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Tatsuya Imai

Tatsuya Imai

SP/RP • Houston Astros Proj Rank 73 Actual 175 171 ADP • Trade Value
IP ERA W-L K/BB K/9 WHIP FSP
46.06.465-460/3011.71.547.71
Compared to same point last season
0.0nan0-0/NANnan

Tatsuya Imai | Fantasy Outlook

Tatsuya Imai's elite strikeout upside is currently overshadowed by extreme volatility and early exits

Imai’s tenure in the rotation remains a volatile experience for fantasy managers. The third-place Astros (43-46) currently rely on him as their number three starter, but his results have been wild; over his last 14 days, he has racked up 23 strikeouts in just 13.1 innings, yet a disastrous 1.1-inning blowup against the Twins on July 1 saw him surrender five runs and five walks. This continues a troubling trend where he has failed to complete three innings in one-third of his major-league starts this year.

Under the hood, the divergence between his elite stuff and his actual results is staggering. While our models project a 3.85 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP for the rest of the season, his current career 6.46 ERA reflects a steep big-league learning curve. His 15.80 K/9 over the last two weeks is league-leading, but it is negated by a 1.54 WHIP that keeps him in constant trouble. Until he limits the hard contact and stabilizes his command, his season-long projections remain an optimistic ceiling rather than a sustainable reality.

Looking at the remaining schedule for the week, the Astros host the first-place Rays for a three-game set starting July 3. Since Imai just pitched on Wednesday, he will not see the mound again this week. Facing a Rays staff that features dominant arms like Nick Martinez (2.66 ERA) and Drew Rasmussen (2.45 ERA), the Astros will need stability they aren't currently getting from the right-hander. Given his recent implosion and high ratio risk, he should remain on fantasy benches until his mechanics improve. Sit.

Updated 3 days ago

Tatsuya Imai Fantasy

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DATE OPP INN PC K WLK ER DEC ERA WHIP PTS
07/01 MIN 1.1 57 2 5 5 LOSS 6.46 1.54 -10
06/25 @DET 6.0 96 10 1 0 WIN 5.36 1.32 29
06/19 CLE 6.0 89 11 0 3 WIN 6.15 1.44 25
06/12 @KC 0.2 38 1 1 5 N/A 6.43 1.51 -5
06/06 ATH 5.0 92 8 3 2 WIN 5.24 1.40 17
05/31 MIL 6.0 110 5 2 2 LOSS 5.52 1.36 11
05/25 @TEX 6.0 97 2 4 0 WIN 6.17 1.50 20
05/18 @MIN 4.2 74 5 0 3 LOSS 8.31 1.79 4
05/12 SEA 4.0 80 3 3 6 LOSS 9.24 2.05 -4
04/10 @SEA 0.1 37 0 4 3 N/A 7.27 2.08 -5
04/04 @ATH 5.2 94 9 3 0 WIN 4.32 1.56 22
03/29 LAA 2.2 74 4 4 4 N/A 13.50 2.63 2
Totals: 46.0938603033 105
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YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2026 HOU 12 46.0 938 60 30 0 5-4 6.46 1.54 11.7 105
ON PACE 21 82 1669 106 53 0 8-7 6.46 1.54 11.7 187
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 12 46.0 938 60 30 0 0-0 6.46 1.54 11.7

Imai Projection

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ERA WHIP QS WINS SO K/BB K/9 IP LOSSES PC FPTS
4.448 1.059 0.4 0.5 5.7 2.4 13.4 5.2 0.4 77.6 9.7
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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Houston Astros

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Yainer Diaz 32% 22%
Christian Vazquez 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Christian Walker 92% 68%
Isaac Paredes 65% 54%
NAME OWN START
Jeremy Pena 81% 20%
Jose Altuve 81% 64%
Carlos Correa 6% 1%
NAME OWN START
Yordan Alvarez 100% 98%
Cam Smith 18% 14%
NAME OWN START
Hunter Brown 100% 83%
Spencer Arrighetti 55% 32%
Peter Lambert 49% 32%
Tatsuya Imai 40% 17%
Mike Burrows 13% 9%
Kai-Wei Teng 5% 2%
Cristian Javier 3% 1%
Lance McCullers Jr. 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Josh Hader 97% 91%
Bryan Abreu 28% 25%
Bryan King 18% 17%
Steven Okert 5% 5%
AJ Blubaugh 2% 2%

