Who Should I Trade?

Joe Boyle for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 139	# 326
VBR	# 459	# 795

Projections

Strikeouts	23	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.15	4.04
WHIP	1.42	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 260

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	# 476

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	4

Games Started	15	3

Innings Pitched	67.2	19.0

Wins	6	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	13

Earned Runs	40	11

Home Runs Allowed	9	1

Strikeouts	83	21

Walks	44	9

ERA	5.32	5.21

WHIP	1.46	1.16

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	9

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	21.9	7.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	6

Earned Runs	10	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	23	9

Walks	10	5

ERA	4.15	4.04

WHIP	1.42	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Rays optioned RHP Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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 Rays recalled Joe Boyle from Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th
	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 Rays activated RHP Joe Boyle from the 15-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Joe Boyle will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Durham on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, May 4th
	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	Joe Boyle threw a live batting practice session on Thursday and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Sunday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Joe Boyle SP,RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Mon, Aug 17th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ PHI
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18

Who Should I Trade?

Joe Boyle for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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