Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Weathers for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 97	# 139
VBR	# 681	# 469

Projections

Strikeouts	5	22
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.97	4.19
WHIP	1.25	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 120	# 196

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 89	# 142

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 108	# 102

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 146	# 120

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	25	18

Games Started	25	15

Innings Pitched	137.1	67.2

Wins	5	6

Losses	8	4

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	130	55

Earned Runs	55	40

Home Runs Allowed	18	9

Strikeouts	143	83

Walks	38	44

ERA	3.60	5.32

WHIP	1.22	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	10

Games Started	0	3

Innings Pitched	4.6	20.9

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	4	19

Earned Runs	2	10

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	5	22

Walks	1	10

ERA	3.97	4.19

WHIP	1.25	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
News
	Ryan Weathers (forearm) was placed on the 15-day IL on Sunday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Ryan Weathers exited Saturday’s contests between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays due to left forearm discomfort. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	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
	Ryan Weathers allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 7 1/3 innings in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	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
	Ryan Weathers allowed one earned run on two hits and three walks while striking out four over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Ryan Weathers allowed four hits and one walk while striking out six over six scoreless innings in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ryan Weathers SP - NYY			Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#89	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Apr 6th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Thu, Apr 30th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, May 14th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, May 23rd				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th				vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Mon, Jun 15th				vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sat, Jul 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Thu, Sep 17th				vs KC

Who Should I Trade?

Ryan Weathers for Tatsuya Imai (2026)

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