Team Rankings

AVG
.242
18th
R
411
12th
HR
120
6th
RBI
393
13th
SB
28
30th
OBP
.315
16th
SLG
.410
11th
OPS
.725
14th
W
44
17th
SV
26
10th
ERA
4.78
26th
WHIP
1.39
24th
QS
26
21st
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
MarinersMariners46-44.511-368345
RangersRangers45-44.5060.5364369
AstrosAstros44-47.4842.5411457
AthleticsAthletics41-48.4614.5408479
AngelsAngels36-54.40010394450

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Christian Vázquez5616217354190.216  
Yainer Diaz3914913354190.235  
César Salazar91801010.056  
Collin Price71212000.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Christian Walker89332467919560.238  
LaMonte Wade Jr.51524140.267  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jose Altuve6725641608221.234  
Raynel Delgado163038140.267  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Isaac Paredes84303357611460.251  
Shay Whitcomb172323250.130  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jeremy Peña4818334546218.295  
Carlos Correa3212222343161.279  
Braden Shewmake2874818380.243  
Nick Allen43781419161.244  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Cam Smith89300366611329.220  
Brice Matthews7519420376182.191  
Taylor Trammell4010514273111.257  
Jake Meyers5213614283111.206  
Zach Cole195148380.157  
Joey Loperfido3910213221121.216  
Zach Dezenzo2248510130.208  
Daniel Johnson81412000.143  
Dustin Harris1743610054.233  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Yordan Alvarez893216210429671.324  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Spencer Arrighetti1474078.0793.811.23  
Mike Burrows1748090.1725.581.51  
Peter Lambert1365074.1683.511.18  
Kai-Wei Teng2346064.0634.361.36  
Tatsuya Imai1254048.1606.151.47  
Lance McCullers Jr.823039.1436.861.53  
Hunter Brown610029.1353.381.36  
Jason Alexander411018.1149.331.58  
Colton Gordon40009.11111.572.57  
Cristian Javier401011.1811.122.21  
Miguel Ullola20004.070.000.50  
Christian Roa70108.265.191.96  
Roddery Muñoz30004.0615.753.25  
J.P. France30006.248.101.65  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Josh Hader1430814.0220.640.57  
Bryan King3621638.0302.131.18  
Enyel De Los Santos3702539.2374.771.19  
Bryan Abreu3223529.0375.901.69  
Nate Pearson1410118.0144.001.44  
Cody Bolton801120.0225.401.75  
Steven Okert4211042.0402.570.91  
Ryan Weiss903026.0307.622.12  
Bennett Sousa50003.148.102.40  
Alimber Santa801012.280.710.79  
AJ Blubaugh3442056.1533.361.23  
Logan VanWey51006.051.500.83  

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE MATCHUP
06-29 MINL 4-5Peter Lambert
Zebby Matthews
06-30 MINW 6-4Mike Burrows
Joe Ryan
07-01 MINL 3-8Tatsuya Imai
Taj Bradley
07-03 TBL 1-3Spencer Arrighetti
Nick Martinez
07-04 TBW 10-8Hunter Brown
Drew Rasmussen
07-05 TB03:30 EDTPeter Lambert
Griffin Jax

Player Timeline

Jul 1st

Tatsuya Imai Settles In with Astros, Thanks to Acai Bowls, Humor, and ...

Jun 25th

Tatsuya Imai Records Double-Digit Strikeouts in Back-to-Back Starts

May 25th

Tatsuya Imai Appears to Alter Fastball Grip After Josh Miller Visit, ...

Apr 14th

Tatsuya Imai’s Arm Imaging Clears, Team to Build Strength Before Throwing ...

Apr 13th

Tatsuya Imai Placed on IL With Right Arm Fatigue

Apr 11th

Tatsuya Imai Struggles to Adjust to Hard T-Mobile Park Mound and Weather ...

Apr 5th

Tatsuya Imai Records First MLB Win

Apr 4th

Tatsuya Imai Delivers 9 Strikeouts in Second Career MLB Start

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