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Shota Imanaga or Louie Varland

Who Should I Start? - Week 8 • Start New
Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

SPChicago Cubs CHC
Louie Varland

Louie Varland

SPMinnesota Twins MIN
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Imanaga over Varland

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Shota Imanaga
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Varland over Imanaga

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Louie Varland
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Performance Shota Imanaga
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.570-000811.141
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.291-0001520.862
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Louie Varland
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Shota Imanaga
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
57%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Louie Varland
OWN
 
9%
-0.18 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-0.91 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Shota Imanaga
23rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Louie Varland
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Shota Imanaga

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 24th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 9th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 6th with 0.83
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 1st with 1.09
  • Currently ranked 116th in wins with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +5, L: EVEN, WHIP: +0.83, ERA: +1.09, K's: +43, Walks: +5
Breakdown Louie Varland

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 541st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Mason Miller
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.7 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: -4, L: +1, WHIP: +0.934, ERA: +4.674, K's: -54, Walks: -8
Next Up Health Check
Injury Shota Imanaga

No Injury Reported

Injury Louie Varland

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Shota Imanaga
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS SDYu DarvishL 3-6
May 07VS SDHector NerisW 3-2
May 08VS SDDylan CeaseL 0-3
May 10@PITBen BrownW 2-7
May 11@PITColin HoldermanL 10-9
May 12@PITBailey Falter
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.570-000811.141
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Louie Varland
DateOpponentResult
May 06VS SEAGriffin JaxW 3-1
May 07VS SEARyne StanekL 6-10
May 08VS SEAChris PaddackW 6-3
May 09VS SEAPablo LopezW 11-1
May 10@TORJoe RyanW 2-3
May 11@TORErik SwansonL 10-8
May 12@TORAlek Manoah
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Shota Imanaga
18.80
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Louie Varland
6.57
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Shota Imanaga
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CHC 7 41.2 594 43 5 0 5-0 1.08 0.82 9.3 144
ON PACE 28 167 2405 174 20 0 20-0 1.08 0.82 9.3 584
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 7 41.2 594 43 5 0 0-0 1.08 0.82 9.3
Career Louie Varland
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 MIN 1 . . . 0
2023 MIN 19 . . . 0
2024 MIN 4 . . . 0
ON PACE 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 . . . 0
3-YEAR AVG 10 . . . 0
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ARI @BAL 01:35 EDT EST Zac Gallen
Dean Kremer
ATL @NYM 07:10 EDT EST Bryce Elder
Luis Severino
BOS vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Brayan Bello
MacKenzie Gore
CHC @PIT 01:35 EDT EST Kyle Hendricks
Bailey Falter
CHW vs CLE 02:10 EDT EST Michael Soroka
Logan Allen
CIN @SF 04:05 EDT EST Frankie Montas
Kyle Harrison
COL vs TEX 03:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Jose Urena
DET vs HOU 01:40 EDT EST Jack Flaherty
Justin Verlander
KC @LAA 04:07 EDT EST Seth Lugo
Patrick Sandoval
LAD @SD 04:10 EDT EST Walker Buehler
Yu Darvish
MIA vs PHI 01:40 EDT EST Braxton Garrett
Zack Wheeler
MIL vs STL 02:10 EDT EST Bryse Wilson
Miles Mikolas
MIN @TOR 01:37 EDT EST Bailey Ober
Alek Manoah
NYY @TB 01:40 EDT EST Luis Gil
Tyler Alexander
OAK @SEA 04:10 EDT EST Alex Wood
Luis Castillo
Matchup Time
DEN @MIN 8:00 PM EST
IND vs NY 3:30 PM EST
Matchup Time
BOS vs FLA 6:30 PM EST
EDM vs VAN 9:30 PM EST