Who Should I Trade?

Joe Musgrove for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	# 192
VBR	# 453	# 355

Projections

Strikeouts	25	20
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.19	3.96
WHIP	1.41	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	# 197

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	# 190

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 138

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	‐

Games Started	15	‐

Innings Pitched	67.2	‐

Wins	6	‐

Losses	4	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	55	‐

Earned Runs	40	‐

Home Runs Allowed	9	‐

Strikeouts	83	‐

Walks	44	‐

ERA	5.32	‐

WHIP	1.46	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	4

Games Started	3	4

Innings Pitched	23.0	21.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	20

Earned Runs	11	9

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	25	20

Walks	11	6

ERA	4.19	3.96

WHIP	1.41	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Joe Musgrove SP - SD
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Joe Musgrove will make a rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	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	Joe Musgrove joined the Padres to throw a bullpen session. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	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	Joe Musgrove is scheduled to make his next rehab start on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Joe Musgrove threw 53 pitches over 3 1/3 innings in his rehab start for Triple-A El Paso on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	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 Musgrove is making his next rehab start on Sunday at Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
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 Musgrove SP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#168
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Joe Musgrove for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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