Reportedly, the Mets and Japanese star Kodai Senga have reached a five-year agreement, know his salary, net worth, contract and age
Senga has agreed on a five-year contract for $75 million.
Kodai Senga New York Mets Contract Details, Salary, Net Worth 2022, Stats, Age
Several rumours claim that Kodai Senga and the Mets have reached an agreement on a five-year, $75 million contract. Andy Martino of SNY broke the news first. However, according to reports, Senga’s contract is on hold until he passes a physical.
29-year-old Senga received a reported 600 million yen ($5.3 million) in 2022, increasing 200 million yen from his 2021 salary.
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Senga has pitched 1,340.2 innings across 275 games for a career record of 104-51, a 2.42 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, and a 2.92 strikeout-to-walk ratio. The 29-year-old righthander pitched 148 innings in 2022 and has a 1.89 ERA. The 29-year-old has a strong splitter and fastball. Senga has competed in 11 seasons of Nippon Professional Baseball for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks of Japan.
The agreement with the Mets offers According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Senga does not have a full no-trade clause but does have an opt-out clause that would enable him to become a free agent after the 2025 season.
On October 31, Senga was declared to be an international free agent. The three-time NPB All-Star now joins the Mets rotation, which also includes Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander, the current American League Cy Young Award winner. The Mets also have José Quintana, a left-handed starter, and they recently added David Robertson, a reliever.
All about the Mets’ competitive-balance-tax payroll
The Mets’ competitive-balance-tax payroll is calculated as the average annual worth of all of their contracts, which comes to about $345 million. If so, the Mets would be subject to a luxury tax fine that has never been seen before: Spending between $233 million and $253 million is subject to a 90% tax rate; between $253 million and $273 million is subject to an $8.4 million tax rate; between $273 million and $293 million is subject to a $15 million tax rate, and beyond $293 million is subject to a $46.8 million tax rate. The Mets have a total CBT expense of $76.2 million and a payroll of more than $421 million.