Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L 15IL 

Born: 09/01/1993 Age: 31

FanGraphs Player Page

2025 OPL OPL Player Page

Signed By

Saint Francis & Co. for $30

On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Purchased (JPN) Jan'24

Sun 6/22 Mon 6/23 Tue 6/24
SEA 6-14 F @STL 7:45 PM EDT @STL 7:45 PM EDT

Positions
SP
2026 Earned Positions
SP

All Leagues
Average $21.08 Median $21.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $21.41 Median $22.00

All Leagues
Average $16.20 Median $14.00
H2H FanGraphs Points
Average $23.80 Median $23.00

Roster%
100%
Change
7Day 0.31%
30Day 0.61%

2025 OPL 2025 OPL Round 3
OPL Roster%
4.00%
OPL Average Salary
$19.75


June 21, 2025 12:53 PM : Manager Craig Counsell said Saturday that Imanaga (hamstring) will return from the 15-day injured list to make his next start with the Cubs sometime next week, Vinnie Duber of AllCHGO.com reports.
Analysis: The skipper didn't say exactly what day Imanaga will return from the IL, but the 31-year-old southpaw will most likely start at some point during the Cubs' upcoming series in St. Louis. Imanaga didn't allow a run in 10.1 innings across three rehab outings in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League and at Triple-A Iowa. He most recently pitched Friday for Iowa, striking out eight batters over 4.1 shutout frames while building up to 72 pitches.

MLB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2024CHC2929173.10017414928327 4.72 818.16
2025CHC8844.20034351407 4.02 179.43

MILB Stats

Pitching

YearTeamGGSIP SV HLD K H BB HBP HR P/IP Pts
2025CHC (CPX)226.00084000 8.33 50.00
2025CHC (AAA)114.10082200 8.51 36.87

Recent Games

Last 10 MLB Games

DateTeamOpponentGSWinSaveHoldIPTBF RERHKBBHBPHR Pts
May 4, 2025 CHC @MIL 1 0 0 0 5.2 22 2 2 4 4 1 0 0 36.53
Apr 29, 2025 CHC @PIT 1 1 0 0 5.0 21 0 0 6 3 1 0 0 24.40
Apr 22, 2025 CHC LAD 1 0 0 0 5.2 25 5 5 7 6 2 0 3 -7.17
Apr 15, 2025 CHC @SDP 1 0 0 0 5.0 22 1 0 4 7 3 0 1 19.30
Apr 9, 2025 CHC TEX 1 0 0 0 5.0 23 5 5 7 4 1 0 2 -0.80
Apr 4, 2025 CHC SDP 1 1 0 0 7.1 26 1 1 4 4 0 0 1 39.57
Mar 29, 2025 CHC @ARI 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 1 1 3 4 2 0 0 46.00
Mar 18, 2025 CHC LAD 1 0 0 0 4.0 16 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 21.60
Sep 22, 2024 CHC WSN 1 1 0 0 7.0 26 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 44.20
Sep 16, 2024 CHC ATH 1 1 0 0 6.0 26 2 2 5 11 3 0 1 32.10
Totals 10 5 0 0 57.2 233 17 16 46 49 17 0 8 255.73

Last 10 MILB Games

DateLevelTeamOpponentGSWinSave IPTBFRERHKBBHBPHR
Jun 20, 2025 AAA IOW @NAS 1 0 0 4.1 17 0 0 2 8 2 0 0
Jun 14, 2025 CPX A-CUB @A-RED 1 0 0 4.0 13 0 0 3 4 0 0 0
Jun 9, 2025 CPX A-CUB @A-RCK 1 0 0 2.0 7 0 0 1 4 0 0 0
Totals 3 0 0 10.1 37 0 0 6 16 2 0 0

Avg Salary & Roster%

Last 30 days

2026 Position Eligibility Progress

To gain eligibility, a player must have 5 GS or 10 G at a position in the majors, or 20 G at a position in the minors.

Transaction History

Date Transaction Type Team Salary
March 2, 2024 9:17 PM add Back to the Future $27
March 6, 2024 7:53 PM move 🫣late-summer vegetable harvest🫣😩 (from Back to the Future) $27
August 29, 2024 4:16 PM move Saint Francis & Co. (from 🫣late-summer vegetable harvest🫣😩) $27
October 10, 2024 1:06 AM increase Saint Francis & Co. $29
November 15, 2024 12:17 AM increase Saint Francis & Co. $30

Recent Trades for Shota Imanaga in H2H FanGraphs Points

Date Proposing Team Proposing Team Gives Accepting Team Accepting Team Gives
March 26, 2025 2:58 AM North Side Sluggers Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $11 15IL 
 Ya Gotta Belive Ozzie Albies ATL 2B S $17 
January 31, 2025 7:10 PM Rebuilding Year Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $24 15IL 
 Rhode Island Rohirrim Logan Webb SFG SP R $28 
January 12, 2025 9:50 PM Hill City Hawks Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $25 15IL 
 New England Swamp Donkeys🫎 Mookie Betts LAD 2B/SS/OF R $59
January 12, 2025 7:41 AM Blue Bayou Babes Royce Lewis MIN 3B R $5 10IL 
Vinnie Pasquantino KCR 1B L $7 
 Washington Kickbacks Sean Manaea NYM SP L $7 60IL 
Tylor Megill NYM SP R $4 15IL 
Cade Cavalli WSN AAA SP/RP R $2
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $17 15IL 
January 9, 2025 11:22 AM Wondo Nation Triston Casas BOS 1B L $6 60IL
Joe Ryan MIN SP R $12 
Seiya Suzuki CHC OF R $12 
 The Gonzfather Cody Bellinger NYY 1B/OF L $20 
Ryan Pepiot TBR SP R $5 
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $33 15IL 
January 3, 2025 2:54 PM The Northsiders Samuel Basallo BAL AAA C/1B L $3
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $26 15IL 
 Seiya Prayer For My Team Marcell Ozuna ATL Util R $8 
Brent Rooker ATH OF R $16
Brenton Doyle COL OF R $3
Porter Hodge CHC AAA RP R $4 15IL
December 31, 2024 2:20 AM Slam Diego Jeff Hoffman PHI RP R $3 
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $18 15IL 
 LethSugo Jason Adam SDP RP R $3
Cade Smith CLE RP R $3
Hayden Birdsong SFG SP/RP R $3 
December 30, 2024 8:03 PM Northern Swell AAA 🌊 Fernando Tatis Jr. SDP OF R $45 
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $29 15IL 
 Atlanta Hammers Paul Goldschmidt NYY 1B R $8 
Dustin May LAD SP R $4 
DJ Herz WSN SP L $3 60IL
Brandon Sproat NYM AAA SP R $2
Chase Burns CIN AAA SP R $5 
December 14, 2024 11:50 AM E-lectrics Nick Castellanos PHI OF R $12 
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $33 15IL 
 The Gonzfather Tyler Glasnow LAD SP R $26 60IL 
December 11, 2024 8:55 PM Booze Cruz 🍻 Thomas Saggese STL 2B/SS R $4 
Spencer Strider ATL SP R $36 
Kyle Manzardo CLE 1B L $8
Drew Gilbert NYM AAA OF L $3
 Kailua Surfrider Spencer Torkelson DET 1B R $9 
Shota Imanaga CHC AAA SP L $27 15IL