Who Should I Trade?

Rhett Lowder for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 139	# 189
VBR	# 459	# 727

Projections

Strikeouts	23	20
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.15	4.63
WHIP	1.42	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	# 168

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	# 165

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	23

Games Started	15	20

Innings Pitched	67.2	107.0

Wins	6	5

Losses	4	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	114

Earned Runs	40	61

Home Runs Allowed	9	15

Strikeouts	83	83

Walks	44	43

ERA	5.32	5.13

WHIP	1.46	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	6

Games Started	3	5

Innings Pitched	21.9	26.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	27

Earned Runs	10	14

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	23	20

Walks	10	10

ERA	4.15	4.63

WHIP	1.42	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th
	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	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, Apr 29th				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, May 7th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#234	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#276	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Thu, Jul 9th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Aug 17th				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ TOR
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Rhett Lowder for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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