newly-returned Mets ace Kodai Senga is likely to miss the remainder of the regular season. Senga made his long-awaited return on Friday, however, let the game early with what was confirmed a high-grade left calf strain. With the injury, the Mets are back down to a...
The New York Mets (30-30) looked to avoid being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays and finish the homestand on a positive note before heading down to Atlanta for an important divisional series. New York sent Kodai Senga to the mound on four days rest after his best start of his major league career against the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. However, at Citi Field on Sunday afternoon, the...
Sunday, June 4, 2023 • 1:40 PM Citi Field • Flushing New York LHP Yusei Kikuchi (6-2, 4.47) vs. RHP Kodai Senga (5-3, 3.44) SNY For a second straight game, the Mets’ offense was non-existent and despite excellent pitching the Mets fell 2-1 on Saturday. Now, the Mets will try to salvage the series and sneak out with a win. Can the Mets get the hitting and the pitching to get hot at the same time?...
The New York Mets and right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga agreed on a five-year, $75 million deal that sends him from Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball. Senga, 29, wasn’t posted by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and triggered an opt-out in his contract to become a free agent. He was therefore not subject to the MLB-NPB posting system. The system has brought many Japanese...
When is enough, enough? Well for the Mets the answer is never. Despite already adding four pieces to the team for next season and beyond the Mets have not signaled any sign of slowing down. Owner Steve Cohen is expected to push payroll beyond heights imagined and hopefully spend his way to a World Series trophy in 2022. Joel Sherman of the New York Post identified five targets the Mets could...
While Major League Baseball remains in the early stages of its first lockout in over 25 years, a number of notable free agents remained unsigned. Specifically, the starting pitcher market contains some of the most accomplished arms of the past decade. With the Mets already making a statement this winter, signing Max Scherzer and adding on three impact bats as well, there’s no telling what...
Wait a minute, they’re not done just yet. Jon Heyman reports that even after signing Max Scherzer the Mets are still looking for another starting pitcher and one more bat. After signing the biggest deal (by AAV, $43,3M. Scherzer), the Mets are looking for another starting pitcher and one more bat — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) November 30, 2021 The Mets payroll already stands at $267...
Yusei Kikuchi Position: SP Bats/Throws: L/L Age: 30 (6/17/1991) Traditional Stats: 29 G, 7-9, 4.41 ERA, 157.0 IP, 163 SO, 1.318 WHIP Advanced Stats: 1.1 WAR, 94 ERA+, 4.61 FIP, 9.3 BB%, 24.5 K% Rundown Yusei Kikuchi was a surprise all-star for the equally as surprising Seattle Mariners last season. The 30-year old southpaw came over from Japan for the 2019 season, and showed signs of why he was...
After Monday morning’s signing of Max Scherzer, the Mets aren’t close to being done, and they have checked in on a couple of southpaws in Carlos Rodón and Yusei Kikuchi. A couple of starting pitchers the Mets have checked in on: Lefties Carlos Rodón and Yusei Kikuchi — Mike Mayer (@mikemayer22) November 29, 2021 Rodón is coming off a career year with the Chicago White Sox in...
