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Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

SP • Chicago Cubs Proj Rank 36 Actual 38 152 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
135.03.878-9130/298.71.1210.95
Compared to same point last season
103.02.808-585/197.40.94

Shota Imanaga | Fantasy Outlook

Shota Imanaga looks to rebound in Sunday's home tilt after a dominant mid-summer stretch

Imanaga serves as the rotation anchor for a surging Cubs squad that sits at 71-50 and is riding a three-game winning streak. Over his last 30 days, the veteran left-hander has been sharp with a 2.22 ERA and a 25:2 K:BB ratio across five starts, despite a brief 4.2-inning hiccup in his latest outing. With key rotation arms on the injured list, his consistent presence at the top of the rotation remains essential for Chicago.

Looking under the hood, Imanaga's elite command continues to drive his success, underpinned by walking just two batters over his past 28.1 innings. His 3.89 ERA and 1.12 WHIP on the season align closely with our projected 3.73 ERA and 1.08 WHIP, proving his mid-summer run is sustainable. While occasional hard contact can lead to isolated rough outings, his high-end strikeout ability provides a sturdy fantasy floor.

In this two-start week, Imanaga already worked on Tuesday in Washington and is lined up for a remaining home start on Sunday against the Cardinals. St. Louis sends Hunter Dobbins to the mound, giving Imanaga an advantageous spot to bounce back and deliver quality ratios before the week wraps up. Start.

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
08/11 @WAS 4.2 86 5 0 4 N/A 3.87 1.12 7
08/05 LAD 5.0 89 6 0 1 WIN 3.73 1.11 16
07/31 NYY 6.2 101 6 0 2 LOSS 3.81 1.09 13
07/25 @PIT 6.0 84 4 1 0 WIN 3.79 1.10 22
07/19 MIN 7.0 99 4 1 0 WIN 3.99 1.11 23
07/10 @CIN 5.0 102 5 1 1 LOSS 4.25 1.12 5
07/04 STL 4.2 86 8 3 2 LOSS 4.37 1.10 7
06/29 SD 6.1 97 4 0 2 N/A 4.39 1.08 13
06/24 @NYM 5.1 69 4 1 4 WIN 4.50 1.05 13
06/15 COL 5.2 85 3 1 1 N/A 4.36 1.06 10
06/10 @COL 5.0 90 7 2 0 N/A 4.56 1.06 15
06/04 ATH 6.0 84 5 1 6 N/A 4.86 1.08 8
05/29 @STL 5.1 75 2 1 5 LOSS 4.50 1.07 -0
05/24 HOU 6.0 94 6 1 7 LOSS 4.18 1.07 2
05/18 MIL 4.1 79 2 3 8 LOSS 3.53 1.04 -8
05/13 @ATL 7.0 96 6 0 2 LOSS 2.48 0.90 14
05/07 CIN 6.0 99 10 3 1 WIN 2.47 0.93 25
05/02 ARI 7.0 87 5 1 0 WIN 2.61 0.85 25
04/26 @LAD 5.1 100 6 3 5 LOSS 3.15 0.87 2
04/21 PHI 7.0 87 1 1 1 WIN 2.17 0.72 20
04/15 @PHI 6.0 97 11 1 1 WIN 2.45 0.77 28
04/10 PIT 6.0 100 9 1 0 N/A 2.81 0.81 24
04/05 @CLE 5.0 92 4 1 1 N/A 4.50 1.20 11
03/29 WAS 5.0 82 7 2 4 LOSS 7.20 1.60 4
Totals: 135.021601302958 296
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CHC 29 171.0 2590 174 28 0 15-3 2.95 1.04 9.2 493
2025 CHC 27 149.0 2289 123 28 0 9-9 3.81 1.02 7.4 323
2026 CHC 24 135.0 2160 130 29 0 8-9 3.87 1.12 8.7 296
ON PACE 31 177 2821 169 37 0 10-11 3.87 1.12 8.7 386
3-YEAR AVG 28 160 2440 149 28 0 12-6 3.35 1.02 8.3 408
Career 80 455.0 7039 427 85 0 0-0 3.5 1.05 8.5

Imanaga Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
2.88 1.024 0.4 0.5 5.3 9.3 9.2 6.0 0.2 89.2 13.8
ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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Chicago Cubs

