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Chicago Cubs Target Kodai Senga Signs With Mets

Kodai Senga, one of the Chicago Cubs free agent targets this winter, has signed with the New York Mets.

Kade Kistner

Chicago Cubs Target Kodai Senga Signs With Mets
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The Chicago Cubs have missed out on one of their free agent targets this winter as Japanese pitcher Kodai Senga has signed with the New York Mets according to multiple reports.

Even with Marcus Stroman and Jameson Taillon in the rotation, the Cubs were looking to add another arm to join what will be a very young rotation heading into the 2023 MLB season. 

The Mets are getting a pitcher who cruised to a 2.59 ERA over 1089 innings in the Nippon Professional Baseball League. With a five-year, $75 million deal and full no-trade clause, Senga will be joining one of the most potent (and expensive) rotations in baseball.

With Senga off the table, Chicago will either have to look elsewhere for additional rotation help or hope that some of the young guns like Justin Steele and Hayden Wesneski can stay healthy and continue to develop from their 2022 forms. 

For more coverage on the Mets, visit SI's Inside the Mets.

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Cubs. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl. During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated. Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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