Should I start Shota Imanaga or Jared Jones?

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Shota Imanaga

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

30.96

11.37

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 13	@ATL (8th) (Lopez)	63°
Sat May 18	vs.PIT (19th) (Falter)	81°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Thu May 16	@CHC (11th) (Steele)	66°

Pitching

.88

.31

11.1

5.1

10.15

4.78

2.98

2.19

12.91

6.84

2.7

1.33

ERA

2.41

3.87

WHIP

1.16

1.20

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start Shota Imanaga or Carlos Rodon Start Shota Imanaga or Aaron Nola Start Shota Imanaga or Corbin Burnes Start Shota Imanaga or Brady Singer Start Shota Imanaga or Jordan Montgomery	Start Jared Jones or James Paxton Start Jared Jones or Kyle Bradish Start Jared Jones or Robert Gasser Start Jared Jones or Jon Gray Start Jared Jones or Mitchell Parker

Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	185.0	135.0
W	5	3
L	0	4
SV	0	0
IP	53.2	53.0
H	40	41
ER	5	17
K	58	63
BB	9	7
ERA	.85	2.89
WHIP	.92	.91

Recent News
	Bailey Falter Pitches Well In No-Decision Against The Cubs Published May 18th, 2024 Shota Imanaga Goes Seven Strong Innings Saturday Afternoon Published May 18th, 2024 Cubs: Shota Imanaga continues making history Published May 18th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Shota Imanaga's historic start continues in 1-0 Cubs win Published May 18th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs' Shota Imanaga: MLB Rise with 0.84 ERA, Historic Start Published May 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs Pitcher Shota Imanaga Remains Unhittable Published May 18th, 2024 via Outkick WATCH: Cubs rookie Shota Imanaga bows to umpire after each new ball Published May 18th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shota Imanaga: The Cubs' coffee-loving ace just continues to make history \| Chicago Cubs News Published May 18th, 2024 via Marquee Sports Network	Jared Jones broke batter's ankles with filthy pitch Published May 18th, 2024 via MSN Yasmani Grandal's mentorship helps fuel success for rookie pitcher Jared Jones Published May 17th, 2024 via TribLIVE "Jared Jones Strikes Out Seven in Narrow Victory" Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Pittsburgh Pirates' Jared Jones Wins Again, Continues Record-Breaking Rookie Season Published May 17th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pirates' Jared Jones: Collects third win Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports The Pirates must add Jared Jones to their starting rotation Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Regained confidence with the slider pays dividends for Jared Jones Published May 16th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Jared Jones strikes out seven in strong outing \| 05/16/2024 Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com

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