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Shota Imanaga
#18 · SP · Chicago Cubs · age 32 · B/T LL · 5' 10" / 175 lbs · MLB debut 2024 · Kitakyushu, Japan
Pitching
| Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | HLD | IP | K | BB | HR | ERA | WHIP | K/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 143.1 | 140 | 32 | 29 | 3.77 | 1.09 | 8.79 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 144.2 | 117 | 26 | 31 | 3.73 | 0.99 | 7.28 |
Plus
- SP CHC sits on The Keep at #191.
Minus
- Board spread is 159 ranks. You are betting with one camp, not a unanimous tape.
BaseBallKeep Take
Shota Imanaga is #191 on BaseBallKeep's overall dynasty 300, a 23-source mix anchored by RotoGraphs (Aug 14) and The Dynasty Guru points list (Aug 10). SP for CHC. BK's Pitchers #64. Rest-of-season redraft #191. MLB since 2024. From Kitakyushu / Japan. Bats L, throws L.
BK Value on this rank is 203. Same decaying curve as football: 12,000 at 1.01, a late first a fraction of that. If someone is asking for two firsts, run the calculator. 2026 line: 3.77 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 140 K in 143.1 IP.
The 23-board average is 192.83 on 6 lists that actually ranked him — unranked sources are skipped, never treated as 999. High 116, low 275.
Dynasty pays the next five years. Redraft pays September. If those two ranks diverge, that is the instruction: hold the kid or cash the veteran.
Flags fly forever. We will refresh this file with The Keep. September baseball is a proving ground, not a coronation.
Every Board
Spread 116–275 · 6 sources
| Source | Rank |
|---|---|
| RotoGraphs Model | 116 |
| NFBC ADP | 188 |
| ATC ROS | 188 |
| FantasyPros Dynasty ECR | 194 |
| The Dynasty Dugout | 196 |
| TDG Points | 275 |
On The Keep nearby — Casey Mize (#189) · Braden Montgomery (#190) · Mickey Moniak (#192) · Gerrit Cole (#193)
Same position on the 300 — Paul Skenes #5 · Jacob Misiorowski #7 · Tarik Skubal #12 · Cristopher Sánchez #16 · Garrett Crochet #18 · Yoshinobu Yamamoto #24
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