Kodai Senga was knocked around in his first major league start on normal rest, and Sal says that is going to become a big problem for the Mets if it doesn't change.
"When the ghost fork is working, it is fun to watch," Sal said. "That start against the Phillies was a thing of beauty.
"But you signed a pitcher to be your third starter that has extreme limitations, to a point where…he's got limitations you know about, that you consider making him a reliever? That's where it's alarming. You can't rely on him to do things that a starting pitcher in the big leagues has to do, which is pitch every fifth day."
Senga has been given extra rest in between every start this season up until Sunday, when he couldn't make it out of the third inning. Senga told reporters after the game that he didn't believe the shorter rest was a cause for his rough outing, but if the Mets disagree and go back to giving the righty extra rest, Sal says the ripple effects will only hurt the team.
"You want to see more Joey Lucchesi or David Peterson? You're gonna see those guys more often than you want to because of the limitations of Kodai Senga, which means he is a problem," Sal said. "And it's not his fault. It's the Mets' fault for the way that they built this team. It's simply not good enough."
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