Who Should I Trade?

Javier Assad for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	‐
VBR	# 469	# 566

Projections

Strikeouts	22	8
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.19	4.27
WHIP	1.42	1.41

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	# 110

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	22

Games Started	15	10

Innings Pitched	67.2	83.1

Wins	6	6

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	71

Earned Runs	40	32

Home Runs Allowed	9	15

Strikeouts	83	55

Walks	44	21

ERA	5.32	3.46

WHIP	1.46	1.10

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	8

Games Started	3	1

Innings Pitched	20.9	9.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	19	10

Earned Runs	10	5

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	22	8

Walks	10	4

ERA	4.19	4.27

WHIP	1.42	1.41

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Cubs optioned RHP Javier Assad to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	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 Cubs recalled Javier Assad from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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	The Cubs optioned Javier Assad to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Javier Assad allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out three across 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Javier Assad allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out six across 4.1 innings in Thursday's 4-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Javier Assad SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Javier Assad for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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