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Shota Imanaga

SP
Chicago Cubs
#18
33
175 lbs.
5' 10"
L/L
None
RANKINGS
C
1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
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RECENT NEWS
Injury Status: Healthy
by Keith Hernandez
7/29/26 5:35pm
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga is no longer listed as the team's probable starter for Thursday's series finale against the division-rival St. Louis Cardinals, according to Meghan Montemurro of The Chicago Tribune. Right-hander Javier Assad will now get the nod. Montemurro speculates that nothing is wrong with Imanaga physically, but the Cubs are pushing him back to Friday's series opener at Wrigley Field against the New York Yankees to have him take Jameson Taillon's spot. The 32-year-old Japanese native will get a little extra rest, but he'll also get a downgrade in matchup against the Yanks. In his third MLB season with the Cubbies, Imanaga has gone 7-8 with a 3.72 ERA (4.40 FIP) and 1.09 WHIP with 113 strikeouts and 29 walks in 121 innings pitched across his 21 starts. Imanaga has been pretty lights-out in his last five starts (29 innings), allowing only five earned runs (1.55 ERA) while walking six and striking out 25. The Yankees rank second in baseball in home runs, but they also have the fifth-most strikeouts, making Imanaga a risk-reward fantasy starter this weekend.
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2026 STATS SNAPSHOT
GS IP W SV SO BB K/9 BB/9 ERA FIP WHIP wOBA
32 174.3 11 0 174 37 8.98 1.91 3.77 4.47 1.10 .309
INJURY STATUS & HISTORY
Active as of Nov 5, 7:03pm ET
Status changes are tracked from Oct 2026.
DAILY PROJECTIONS
SOURCE VS IP K / BB ERA WHIP FIP PTS FD Pts DK Pts
UPCOMING MATCHUPS
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PLAYER PROJECTIONS
SOURCEIPKERAWHIPWLQSSVHLD
154.01413.991.131081200
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FANTASY OUTLOOK by Rick Lucks
Shota Imanaga 2026 Fantasy Baseball Outlook: Japanese Arm Primed for Solid Season Despite 2025 Struggles
Shota Imanaga failed to live up to expectations last season, posting a 3.73 ERA with a 9-8 record in 144 ⅔ innings pitched. His 4.07 xERA and 4.51 xFIP suggest his performance was worse than his surface numbers. First, Imanaga's K% fell from 25.1 percent to 20.6 percent. His fastball lost velocity (91.7 mph in 2024, 90.8 mph last season) and saw its SwStr% decline read more...
Shota Imanaga failed to live up to expectations last season, posting a 3.73 ERA with a 9-8 record in 144 ⅔ innings pitched. His 4.07 xERA and 4.51 xFIP suggest his performance was worse than his surface numbers. First, Imanaga's K% fell from 25.1 percent to 20.6 percent. His fastball lost velocity (91.7 mph in 2024, 90.8 mph last season) and saw its SwStr% decline from 8 percent to 6.7 percent. Imanaga's split lost effectiveness (26.2 percent SwStr% in 2024, 18.7 percent last year) despite a higher Zone% (39.6 percent to 49.9 percent), and he abandoned a changeup that generated whiffs in 2024 (17 SwStr%). Imanaga's FB% also ballooned to 54.5 percent. The 32-year-old's 13.6 percent HR/FB wasn't that bad, but turned into a lot of homers with so many flies. The good news is that Imanaga's extreme fly ball profile limits his BABIP, making him an asset in WHIP even if his ERA is inflated. The 32-year-old could also regain his strikeout ability from 2024. The Cubs provide a solid supporting cast, making Imanaga risky but a solid value at his 167.12 ADP.less...
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