Who Should I Trade?

Chris Paddack for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	‐
VBR	# 453	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	25	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.19	‐
WHIP	1.41	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	# 475

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	14

Games Started	15	9

Innings Pitched	67.2	57.0

Wins	6	0

Losses	4	7

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	76

Earned Runs	40	43

Home Runs Allowed	9	9

Strikeouts	83	40

Walks	44	19

ERA	5.32	6.79

WHIP	1.46	1.67

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	‐

Games Started	3	‐

Innings Pitched	23.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	20	‐

Earned Runs	11	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	25	‐

Walks	11	‐

ERA	4.19	‐

WHIP	1.41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Chris Paddack has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Tatsuya Imai allowed two earned runs on one hit and four walks while striking out one over 2/3 of an inning in Monday’s win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 28th	The Rangers have designated right-hander Chris Paddack for assignment. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 30th
	Tatsuya Imai allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out eight over six innings in Tuesday’s win over the Marlins. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd	Chris Paddack allowed two runs on seven hits with no walks and one strikeout over four innings of bulk relief in Monday’s win over the Guardians. He worked three scoreless frames before giving up both runs in his final inning after signing with Texas earlier in the day. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 30th
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Chris Paddack signed a one-year contract with the Rangers on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
	Tatsuya Imai allowed two earned runs on four hits and three walks while striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s win over the Nationals. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 8th	The Rangers are reportedly close to a deal with Chris Paddack. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Chris Paddack SP,RP - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Chris Paddack for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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