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Imanaga's elite four-seamer; Winn and J. Soriano
May 10 2024
Shota Imanaga's Elite Four-Seamer
Most of the buzz in the offseason surrounded Yoshinobu Yamamoto out of the NPB, but Shota Imanaga went as the cheaper starting pitcher in ADP. While we can't expect Imanaga to rock an ERA and WHIP around 1.00 or below, the skills tell us an exciting story. Imanaga has an elite K-BB% of 23%. It's a mixture of elite control, with a 32.5% Ball% and a 15.4% SwK.
| Season | IP | ERA/xERA | WHIP | H%/S% | FB% | BB% | Ball% | K% | SwK% | HR/F | BPX |
| 2024 | 41.2 | 1.08/3.49 | 0.816 | 26%/94% | 48.2% | 3.1% | 32.5% | 26.9% | 15.4% | 5.6% | 186 |
Imanaga primarily uses a four-seamer (57.9%) and splitter (30.3%) while sprinkling in a sweeper 7.6% of the time. Though his fastball seems pedestrian based on the 92.1 mph velocity, Imanaga's four-seamer has the eighth-best induced vertical...
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