Sports fans want honesty and oftentimes we don’t get the blunt truth. It was a different circumstance with Kodai Senga in August and September. David Stearns began to lack confidence in him in his final days pitching for the New York Mets. After the season was over, he spoke even more truly about Senga’s standing with the Mets and how his future is uncertain.
"I don't think we've seen the consistent quality of stuff in the zone."
David Stearns talks about what he's seen from Kodai Senga recently: pic.twitter.com/sjYY0QUr6DCarlos Mendoza seemed equally as unconfident in Senga with a passive “just okay” comment relating to Senga’s attempt to pitch his way back into the major league plans.