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carson Kelly 23% 15%
NAME OWN START
Alex Bregman 98% 88%
Michael Busch 74% 63%
NAME OWN START
Nico Hoerner 98% 94%
Dansby Swanson 71% 51%
Pedro Ramirez 7% 6%
NAME OWN START
Pete Crow-Armstrong 100% 100%
Seiya Suzuki 99% 95%
Ian Happ 85% 74%
Matt Shaw 7% 1%
Tyrone Taylor 2% 1%
Kevin Alcantara 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Shota Imanaga 98% 58%
Kevin Gausman 94% 57%
Matthew Boyd 89% 69%
Clay Holmes 52% 22%
Edward Cabrera 44% 14%
Ben Brown 38% 4%
David Peterson 27% 17%
Colin Rea 10% 8%
Javier Assad 8% 6%
Cade Horton 7% 3%
Justin Steele 5% 0%
Braxton Garrett 1% 0%
NAME OWN START
Daniel Palencia 48% 11%
Jacob Webb 44% 44%
Ryan Zeferjahn 15% 14%
Ryan Rolison 2% 2%
Caleb Thielbar 1% 1%

Team Rankings

AVG
.249
8th
R
641
2nd
HR
157
8th
RBI
603
2nd
SB
94
11th
OBP
.338
1st
SLG
.417
5th
OPS
.755
3rd
W
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5th
SV
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23rd
ERA
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16th
WHIP
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10th
QS
38
20th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
BrewersBrewers76-48.613-602470
CubsCubs72-52.5814641534
CardinalsCardinals62-61.50413.5537537
RedsReds59-63.48416501581
PiratesPirates60-65.48016.5625600

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carson Kelly9128741757430.261  
Miguel Amaya6617129414210.240  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Busch1234685211514632.246  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nico Hoerner1214825212575620.259  
Pedro Ramírez4812320372157.301  
Scott Kingery8421001.250  
James Triantos6511000.200  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Alex Bregman1214796912116613.253  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Dansby Swanson1184037887186617.216  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Pete Crow-Armstrong12447086130277330.277  
Seiya Suzuki1064026811021732.274  
Ian Happ120436719320514.213  
Michael Conforto81185254310301.232  
Tyrone Taylor76165243910281.236  
Matt Shaw5613020324204.246  
Kevin Alcántara202145150.238  
Dylan Carlson3410000.000  
Justin Dean17833031.375  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Kevin Gausman256110139.01384.531.27  
Shota Imanaga24890137.11303.741.10  
David Peterson24771111.0945.351.54  
Colin Rea25881123.2914.591.36  
Matthew Boyd1582085.0684.021.24  
Aaron Civale2257187.1685.051.56  
Edward Cabrera1454072.1655.101.40  
Ben Brown2042168.0651.850.94  
Javier Assad2161280.1533.591.12  
Clay Holmes1155063.1492.561.07  
Jordan Wicks402210.1810.451.94  
Cade Horton21007.142.460.82  
Ty Blach10003.020.000.33  
Vince Velasquez20003.110.000.30  
Antoine Kelly10001.110.000.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Jacob Webb5442954.0612.331.17  
Ryan Zeferjahn5043456.0813.861.25  
Caleb Thielbar4332336.2445.161.31  
Trent Thornton3654338.0202.611.08  
Daniel Palencia1921316.2192.701.38  
Gavin Hollowell1400114.1132.511.33  
Corbin Martin70015.0410.802.00  
Ryan Rolison4371147.2472.271.20  
Hoby Milner3910135.2183.531.21  
Jake Woodford1810126.1237.181.79  
Phil Maton3101027.2316.181.81  
Ethan Roberts2302025.2174.211.40  
Drew Pomeranz3123029.0175.591.66  
Tyler Ferguson1701017.0205.290.94  
Yacksel Ríos10001.220.000.00  
Andrew Wantz20003.2114.732.18  
Hunter Harvey40104.046.751.50  
Luke Little10001.019.002.00  
Riley Martin80008.1102.160.84  
Jayden Murray1000016.1149.372.08  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
08-11 @WASW 6-8Shota Imanaga
Jake Irvin
08-12 @WASW 6-12David Peterson
Jackson Kent
08-13 @WASL 7-0Kevin Gausman
Cade Cavalli
08-14 STLW 3-0Clay Holmes
Matthew Liberatore
08-15 STLL 4-8Matthew Boyd
Michael McGreevy
08-16 STL03:15 EDTEdward Cabrera
Hunter Dobbins

Player Timeline

Jul 25th

Shota Imanaga Dominates Pittsburgh, Posting a 0.24 ERA in Six Career ...

Jul 19th

Shota Imanaga Throws Seven Scoreless Innings in Strong Cubs Start

May 18th

MLB Monday Slate: Dodgers-Padres, Cubs-Brewers, and Blue Jays-Yankees ...

May 7th

Shota Imanaga Strikes Out 5 Through 3 Innings

May 2nd

Shota Imanaga Shines with Seven Shutout Innings for Cubs

Apr 15th

Shota Imanaga Matches Career High with 11 Strikeouts vs. Phillies

Apr 10th

Shota Imanaga Dominates with 5 Hitless Innings, 7 Strikeouts

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