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Should I start or sit Shota Imanaga today?
#18 Shota Imanaga
Team: Chicago Cubs
Profile: Variable
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📢 TriSync Expert Analysis
ROTO
Start
Possible
Assuming Shota Imanaga takes the field, he’s backed by a Good window. That setup has historically pointed to dependable production. The Variable profile keeps a level of doubt in play. He’s a decent option for fantasy use.
PI=3.960 PIVS=3.890
ROTO
Start
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With a Variable profile, it’s not plug-and-play for this arm. The signal lacks a definitive move without added context. Consider opponent strength, weather, and venue. Let those factors make the call on whether to avoid or start him.
PI=3.960 PIVS=3.890
ROTO
Start
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Player Performance Cycles (30 Day Interval)
Performance Level Stats (Last 5 Years & Current)
| Level | G | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | K/9IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | Game Rating +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excellent | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 37.1 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 7.2 | 2.65 | 0.91 | 0.214 | +6.80% |
| Good | 25 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 152.0 | 113 | 54 | 52 | 22 | 32 | 136 | 8.1 | 3.08 | 0.95 | 0.204 | +3.17% |
| Fair | 26 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 149.2 | 128 | 66 | 59 | 26 | 27 | 149 | 9.0 | 3.55 | 1.04 | 0.223 | -4.79% |
| Suboptimal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.1 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 8.4 | 2.21 | 1.03 | 0.253 | +1.14% |
Season Stats (Last 5 Years & Current)
| Season | G | W | L | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | K/9IP | ERA | WHIP | BAA | Game Rating x̄ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 41.1 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 9.4 | 2.40 | 0.85 | 0.169 | 4.82 |
| 2025 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 144.2 | 117 | 62 | 60 | 31 | 26 | 117 | 7.3 | 3.73 | 0.99 | 0.218 | 3.56 |
| 2024 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 173.1 | 149 | 66 | 56 | 27 | 28 | 174 | 9.0 | 2.91 | 1.02 | 0.225 | 4.46 |
Individual Game Stats
| Date | Opponent | Decision | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | TriSync Rating | TriSync Level | Game Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | AZ | W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Good | 6.47 | |
| Apr 26, 2026 | @LAD | L | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | Good | 1.50 | |
| Apr 21, 2026 | PHI | W | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Excellent | 4.52 | |
| Apr 15, 2026 | @PHI | W | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Fair | 7.35 | |
| Apr 10, 2026 | PIT | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | Fair | 7.51 | ||
| Apr 5, 2026 | @CLE | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Fair | 4.42 | ||
| Mar 29, 2026 | WSH | L | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | Good | 1.99 | |
| Sep 25, 2025 | NYM | L | 5.2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Fair | -2.23 | |
| Sep 19, 2025 | @CIN | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Good | 2.27 | ||
| Sep 14, 2025 | TB | 5.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | Good | 3.83 | ||
| Sep 8, 2025 | @ATL | L | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Good | 2.88 | |
| Sep 2, 2025 | ATL | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Excellent | 2.59 | |
| Aug 28, 2025 | @SF | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Good | 3.07 | ||
| Aug 21, 2025 | MIL | L | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Good | 3.93 | |
| Aug 16, 2025 | PIT | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Good | 5.11 | ||
| Aug 10, 2025 | @STL | L | 6.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Good | 4.59 | |
| Aug 5, 2025 | CIN | 6.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | Good | 5.88 | ||
| Jul 30, 2025 | @MIL | W | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Excellent | 4.42 | |
| Jul 25, 2025 | @CWS | L | 3.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | Fair | -2.29 | |
| Jul 19, 2025 | BOS | W | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Fair | 6.32 | |
| Jul 13, 2025 | @NYY | W | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Good | 6.17 | |
| Jul 8, 2025 | @MIN | L | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Fair | 2.88 | |
| Jul 2, 2025 | CLE | W | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Fair | 3.47 | |
| Jun 26, 2025 | @STL | W | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Fair | 5.91 | |
| May 4, 2025 | @MIL | L | 5.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Fair | 3.53 | |
| Apr 29, 2025 | @PIT | W | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Good | 5.16 | |
| Apr 22, 2025 | LAD | 5.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Fair | 0.87 | ||
| Apr 15, 2025 | @SD | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Fair | 5.46 | ||
| Apr 9, 2025 | TEX | L | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Fair | 0.49 | |
| Apr 4, 2025 | SD | W | 7.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Good | 5.63 | |
| Mar 29, 2025 | @AZ | W | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Good | 5.11 | |
| Mar 18, 2025 | LAD | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Good | 4.08 | ||
| Sep 22, 2024 | WSH | W | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | Excellent | 6.17 | |
| Sep 16, 2024 | OAK | W | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Fair | 5.51 | |
| Sep 10, 2024 | @LAD | W | 7.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Suboptimal | 3.35 | |
| Sep 4, 2024 | PIT | W | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | Fair | 7.40 | |
| Aug 30, 2024 | @WSH | W | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Fair | 4.47 | |
| Aug 24, 2024 | @MIA | W | 7.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Good | 3.79 | |
| Aug 18, 2024 | TOR | L | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Suboptimal | 4.86 | |
| Aug 12, 2024 | @CLE | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Fair | 1.85 | ||
| Aug 6, 2024 | MIN | W | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Fair | 6.47 | |
| Aug 1, 2024 | STL | 6.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | Fair | 2.29 | ||
| Jul 27, 2024 | @KC | 5.2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Good | 2.39 | ||
| Jul 21, 2024 | AZ | 7.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Good | 6.78 | ||
| Jul 10, 2024 | @BAL | W | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Fair | 6.27 | |
| Jul 3, 2024 | PHI | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Excellent | 3.59 | ||
| Jun 27, 2024 | @SF | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | Good | 2.03 | ||
| Jun 21, 2024 | NYM | L | 3.0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Good | -4.32 | |
| Jun 15, 2024 | STL | W | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Good | 6.17 | |
| Jun 9, 2024 | @CIN | W | 6.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Good | 5.04 | |
| Jun 4, 2024 | CWS | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Suboptimal | 4.58 | ||
| May 29, 2024 | @MIL | L | 4.1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Fair | -2.07 | |
| May 18, 2024 | PIT | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Good | 6.47 | ||
| May 13, 2024 | @ATL | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Good | 5.31 | ||
| May 7, 2024 | SD | 7.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | Fair | 4.52 | ||
| May 1, 2024 | @NYM | W | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | Fair | 7.25 | |
| Apr 26, 2024 | @BOS | W | 6.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Excellent | 5.88 | |
| Apr 20, 2024 | MIA | W | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Fair | 4.61 | |
| Apr 13, 2024 | @SEA | W | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | Fair | 5.38 | |
| Apr 7, 2024 | LAD | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Suboptimal | 5.26 | ||
| Apr 1, 2024 | COL | W | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | Fair | 8.14 |
Shota would be operating in a Good window if he appears, and that usually leads to productive results. His inclination here is steady, not spectacular. The Variable profile introduces a bit of doubt. Overall, he’s fine to plug into lineups.
PI=3.810 PIVS=3.890