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3 players for San Francisco Giants to target this offseason

By Kevin Henry

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Pitcher Kodai Senga #21 of Team Japan reacts after the sixth inning against Team United Staes during the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)
YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Pitcher Kodai Senga #21 of Team Japan reacts after the sixth inning against Team United Staes during the gold medal game between Team United States and Team Japan on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images) /
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Kodai Senga
March 21, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Japan pitcher Kodai Senga (41) throws in the eighth inning against USA during the 2017 World Baseball Classic at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Kodai Senga

It’s no secret that the Giants have been wooing Senga to make his MLB debut with the franchise. Senga has been touted by his agents as being a top-of-the-rotation type of arm thanks to his fastball and a forkball that has been dubbed “the ghost fork.”

San Francisco has already displayed their hopes for landing Senga on the Oracle Park scoreboard, so the franchise isn’t being shy about their pursuit of the 29-year-old right-hander who logged a 2.59 ERA and a 1.115 WHIP over his 1089.0 innings in 11 seasons as a part of Nippon Professional Baseball. He also struck out 1,252 batters while issuing 414 walks.

If the Giants can’t bring back Carlos Rodón, Senga would be an ideal addition to the rotation.

Senga’s agent Joel Wolfe has been quoted as saying that Senga, “would like to play in a big market with a team that wants to try and win right now. He has a great deal of interest in being in a big market.”

Much like Judge, San Francisco would need to demonstrate to Senga how that the Giants are built to win now. On the surface, it almost feels that the duo needs each other to be wearing orange and black next season in order for San Francisco to have an extremely successful offseason.

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