Kodai Senga Could Earn The New York Mets An Extra 2024 Draft Pick

When the New York Mets signed right-handed pitcher Kodai Senga from Japan, they expected him to boost their starting rotation. Thanks to a new MLB rule, he may also enhance their 2024 draft class as well.

MLB and the MLB Players Association settled on new rules to curtail service time manipulation as part of the Basic Agreement prior to the 2022 season. One of these rules grants teams an extra draft pick after the first round if they have a player who accrues a full year of service time and finishes in the top three in the Rookie of the Year voting or top five in MVP or Cy Young voting.