First Impressions

Imanaga, J. Jones, Merrill, Rafaela, Rocchio

First Impressions

Imanaga, J. Jones, Merrill, Rafaela, Rocchio

Brandon Kruse

May 19 2024 3:07am

Imanaga, J. Jones, Merrill, Rafaela, Rocchio

First Impressions is a look at recent call-ups, a snapshot of their early progress so far in the majors. Initial BaseballHQ.com Call-Ups reports on all of the players in today's column can be found in the Content tab on their individual PlayerLink pages (linked from the player name below). Because many of these players have accumulated less than 150 PA or 50 IP, small sample size warnings apply to the analysis here.

First Impression: Shota Imanaga (LHP, CHC)

MLB DEBUT: 3/28/24
BASEBALLHQ PROSPECT RATING: 7B
CURRENT ROLE: Starting pitcher
POTENTIAL ROLE: Starting pitcher
2024 MINORS STATS: None

Year	IP	ERA	xERA	BB%	K%	K-BB%	G/L/F	H%	S%	HR/F	FpK%	SwK%
2020+	53	4.01	3.78	10%	27%	18%	N/A	34%	70%	N/A	N/A	N/A
2021+	120	3.82	4.41	7%	22%	15%	N/A	25%	78%	N/A	N/A	N/A
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