As a baseball watcher, I love Kodai Senga. As a stats enthusiast, I love Kodai Senga. And whenever he throws that beautiful ghost fork, I LOVE Kodai Senga.
@mitchellsanchez393711 ай бұрын
But do you love Kodai Senga?
@KenjiMapes11 ай бұрын
As a Mets fan & half-Japanese New Yorker I’m ecstatic about Senga. Even though we traded superstar future Hall of Fame but aging pitchers Verlander & Scherzer we are still in decent shape for next year starter wise. We smartly traded them for top prospects & also got younger, more athletic & regained roster/payroll flexibility while widening our contention window which was small with al the older players we jettisoned. We have Senga, Quintana, Megill, Luchessi & Peterson. We have young ascending filthy pitchers in the minors like Blade Tidwell & Mike Vasil too. There is no doubt we will be adding at least 2 top of the rotation starters. Hopefully we sign Japanese ace Yamamoto & someone like Blake Snell or Jordan Montgomery.
@mariohnyc11 ай бұрын
What Kodai has done this season was a best case scenario back when he was signed. He's lived up to the hype and he deserves alot of credit for being able to adjust to everything as quickly as he has.
@tinemachine981411 ай бұрын
Eury Perez’s velocity looks completely effortless
@samurai_891711 ай бұрын
tbf he is 6’8, im 6’6 and once you get this big all you gotta do is learn how to sequence your motions and whatever leaves your hand is probably gonna be flames
@danielodom930511 ай бұрын
It reminds me of graterol and how effortless he throws. Seems like there is almost no follow thru
@thems_the_brakes11 ай бұрын
He should be NL Rookie of the Year! In a year where offensive stats are way up, the fact he's third in ERA is really impressive. And he's gotten better over the year, while the league has adjusted to Corbin Carroll, which says a lot.
@MrBendylaw11 ай бұрын
I have to disagree about ROY, I think we're past the point where we should be treating seasoned players from the NPB as rookies. We aren't signing their rookies; we're signing their professionals.
@baseballer837011 ай бұрын
@@MrBendylawthat’s actually a really interesting point…until or unless they change the rule I’d still consider him bc he’s eligible but I’ve never thought of that. On one hand NPB is said to be between AAA and mlb level competition so it is a jump up as well as the fact that it’s the MLB NL ROY and he is objectively a rookie to to the mlb. On the other hand a lot of these guys have had 5ish years at “quadruple A” competition level and they’ve been playing professional baseball at a higher level than any other rookie and I do think the foreign leagues deserves the respect of still being their countries highest level professional baseball. There’s a reason people will mention peoples stats combined between MLB and NPB but not between MLB and MILB
@MrBendylaw11 ай бұрын
@@baseballer8370The way I look at it is, the NPB has major league level pitching for sure, and I know this because I watch their staff abuse us and the rest of the world every 4 years. I'm a bit biased on this subject, to be fair, since Hideo Nomo beat out Chipper Jones for ROY many moons ago. In any case, Senga will probably get some votes for Cy Young, and this is exactly what I said before the season started; and that I thought he was probably a greater threat than a washed up Verlander or Scherzer to my Braves. The Japanese system produces some truly evil pitching.
@anavocado96411 ай бұрын
Those Gausman heaters were absolutely beautiful, unfortunately that ump didn't give him a single break
@luisvargas751111 ай бұрын
I was watching the dbacks and Mets game yesterday and it was so much fun watching senga deal like an absolute boss
@ROFLBOB2411 ай бұрын
I don't even really pay attention to stats, I do the eye test to determine if a pitcher is good. I was thinking "man, Kodai has to be a top 5 pitcher in the NL right now", and it seems like statistically, that is also true.
@dhundupwangchuk120011 ай бұрын
in the league
@daryldixon368511 ай бұрын
That Ghost Fork is Ridiculous!!!
@spencermackay902011 ай бұрын
They're forking unbelievable, he has them on a plate, cuts through hitters like a knife through butter. He can pitch, I bet he could probably bowl too.
@MultiBlock2211 ай бұрын
You were spooning out a lot of compliments there.
@sojc714411 ай бұрын
Eury Perez barring injuries will be a superstar the next 2 years!! And so does Kodai Senga!!💪⚾️💯🙌
@tommyj65311 ай бұрын
Eury will be a cy young guy next year. He’s crazy
@tommyj65311 ай бұрын
Senga underrated and Eury is ridiculous
@rogerj2111 ай бұрын
Wow Senga only had 58 whiff% yesterday? Definitely a bad outing from the 2024 NL CY winner 😢...😂
@lc924511 ай бұрын
I hope MLB owners are more careful about NPB pitchers. Sure, they are great players, but cases like Senga are special because he came over just as he hits his prime, loaded with experience and confidence, is proven good pitcher. It remains to be seen how long he can play at a high level. Trying to rob the NPB of their stars only to put them in a difficult position and not succeed can be detrimental to both, and ruin goodwills between the two leagues. Ohtani, for instance, might have lost a couple years of his prime due to playing for the Angels.
@andrewaaberg48211 ай бұрын
Is it racist that my favorite pitchers all seem to come from NPB? Kodai, Kenta, obviously Shohei. I love the stuff they're bringing over!
@miknak525411 ай бұрын
Pitching Ninja's analysis on the next Japanese import (Yamamoto) is spot on. I wonder which MLB team will be lucky enough to sign him. As a Mariners fan, I would love to see Yamamoto coming to Seattle. As good as Senga is, Yamamoto is even better.
@HuyNguyen-vj1uw11 ай бұрын
That ghost fork is pure filth
@nicholaswerner81705 ай бұрын
The Randy Johnson bird thing lol... I'm not a serial killer.
@Myiic10 ай бұрын
The Kodai Senga footage is even more impressive to me now that the D-Backs made the World Series
@holterskolter11 ай бұрын
2 games in a row the blue jays getting screwed inthe strike zone. And now they’re behind in the playoff race. Shocking
@bentaylor470511 ай бұрын
That's brutal for Gausman, those were perfectly executed. 😢
@andrewhuynh727711 ай бұрын
Gausman was getting robbed on a lot of pitches 😢 but I like the picks ! I’m in !
@Firefist012311 ай бұрын
painted control and umps called ball
@ryanbobyan11 ай бұрын
0:34 I’ve never seen as filthy a curveball as this one
@JAI_811 ай бұрын
5:50 “You’re on an express elevator to hell - going down!” Corporal Hudson ( … and all the Diamondback hitters)
@keyon89811 ай бұрын
So the umps ruined my K parlay with Gausman last night
@PitchingNinjaVideos11 ай бұрын
Yep--mine too. Very frustrating
@chiefn872511 ай бұрын
Pitching ninja do you post your picks somewhere?
@jonrico92411 ай бұрын
Kodai was a menace last night DBacks had no chance
@SRTJamo11 ай бұрын
Mets are trash
@donnyl090711 ай бұрын
@@SRTJamonot as of late
@airtioteclint11 ай бұрын
@@SRTJamowhat that make the Dbacks?
@andrewaaberg48211 ай бұрын
"Tight Strike Zone" is a really nice way of saying "Macular Degeneration"
@marcanthonybuchanancastill803911 ай бұрын
Eury Perez could be a threat in two or three years if get more experience and a better team like Braves or Astros
@shadow_w0lf29611 ай бұрын
Anyone know where to get these fancy graphics like at 6:20 ?
@PitchingNinjaVideos11 ай бұрын
MLB puts them out occasionally in their articles on mlb.com.
@JohnWick1090.10 ай бұрын
Kodai is playing anime baseball something is unreal about that pitch