Kodai Senga "Arm Fatigue"

[nymr83]

What the Fuck

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Buck up. Joey Lucchesi is in the best shape of his life.

[metirish]

Mama Megill about to get a lot of air time

[Frayed Knot]

"Forearm tightness" is often the precursor to TJS. 'Arm fatigue' is a more common, and usually more benign, ST malady
although it usually shows up later in the process. Maybe Kodai was ramping things up early this year.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The Daily News is taking this personally, it seems.

[G-Fafif]

[G-Fafif]

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Joey Lucchesi for Opening Day!

Or perhaps you prefer Jose Butto.

The choices are terrific!

[MFS62]

Insert famous Joe Schultz comment here!

Later

[bmfc1]

If the Mets are serious about being a "contender" (and your interpretation of that may vary), they have to go hat in hand to Boras and talk about Montgomery (I'm not crazy about Snell off a standout year given his usage in comparison to other years). If you're not serious or are merely hoping that someone stands out in the spring (such as Vasil), then you don't call Boras but don't sell us on this season. Jose Quintana should not be your #1 SP.

[G-Fafif]

Martino’s here to throw cold water on the a window closes, a door opens scenario.

PORT ST. LUCIE -- The feeling in the Mets organization in the immediate aftermath of Kodai Senga’s posterior capsule strain in his shoulder was one of disappointment, but not panic.

Senga could miss a few months, but the team does expect him to pitch for a significant portion of the season.

As such, the first-blush reaction among league sources with knowledge of the Mets’ thinking was that Senga’s injury would not push the team to sign one of the top-of-the-rotation starters still available on the free agent market.

The team would pay a 110 percent luxury tax on every dollar spent on Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, or anyone else, pushing the cost of those players into the $70-to-$80 million range for this year.

To put it another way, if the Mets did not see a fit before Senga’s injury, that remains the case after the team learned that news. An injury that the team hopes will only last a few months has not yet moved them to consider committing to other players for multiple years.

The team has also not expressed interest in free agent Trevor Bauer.

It’s possible that the Mets will look to acquire more rotation depth. The usual caveats apply that a team’s thinking can always change -- but as of now, this looks more like an opportunity for Tylor Megill than it does for a Snell or Montgomery.

https://sny.tv/articles/sources-kodai-s ... end-market

[Benjamin Grimm]

Well, if Montgomery or Snell would really cost $70 million this year, I can understand them turning to Tylor Megill instead.

I guess all we can do is hope for the best, but to expect the Mets.

[metirish]

Agree with above, I suppose even a multi-billionare has to show restraint after extravagant spending

[MFS62]

I hope Megill didn't learn that "new Pitch" he's been working on this Spring from Senga.
Later

[Bob Alpacadaca]

Trade for Dylan Cease?

[whippoorwill]

Door number 3

[Lefty Specialist]

This is a real test of 'Will David Stearns stay the course?'.

Montgomery or Snell would be a panic move, and Boras can smell panic like a bloodhound. If this is truly a 'punt' year, than they won't be any more likely to sign them than they were before. But this team will be well and truly hard to watch.

[Edgy MD]

But this team will be well and truly hard to watch.

You're talking like we don't even have Phil Bickford.

[Frayed Knot]

This is also a cautionary tale about blowing the salary cap out of the water. Mainly that it's a lot easier to get over the
line one way than it is to get back over it in the opposite direction. The Yanx made noises for years about wanting to
get under the line before finally managing to cut off the multiplier penalties that are levied for being over the threshold
in multiple consecutive seasons. And the penalties have only been stiffened in recent years.

CAN Steve afford to pay players 110% more than his competitors? Well, yeah ... to a point anyway. But it looks like
he's decided that it's not a particularly good business practice to do so. I assume that once the Verlander and Scherzer
payments start to fall off the books then they've got a better shot at getting under in order to at least 'reset' the
penalties to a lower figure should they decide to go over it again in the future. The upside to agreeing to pay the
bulk of their contracts was in getting better prospects in return. Currently we're seeing that there's also a downside.

[bmfc1]

Because of the tax penalties, the Mets are disincentivized from doing everything they can to win. However, teams have no penalty for not trying to win as there is no salary "floor". As a result, a team like the Pirates can be bad with a small payroll but still soak in the shared revenues, largely earned by teams that are trying to win.

[Edgy MD]

And therefore, please join me in (a) calling for an end to the salary cap, and (b) calling for the implementation of a system of promotion and relegation.

No urgency. It'll just ... save baseball.

[Fman99]

I suffer from "injured ace fatigue." It hurts my feelings.

[Edgy MD]

We're tied at five to five to five.

This is the most indecisive poll ever.

[ashie62]

Insert famous Joe Schultz comment here!

Later

Shitfuck

The Mets never stop being the Mets

[kcmets]

Probably nothing, until it is next Tuesday...