Time to Buy All the Shōta Imanaga Stock Heading Into 2026

Call me a sucker for falling for spring training velocity numbers, but I want to believe so badly in a resurgent 2026 season by Chicago Cubs starter Shōta Imanaga. Kind of a big flip flop here for me because I had serious doubts about the left-hander after his disappointing end to the 2025 season, when the Cubs pretty much benched him in Game 5 of the NLDS. But now? Buy all the Imanaga stock as you can.

Sometimes we look past injuries because players return in the season and are seemingly healthy because they remain active.