Though all eyes are on one Japanese pitcher’s impending free agency in 2023, one of Shohei Ohtani’s WBC teammates he won the tournament with could intrigue other teams in the winter.
A big game pitcher in every sense of the word, Shota Imanaga is set to join the international pool as another option for teams to go after for some rotational help.
Imanaga’s time in Japan has spanned eight seasons and through those years he’s pitched to a sub 3 ERA in one of the toughest leagues in the world.
Hurling for the Yokohama DeNa Baystars, Imanaga’s stats speak for themselves as he’s thrown over 100 innings in each of his healthy seasons providing both durability and stability for his team.