The last image of Shota Imanaga in a Chicago Cubs uniform may be when he was getting yakatowed against the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was an outing that confirmed the fears Cubs fans had throughout the final weeks of the regular season when Imanaga was prone to giving up the home-run ball. The Cubs' rejecting the three-year club option wasn't all that surprising, nor was Imanaga's gamble that he could land more on the free-agent market.
There is another decision the Cubs face when it comes to Imanaga.