Good framing of Senga as the rotation's linchpin rather than just another piece. The point about needing him to "meet them halfway" cuts to the real issue with high-maintenance players. I've seen similar situations where teams overaccomodate and it backfires. The rotation depth with McLean and Peralta gives leverage, but Senga staying healthy is stil the highest-impact variable for 2026.
If he can give us 12 wins, an ERA of 3.00 and something like 156 IP across 26 GS, that's a huge potential boost. But you're right, he needs to stay healthy and answer the bell.
Healthy doesn't equal effective. From what I've read, he insisted he felt fine after coming back from the leg injury. If you're looking to rank variables, one could just as well say both Peterson and Holmes not running out of gas in August would matter a lot...Holmes getting through the 6th inning...Manea was a shell of what he was in '24...can McLean duplicate his performance of late last year?
I agree Senga could be a wild card for us but I think we’re done bending over backwards for him. No more 6 man rotation unless we feel it will benefit everyone. I like the rotation, especially with Tong and Scott and maybe Myers in the wings.
The Mets are going to get stung again with this guy. I’m sorry but I’ve seen enough of Senga. The league has caught up to his “ghost fork” and he was told he needed to adjust it and he didn’t and is most likely not capable of doing that. Remember where this guy started as a triple digit player in Japan. Anyone who doesn’t know what a triple digit player is basically cannon fodder in Japanese baseball. He has already cashed his lottery ticket and counting on him is like blowing your lottery winnings and hoping to win the jackpot again. Manaea decided those things floating in his elbow that wouldn’t allow him to throw his slider last year were somehow fine and elected to not surgically clean them up and will cross his fingers and go it another year. He will need season ending surgery by June and leave the team with a 5+ ERA. Holmes is a five and out. Fine if the rest of the staff is going deep. Except your 4/5 guys are supposed to be innings eaters right? Stearns is putting a lot of pressure on Peralta and McClean to both be the saviors of the rotation. I don’t like this strategy. Remember he liked the rotation last year too.
Everyone giving up a Peterson has me baffled. He was great for 60% of the season, and then struggled and then dive bombed at the end. He was gassed, and lost his confidence a bit. Still think he can be an above average starter in MLB for Mets. Just not the guy everything depends on.
Good framing of Senga as the rotation's linchpin rather than just another piece. The point about needing him to "meet them halfway" cuts to the real issue with high-maintenance players. I've seen similar situations where teams overaccomodate and it backfires. The rotation depth with McLean and Peralta gives leverage, but Senga staying healthy is stil the highest-impact variable for 2026.
If he can give us 12 wins, an ERA of 3.00 and something like 156 IP across 26 GS, that's a huge potential boost. But you're right, he needs to stay healthy and answer the bell.
Healthy doesn't equal effective. From what I've read, he insisted he felt fine after coming back from the leg injury. If you're looking to rank variables, one could just as well say both Peterson and Holmes not running out of gas in August would matter a lot...Holmes getting through the 6th inning...Manea was a shell of what he was in '24...can McLean duplicate his performance of late last year?
I agree Senga could be a wild card for us but I think we’re done bending over backwards for him. No more 6 man rotation unless we feel it will benefit everyone. I like the rotation, especially with Tong and Scott and maybe Myers in the wings.
The Mets are going to get stung again with this guy. I’m sorry but I’ve seen enough of Senga. The league has caught up to his “ghost fork” and he was told he needed to adjust it and he didn’t and is most likely not capable of doing that. Remember where this guy started as a triple digit player in Japan. Anyone who doesn’t know what a triple digit player is basically cannon fodder in Japanese baseball. He has already cashed his lottery ticket and counting on him is like blowing your lottery winnings and hoping to win the jackpot again. Manaea decided those things floating in his elbow that wouldn’t allow him to throw his slider last year were somehow fine and elected to not surgically clean them up and will cross his fingers and go it another year. He will need season ending surgery by June and leave the team with a 5+ ERA. Holmes is a five and out. Fine if the rest of the staff is going deep. Except your 4/5 guys are supposed to be innings eaters right? Stearns is putting a lot of pressure on Peralta and McClean to both be the saviors of the rotation. I don’t like this strategy. Remember he liked the rotation last year too.
Everyone giving up a Peterson has me baffled. He was great for 60% of the season, and then struggled and then dive bombed at the end. He was gassed, and lost his confidence a bit. Still think he can be an above average starter in MLB for Mets. Just not the guy everything depends on.