Who Should I Trade?

Tatsuya Imai for Zebby Matthews (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	# 129
VBR	# 457	# 396

Projections

Strikeouts	21	21
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.20	4.41
WHIP	1.44	1.35

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 166

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 142	# 92

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 102	# 120

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 120	# 137

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	18

Games Started	15	18

Innings Pitched	67.2	103.2

Wins	6	8

Losses	4	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	55	104

Earned Runs	40	56

Home Runs Allowed	9	19

Strikeouts	83	88

Walks	44	32

ERA	5.32	4.86

WHIP	1.46	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	6

Games Started	3	4

Innings Pitched	19.8	22.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	18	23

Earned Runs	9	11

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	21	21

Walks	10	7

ERA	4.20	4.41

WHIP	1.44	1.35

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
News
	Astros manager Joe Espada said Tatsuya Imai will be moved to the bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in Monday's 9-6 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th
	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	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Atlanta. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Zebby Matthews allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Orioles. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th
	Tatsuya Imai will start on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th	Zebby Matthews allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 8-6 win over the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th
	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	Zebby Matthews was removed from Friday’s start against the Brewers due to a blister on his right foot. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tatsuya Imai SP - HOU			Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#422	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#379
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#238	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#153
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#217
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI			@ DET
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs TEX
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 29th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, May 7th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Jun 1st				vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Thu, Jun 11th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Jul 9th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Aug 6th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Sep 7th				@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Sep 14th				vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Tatsuya Imai for Zebby Matthews (2026)

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