Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Tong for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	‐
VBR	# 459	# 773

Projections

Strikeouts	23	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.15	4.42
WHIP	1.42	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 289

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	3

Games Started	15	0

Innings Pitched	67.2	10.0

Wins	6	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	8

Earned Runs	40	4

Home Runs Allowed	9	1

Strikeouts	83	7

Walks	44	7

ERA	5.32	3.60

WHIP	1.46	1.50

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	5

Games Started	3	1

Innings Pitched	21.9	5.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	5

Earned Runs	10	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	23	6

Walks	10	3

ERA	4.15	4.42

WHIP	1.42	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Jonah Tong SP - NYM
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Mets are optioning Jonah Tong to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
	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	Senga (back) could return from the injured list as soon as next week, leaving Tong without a guaranteed major-league spot. The Mets could shift him to the bullpen for a longer look against big-league hitters. Across three bulk-relief assignments this season, Tong has a 3.60 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, and 7:7 K:BB over 10 innings, with walks limiting his ability to work deep into games. Bruno Mulé Wed, Jun 3rd
	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	Senga (back) is expected to return to the Mets' rotation soon, which could push Tong back to Triple-A, where he struggled earlier this season. Tong entered Wednesday as a bulk reliever behind opener Huascar Brazoban, who threw one inning, in his second such appearance of the year. Bruno Mulé Thu, May 28th
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Jonah Tong will make a bulk relief appearance on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	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	Jonah Tong is expected to pitch again on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Jonah Tong SP - NYM
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Wed, Apr 29th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Thu, May 7th				@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Thu, May 21st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Jun 11th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Mon, Aug 17th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ MIA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th				vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ WSH
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Jonah Tong for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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