Who Should I Trade?

JR Ritchie for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 139	# 258
VBR	# 453	# 1037

Projections

Strikeouts	25	7
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.19	4.56
WHIP	1.41	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 444

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	# 138

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	14

Games Started	15	8

Innings Pitched	67.2	58.0

Wins	6	1

Losses	4	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	55	48

Earned Runs	40	30

Home Runs Allowed	9	9

Strikeouts	83	53

Walks	44	36

ERA	5.32	4.66

WHIP	1.46	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	7

Games Started	3	1

Innings Pitched	23.0	8.7

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	8

Earned Runs	11	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	25	7

Walks	11	4

ERA	4.19	4.56

WHIP	1.41	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Braves have optioned right-hander JR Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 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	JR Ritchie allowed two runs on four hits and three walks while striking out four over four innings in Sunday's 4-2 win against the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 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	The Braves recall RHP JR Ritchie from Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	JR Ritchie was scratched from his scheduled start with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	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 Braves optioned JR Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			JR Ritchie SP,RP - ATL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 29th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#278	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#256	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th				@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ MIA
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

JR Ritchie for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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