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Shota Imanaga or Framber Valdez

Who Should I Start? - Week 24 • Start New
Shota Imanaga

Shota Imanaga

SPChicago Cubs CHC
Framber Valdez

Framber Valdez

SPHouston Astros HOU
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Imanaga over Valdez

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Shota Imanaga
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Owners starting Valdez over Imanaga

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Framber Valdez
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Performance Shota Imanaga
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000720.291
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
2.253-0001850.653
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Framber Valdez
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000730.711
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.411-1002270.783
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Shota Imanaga
OWN
99%
-0.3 compared to last week
START
66%
-15.91 compared to last week
OWN/START Framber Valdez
OWN
100%
+0.33 compared to last week
START
83%
-2.16 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Shota Imanaga
18th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Framber Valdez
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Shota Imanaga

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P RP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 21st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 7th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Tarik Skubal
  • He is doing better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 10th with 0.90
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 27th with 2.79
  • Top 50 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 45th with 63
  • Top 15 in wins and is currently ranked 12th with 5
  • Top 50 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 44th with 62.1
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.2 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +12, L: +3, WHIP: +1.03, ERA: +3.04, K's: +155, Walks: +25
Breakdown Framber Valdez

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: P SP . However, he plays P most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 13th among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 1st.
  • The current leader among SP's is Framber Valdez
  • He is doing a better than most people thought he would.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • WHIP is among the best in the league currently ranked 6th with 0.83
  • ERA is among the best in the league currently ranked 10th with 1.83
  • Top 50 in walks and is currently ranked 38th with 19
  • Top 35 in strikeouts and is currently ranked 33rd with 81
  • He wins a lot of games and is currently ranked 1st with 7
  • Top 35 in innings pitched and is currently ranked 31st with 66.0
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 1 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +3, L: -3, WHIP: +0.002, ERA: -0.182, K's: -15, Walks: +3
Next Up Health Check
Injury Shota Imanaga

No Injury Reported

Injury Framber Valdez

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Shota Imanaga
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02VS PITJalen BeeksL 3-5
Sep 03VS PITPaul SkenesL 0-5
Sep 04VS PITShota ImanagaW 12-0
Sep 06VS NYYLuis GilL 0-3
Sep 07VS NYYClarke Schmidt
Sep 08VS NYYGerrit Cole
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-0001430.502
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Framber Valdez
DateOpponentResult
Sep 02@CINCarson SpiersL 5-3
Sep 04@CINNick MartinezL 12-5
Sep 05@CINTony SantillanL 1-0
Sep 06VS ARIFramber ValdezW 8-0
Sep 07VS ARIEduardo Rodriguez
Sep 08VS ARIRyne Nelson
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
0.001-000730.711
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Shota Imanaga
19.51
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Framber Valdez
18.91
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Shota Imanaga
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2024 CHC 26 151.0 2308 155 25 0 12-3 3.04 1.03 9.2 426
ON PACE 29 174 2651 178 28 0 13-3 3.04 1.03 9.2 489
3-YEAR AVG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 NAN NAN NAN 0
Career 26 151.0 2308 155 25 0 0-0 3.04 1.03 9.2
Career Framber Valdez
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2018 HOU 8 37.0 633 34 24 0 4-1 2.19 1.24 8.3 95
2019 HOU 26 68.1 1175 68 44 0 4-7 6.06 1.73 9 111
2020 HOU 15 94.2 1414 102 26 0 8-4 3.04 1.09 9.7 258
2021 HOU 27 155.1 2415 141 66 0 12-7 3.71 1.31 8.2 351
2022 HOU 33 216.0 3227 208 72 0 18-6 2.71 1.14 8.7 610
2023 HOU 34 210.0 3190 217 63 0 12-14 3.81 1.18 9.3 488
2024 HOU 25 155.0 2318 153 50 0 14-6 3.19 1.12 8.9 416
ON PACE 28 179 2663 175 57 0 16-6 3.19 1.12 8.9 477
3-YEAR AVG 31 193 2944 189 67 0 14-9 3.39 1.2 8.8 483
Career 168 929.1 14372 923 345 0 0-0 3.49 1.22 8.9
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Yusei Kikuchi
ATL vs TOR 07:20 EDT EST Spencer Schwellenbach
Jose Berrios
BAL vs TB 04:05 EDT EST Zach Eflin
Ryan Pepiot
BOS vs CHW 07:15 EDT EST Cooper Criswell
Garrett Crochet
CHC vs NYY 02:20 EDT EST Javier Assad
Clarke Schmidt
CIN @NYM 04:10 EDT EST Jakob Junis
Jose Quintana
CLE @LAD 09:10 EDT EST Gavin Williams
COL @MIL 07:10 EDT EST Ty Blach
Tobias Myers
DET @OAK 04:07 EDT EST Brant Hurter
Brady Basso
KC vs MIN 07:15 EDT EST Alec Marsh
Bailey Ober
LAA @TEX 07:05 EDT EST Tyler Anderson
Jack Leiter
MIA vs PHI 04:10 EDT EST Darren McCaughan
Aaron Nola
PIT vs WAS 01:35 EDT EST Luis L. Ortiz
DJ Herz
SD vs SF 08:40 EDT EST Dylan Cease
Logan Webb
SEA @STL 07:15 EDT EST Logan Gilbert
Kyle Gibson
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